Draftkings Best NCAA Basketball Picks: Army vs. FGCU 3/24/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Army Black Knights vs. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles matchup.
Army vs. Florida Gulf Coast
March 24, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a matchup featuring the Army Black Knights and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Army Black Knights vs. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles game let’s review the rules for the 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 afternoon’s Army vs. Florida Gulf Coast matchup.
Draftkings College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Rucker, Guard, Army Black Knights $9,400
Senior guard Jalen Rucker has been a standout performer for the Army Black Knights this season. With that said, how has the talented guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Rucker’s relevant game data from this season to answer that question.
In the 30 games that guard Jalen Rucker has played for the Army Black Knights this season, Rucker is averaging 17.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 30 games that Jalen Rucker has played for the Army Black Knights this season, Rucker has compiled a 42.2% field goal percentage, a 32.1% three-point percentage and an 80.6% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Army Black Knights thrilling 83-78 win over Elon University two days ago, Black Knights guard Jalen Rucker certainly played at a high level. Rucker amassed 27 points, two rebounds, six assists and two steals in the Black Knights victory over Elon.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Army Black Knights win over Elon just mentioned, Jalen Rucker tallied a robust 43.5 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, Jalen Rucker is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this game. For that specific reason, I am backing Army Black Knights guard Jalen Rucker at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Ryan Curry, Guard, Army Black Knights $6,600
In addition to guard Jalen Rucker, guard Ryan Curry has been a key contributor to the Army Black Knights achievements this season.
In the 31 games that sophomore guard Ryan Curry has played for the Army Black Knights this season, Curry is averaging a rather impressive 25.8 Draftkings points a game.
In my view, Ryan Curry’s low Draftkings price of only $6,600 presents the best fantasy value of any player on this slate.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Keeshawn Kellman, Forward (Florida Gulf Coast Eagles) $11,000: Jevin Muniz, Forward (Florida Gulf Coast Eagles) $9,000.
