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.

Please be advised that NBA projections and ownership are subject to change, and this data is not updated in real-time. For the latest real-time projections, please visit LineupHQ

Breaking Down UTIL Optimal Rosters

This graph illustrates the full range of allocations for the different positions to measure how many of the optimal rosters had this player in an optimal lineup at the UTIL roster position.

Please be advised that NBA projections and ownership are subject to change, and this data is not updated in real time. For the latest real time projections, please visit LineupHQ

Optimal Stacks

Stacking compositions worked out for the most optimal rosters.

Feature Range of Outcomes

We simulated the results of tonight’s game at high frequency and this is an example distribution range from one of tonight’s key players.

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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.

About the Author

  • Chris Gimino (ChrisGimino)

  • Chris Gimino is a top mind in the DFS industry and one of the primary contributors at RotoGrinders including one of the most accurate ownership projection systems in the industry. A multiple time live-finalist, Chris delivers actionable tools and advice for RotoGrinders Premium subscribers that helps them make informed decisions for their lineup builds.

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