Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Arizona vs. Baylor 2/17/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Arizona vs. Baylor matchup.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Baylor Bears
February 17, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
This Monday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Baylor Bears and the Arizona Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Baylor Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats 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 Arizona Wildcats vs. Baylor Bears matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Jaden Bradley, Guard, Arizona Wildcats $8,800
Junior guard Jaden Bradley has been a standout performer for the Arizona Wildcats this season. With that said, how has the talented young guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Bradley’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 25 games that guard Jaden Bradley has played for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Bradley is averaging 11.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 25 games that junior guard Jaden Bradley has played for the Arizona Wildcats this season, Bradley has compiled a 45.8% field goal percentage, a 30.9% three-point percentage and an 82.4% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Jaden Bradley perform in the game? In the Arizona Wildcats 81-70 win over the Baylor Bears last month, Wildcats guard Jaden Bradley certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Bradley tallied 23 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal in the Arizona Wildcats victory over the Baylor Bears.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Arizona Wildcats win over the Baylor Bears just mentioned, Jaden Bradley amassed a robust 30.3 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.
In my opinion, Jaden Bradley is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am rolling with Arizona Wildcats guard Jaden Bradely at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Langston Love, Guard, Baylor Bears $4,600
Junior guard Langston Love has been a key contributor to the Baylor Bears team achievements this season. In the 11 games that Langston Love has played for the Baylor Bears in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Love is averaging 15.9 Draftkings points a game.
In my view, Langston Love’s low Draftkings price of only $4,600 presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Norchad Omier, Forward (Baylor) $12,000: Caleb Love, Guard (Arizona) $10,000: Jayden Nunn, Guard (Baylor) $4,000.
