Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Lakers 10/22/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $9,600

How important was guard Anthony Edwards to the Minnesota Timberwolves success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Edwards game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 79 games that Anthony Edwards played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA regular season, Edwards averaged a massive 26.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 79 games that guard Anthony Edwards played for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season, Edwards averaged a robust 45.1 Draftkings points a game. 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 Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards 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 Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anthony Davis, Center, Los Angeles Lakers $10,200

Los Angeles center Anthony Davis was the leader in the paint that the Los Angeles Lakers needed to advance to the NBA playoffs last season. Having stated that, let’s review Davis’s statistical data from last season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 76 Games that Anthony Davis played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA regular season, Davis averaged 25.1 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.3 blocks a Game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 76 games that center Anthony Davis played for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, Davis averaged a whopping 53.8 Draftkings points a game.

I fully expect Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis to post quality fantasy numbers in tonight’s regular season matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Julius Randle, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,600: Lebron James, Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,800: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,400: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $6,800: D’Angelo Russell, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7,000.