Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Pistons 2/7/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons
February 7, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Prior to discussing the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons 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 this evening’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $11,000
Point guard Cade Cunningham has been an essential part of the Detroit Pistons starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the talented point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s dive into Cunningham’s game data from this season to answer that question.
In the 47 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 25.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 47 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham is averaging a robust 51.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers thrilling 118-115 win over the Detroit Pistons two days ago, Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Cunningham amassed a whopping 38 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, four steals and one block in the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Detroit Pistons.
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 my view, Cade Cunningham is the most likely player to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,400
In the 42 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 27.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.9 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
Last week, in the Denver Nuggets thrilling 137-134 win over the Philadelphia 76ers days, Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Maxey compiled 42 points, two rebounds, nine assists, two steals and one block in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Joel Embiid, Center (Philadelphia 76ers) $10,800: Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $7,200: Justin Edwards, Small Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $4,600.
