Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: TCU vs. Houston 1/6/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's TCU Horned Frogs vs. Houston Cougars matchup.
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Houston Cougars
January 6, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the TCU Horned Frogs and the Houston Cougars. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the TCU Horned Frogs vs. Houston Cougars 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 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Boston College Eagles matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Noah Reynolds, Guard, TCU Horned Frogs $9,000
Talented senior guard Noah Reynolds has certainly been a solid player for the TCU Horned Frogs this season. With that said, how has the young guard performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Noah Reynold’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that guard Noah Reynolds has played for the TCU Horned Frogs in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Reynolds is averaging a robust 11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 steals a game.
Looking closer ay the data just presented, in the 12 games that Noah Reynolds has played for the TCU Horned Frogs this season, Reynolds has compiled a field goal percentage of 44.1%, a three-point percentage of 33.3% and a free throw percentage of 66.7%.
More recently, in the Arizona Wildcats 90-81 win over the TCU Horned Frogs one week ago, Noah Reynolds played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Reynolds accumulated a whopping 23 points, two rebounds, seven assists and one steal in the Arizona Wildcats victory over the Horned Frogs.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Wildcats win over the TCU Horned Frogs, Noah Reynolds tallied a massive 39.1 Draftkings points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game Draftkings slate.
In my view, Noah Reynolds is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Noah Reynolds at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
LJ Cryer, Guard, Houston Cougars $7,400
Houston guard LJ Cryer has been a consistent scorer and shooter for the Houston Cougars, contributing significantly to their success this season. Cryer is known for his ability to score from anywhere on the court and his impressive free throw accuracy.
In the 13 games LJ Cryer has played for the Houston Cougars in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Cryer is averaging 15.1 points, 1.6 rebounds 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Vasean Allette, Guard (TCU Horned Frogs) $8,200: Joseph Tugler, Forward (Houston Cougars) $6,400.
