Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Marquette vs. Providence 12/31/24
Draftkings picks for tomorrow night's Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Providence Friars matchup.
Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Providence Friars
December 31, 2024 6:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Providence Friars. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Providence Friars 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 tomorrow evening’s Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Providence Friars matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Kam Jones, Guard, Marquette Golden Eagles $12,000
Guard Kam Jones has quickly established himself as the driving force behind the Marquette Golden Eagles offensive success this season. With that said, how has Jones performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Kam Jones game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 14 games that guard Kam Jones has played for the Marquette Golden Eagles in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Jones is averaging a robust 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 1.6 steals a game.
Looking closer ay the data just presented, in the 14 games that Kam Jones has played for Marquette this season, Jones has compiled a field goal percentage of 54.1%, a three-point percentage of 36.1% and a free throw percentage of 71.8%.
More recently, in the Marquette Golden Eagles 80-70 win over the Butler Bulldogs, Kam Jones certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jones accumulated a whopping 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals in Marquette’s victory over the Butler Bulldogs.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Golden Eagles win over the Bulldogs, Kam Jones tallied 37.5 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 opinion, Kam Jones is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow night’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Marquette Golden Eagles guard Kam Jones at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
David Joplin, Forward, Marquette Golden Eagles $10,000
In addition to talented guard Kam Jones, forward David Joplin has been a key contributor to the Marquette Golden Eagles offense this season.
In the 14 games that David Joplin has played for the Marquette Golden Eagles in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Joplin is averaging an impressive 31.5 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Jayden Pierre, Guard (Providence Friars) $9,600: Ryan Mela, Forward (Providence Friars) $4,000.
