Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Mississippi vs. Auburn 2/26/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Mississippi vs. Auburn matchup.
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Auburn Tigers and the Mississippi Rebels. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi Rebels 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 tonight’s Mississippi vs. Auburn matchup.
Captain-Sean Pedulla, Guard, Mississippi Rebels $10,600
The Mississippi Rebels enter this evening NCAA regular season matchup with the Auburn Tigers playing quality basketball. The Rebels are currently 19-8 and are ranked 24th in the country. A big reason why the Rebels have been a success this season is talented guard Sean Pedulla. Let’s take a look at the senior guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 27 games that guard Sean Pedulla has played for the Mississippi Rebels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Pedulla is averaging 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 27 games that guard Sean Pedulla has played for the Mississippi Rebels this season, Pedulla has compiled a 43.4% field goal percentage, a 39.2% three-point percentage and an 81.7% free throw percentage.
Pedulla draws an opponent in the Auburn Tigers that have a good defense. With that said, I like Sean Pedulla’s chances of finding success this evening.
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, Sean Pedulla presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate. Having stated that, I am rolling with Mississippi Rebels guard Sean Pedulla at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Johni Broome, Forward, Auburn Tigers $12,800
Forward Johni Broome has certainly been a key contributor to the Auburn Tigers team achievements this season. Having stated that, how has Broome played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Broome’s game data from this season to answer that question.
In the 25 games that Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Broome is averaging a rather impressive 44.8 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this evening’s NCAA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Jaylen Murray, Guard (Auburn Tigers) $6,400: Malik Dia, Forward (Mississippi Rebels) $9,800: Jaemyn Brakefield, Forward (Mississippi Rebels) $7,000.
