Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Pistons 11/18/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons 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 pots. 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 Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $11,200

How important has point guard Cade Cunningham been to the Detroit Pistons success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at Cunningham game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that point guard Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged a robust 49.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, In the Detroit Pistons 124-104 win over the Washington Wizards last night, Cade Cunningham played exceptionally well. More specifically, Cunningham compiled 21 points, ten rebounds, ten assists, five steals, and one block in the Pistons victory over the Washington Wizards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Detroit Pistons win over the Washington Wizards just noted, Cade Cunningham amassed a massive 65.1 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

In summary, I think Cade Cunningham is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $9,800

Talented center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win Games this season. Let’s review Vucevic’s recent Game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 14 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has accumulated a whopping 40.5 Draftkings points a game.

In the Utah Jazz’s 135-126 win over the Chicago Bulls three days ago, Nikola Vucevic certainly played at a high level. Chicago center Nikola Vucevic accumulated 23 points, ten rebounds, six assists, three blocks, and one steal in the Utah Jazz’s victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA Game (Draftkings price noted): Tobias Harris, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $8,000: Coby White, Shooting Guard (Chicago Bulls) $8,800: Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $7,600.