Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pelicans vs. Warriors 10/27/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors 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 New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Brandon Ingram, Shooting Guard, New Orleans Pelicans $9,000

New Orleans shooting guard Beandon Ingram was the leader in the backcourt that the New Orleans Pelicans needed to advance to the 2023 NBA playoffs. Let’s take a look at Ingram’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 64 Games that Brandon Ingram played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2023 NBA regular season, Ingram averaged a rather impressive 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 5.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks a Game.

Now that we have determined how Ingram played in 2023, let’s shift our attention to this season.

In the New Orleans Pelicans 105-103 victory over the Portland Trailblazers four days ago, Brandon Ingram accumulated a robust 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and one steal.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Pelicans win over the Trailblazers just mentioned, New Orleans shooting guard Brandon Ingram tallied a whopping 44.1 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.

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 summary, I think Brandon Ingram 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 New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Brandon Ingram at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Zion Williamson, Forward, New Orleans Pelicans $9,400

How important was Zion Williamson to the New Orleans Pelicans success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Williamson’s Game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 70 games that Zion Williamson played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2023 NBA regular season, Williamson averaged 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.

I fully expect Zion Williamson to post quality DFS numbers in tonight’s regular season matchup with the Golden State Warriors.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,200: Andrew Wiggins, Guard (Golden State Warriors) $6,800.