Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks 12/25/24

On Christmas Day, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,800

How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 34 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a robust 42.6 Draftkings points a game.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met previously this season. Who prevailed? How did Anthony Edwards perform in the game? In the Dallas Mavericks 120-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves two months ago, Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. More specifically, Edwards tallied 37 points, five rebounds, four assists two steals, and one block in the Dallas Mavericks win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves just mentioned, Anthony Edwards accumulated an impressive 52.1 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 summary, I think Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this 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

Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,000

Talented guard Kyrie Irving has established himself as the crucial backcourt leader for the Dallas Mavericks this season. To assess his performance statistically, we will examine Kyrie Irving’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 26 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 23.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Kyrie Irving to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow afternoon’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $13,000: Julius Randle, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $9,200 Daniel Gafford, Center (Dallas Mavericks) $4,400.