Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Celtics 10/28/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks game let’s review the rules for Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single Game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one Game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,000

How important was forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Giannis Antetokounmpo game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 73 games that Giannis Antetokounmpo played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo averaged a robust 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Antetokounmpo played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the three games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a whopping 56.1 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 124-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers five days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo accumulated 25 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, and one block in the Bucks victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

In summary, I think Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jaylen Brown, Forward, Boston Celtics $9,400

Boston forward Jaylen Brown was certainly a big reason why the Boston Celtics captured the NBA Championship last season. Having stated that, let’s review Brown’s statistical data from last season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 70 Games that Jaylen Brown played for the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA regular season, Brown averaged an impressive 23.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.6 blocks a Game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 70 Games that forward Jaylen Brown played for the Boston Celtics last season, Brown averaged a whopping 38.9 Draftkings points a Game.

More recently, in the Celtics 122-102 win over the Washington Wizards four days ago, Brown tallied 50.1 Draftkings points.

I fully expect Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown to post quality fantasy numbers in tonight’s regular season matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Damian Lillard, Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $10,200: Jayson Tatum, Forward (Boston Celtics) $10,800: Jrue Holiday, Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,000.