Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Arizona vs. Iowa State 3/1/25

Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Iowa State Cyclones and the Arizona Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Iowa State Cyclones 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. Iowa State Cyclones matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Tamin Lipsey, Guard, Iowa State Cyclones $8,000

Junior guard Tamin Lipsey has been the floor general that the Iowa State Cyclones have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Lipsey performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Lipsey’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 28 games that guard Tamin Lipsey has played for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Lipsey is averaging 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 28 games that Tamin Lipsey has played for the Iowa State Cyclones this season, Lipsey has compiled a 46.7% field goal percentage a 32.7% three-point percentage and a 74.1% free throw percentage

It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Lipsey perform in the contest? In the Arizona Wildcats 86-75 win over the Iowa State Cyclones in January, Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey played rather well. More specifically, Lipsey amassed 18 points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Wildcats victory over the Cyclones.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Arizona Wildcats win over the Iowa State Cyclones just noted, Tamin Lipsey accumulated a robust 29.5 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 view, Tamin Lipsey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Joshua Jefferson, Forward, Iowa State Cyclones $10,600

In addition to guard Tamin Lipsey, forward Joshua Jefferson has been a key contributor to the Iowa State Cyclones lineup this season.

In the 28 games that Joshua Jefferson has played for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Joshua Jefferson is averaging an impressive 32.2 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Caleb Love, Guard (Arizona Wildcats) $10,200: Tobe Awaka, Forward (Arizona Wildcats) $8,200: KJ Lewis, Guard (Arizona Wildcats) $7,200.