Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Arizona State vs. Arizona 3/4/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Arizona State vs. Arizona matchup.
Arizona State vs. Arizona
March 4, 2025 11:00 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Arizona Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona State Sun Devils 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 State vs. Arizona matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Caleb Love, Guard, Arizona Wildcats $11,200
Senior guard Caleb Love has been an outstanding performer for the Arizona Wildcats this season. Having stated that, how has the talented guard performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Love’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 29 games that guard Caleb Love has played for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Love is averaging 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 29 games that guard Caleb Love has played for the Arizona Wildcats this season, Love has compiled a 37.4% field goal percentage, a 30.8% three-point percentage and an 87.2% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Caleb Love perform in the game? In the Arizona Wildcats 81-72 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils last month, Wildcats guard Caleb Love certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Love compiled 27 points, six rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal in the Arizona Wildcats victory over the Sun Devils.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Arizona Wildcats win over the Sun Devils just mentioned, Caleb Love contributed a robust 50.5 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.
In my opinion, Caleb Love 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 Caleb Love at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jaden Bradley, Guard, Arizona Wildcats $10,200
In addition to guard Caleb Love, guard Jaden Bradley has been a key contributor to the Arizona Wildcats starting lineup this season.
In the 29 games that guard Jaden Bradley has played for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Bradley is averaging 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Basheer Jihad, Forward (Arizona State Sun Devils) $9,600: Alston Mason, Guard (Arizona State Sun Devils) $8,000: KJ Lewis, Guard (Arizona Wildcats) $7,200.
