Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks 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 Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $9,400
Talented center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Vucevic played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Vucevic’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 29 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has averaged a robust 42.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Chicago Bulls convincing 117-108 win over the Boston Celtics five days ago, Nikola Vucevic certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Vucevic accumulated 16 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal in the Chicago Bulls victory over the Boston Celtics.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Chicago Bulls win over the Boston Celtics, Nikola Vucevic compiled 42.5 Draftkings points.
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, Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Nikola Vucevic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $10,200
Point guard Trae Young has certainly been an essential part of the Atlanta Hawks starting lineup this season. Let’s review Young’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 28 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young is averaging 21.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists, and 1.3 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 28 games that Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks this season, Young is averaging 47.6 DraftKings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Zach Lavine, Guard (Chicago Bulls) $8,200: Clint Capela, Center (Atlanta Hawks) $6,200: Larry Nance Jr., Power Foward (Atlanta Hawks) $6,000.
