Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Mavericks 10/31/24

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

Before we dive into the Houston Rockets 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 Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

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

Dallas point 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 point 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 four Games that Doncic has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic averaged a whopping 53.1 Draftkings points a Game.

More recently, in the Dallas Mavericks 120-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs seven 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 point 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

Fred VanVleet, Point Guard, Houston Rockets $8,200

How important has point guard Fred VanVleet been to the Houston Rockets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season?

In the four games that Fred VanVleet has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, VanVleet averaged a respectable 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 2.1 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 Dallas Mavericks.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Alperen Sengun, Center (Houston Rockets) $9,800: Kyrie Irving, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $9,400: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $6,800: Dereck Lively II, Center (Dallas Mavericks) $6,200.