Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Jazz vs. Mavericks 10/28/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Luka Doncic, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $12,800

Dallas guard Luka Doncic was the leader in the backcourt that the Dallas Mavericks needed to advance to the 2023 NBA Finals. Let’s take a look at Doncic’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 70 Games that guard Luka Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Doncic averaged a rather impressive 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.5 blocks a Game.

Now that we have determined how Luka Doncic played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the two Games that Doncic has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic averaged a whopping 60.8 Draftkings points a Game.

More recently, in the Dallas Mavericks 120-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs four days ago, Luka Doncic played exceptionally well. More specifically, Doncic accumulated 28 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, one steal, and one block in the Dallas Mavericks victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Mavericks win over the Spurs just mentioned, Luka Doncic tallied 58.1 Draftkings points.

In summary, I think talented Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic 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 Luka Doncic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Lauri Markkanen, Forward, Utah Jazz $9,800

How important was forward Lauri Markkanen to the Utah Jazz’s success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s review Markkanen’s statistical data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 55 games that Lauri Markkanen played for the Utah Jazz in the 2023 NBA regular season, Markkanen averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

I fully expect Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen to post quality fantasy numbers in tonight’s regular season matchup with the Dallas Mavericks.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Keyonte George, Point Guard (Utah Jazz) $7,400: Collin Sexton, Shooting Guard (Utah Jazz) $8,000: Kyrie Irving, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $9,400.