NBA DFS Showdown Tool: Pacers vs. Lakers
On tonight’s Showdown slate, DraftKings will be offering huge single-game contests with massive prize pools. We’re more excited than ever to help our members achieve success in these fun and exciting tournaments. To assist, we will use the power of our projections to simulate the slate and provide ideas on how we might best attack this slate.
Tonight’s Matchup: Pacers vs. Lakers
There are two main components to each Showdown slate analysis that you’ll find below:
- Optimal lineup allocations (CPT and UTIL) for both teams based on the results of our simulation.
- Comparison of player ownership projections to optimal allocations.
Methodology
To analyze this specific Showdown slate, we simulated every possession for thousands of NBA matchups based on tonight’s expected rate stats. Each possession has a designated probability of an event occurring for each player. Each trial is its own realistic box score of within the range of possible outcomes tonight, and within each box score a fantasy score on DraftKings is calculated.
From there, it is just a matter of finding the optimal lineups and tabulating the outcomes for your information.
Optimal DFS Lineups Simulation
Choosing the Right Captain
The most unique part of the format, and therefore the biggest opportunity for competitive advantage, is choosing your CPT.
We went through the mountain of possible lineup combinations and found who the CPT selection was on the top-scoring lineup for each matchup.