Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Bucks 11/18/24

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets 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 Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $13,000

How important has forward Giannis Antetokounmpo been to the Milwaukee Bucks success this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s Game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 12 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 61.1 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 127-120 win over the Detroit Pistons five 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.

Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled a massive 97.5 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee 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

Fred VanVleet, Point Guard, Houston Rockets $8,000

In my opinion, point guard Fred VanVleet has been the leader in the backcourt that the Houston Rockets have needed to win Games this season.

In the 13 games that Fred VanVleet has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, VanVleet averaged a robust 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.8 steals a game.

In summary, I fully expect Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA Game (Draftkings price noted): Alperen Sengun, Center (Houston Rockets) $9,000: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $6,600: Pat Connaughton, Shooting Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $3,600.