Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Hornets 11/16/24

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets 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 afternoon’s Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,800

How important was forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Milwaukee Bucks success last season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s 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 last season, let’s shift our focus to 2024. In the 11 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 60.6 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 127-120 win over the Detroit Pistons three days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo accumulated a whopping 59 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and two steals in the Bucks victory over the Detroit Pistons.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

In my opinion, 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

LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $11,200

Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball been the driving force behind the Charlotte Hornets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.

In the 11 Games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged an impressive 29.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 1.4 steals a Game.

In suMMAry, I fully expect talented Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball to continue his outstanding play in this afternoon’s NBA regular season Game matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this afternoon (Draftkings price noted): Brandon Miller, Point Guard (Charlotte Hornets) $8,000: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $8,400: Pat Connaughton, Shooting Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $4,400.