Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Arizona State vs. Kansas 1/8/25

On Wednesday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Kansas Jayhawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Kansas Jayhawks 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 Sun Devils vs. Kansas Jayhawks matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Hunter Dickinson, Forward, Kansas Jayhawks $12,200

Forward Hunter Dickinson has certainly been a solid player for the Kansas Jayhawks in 2024. With that said, how has the talented senior forward performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Hunter Dickinson’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that forward Hunter Dickinson has played for the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Dickinson is averaging a robust 16.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 15 games that Hunter Dickinson has played for the Kansas Jayhawks this season, Dickinson has compiled a field goal percentage of 53.6% and a free throw percentage of 69.4%.

More recently, in the Kansas Jayhawks dominating 98-48 win over the UCF Knights three days ago, Hunter Dickinson played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Dickinson accumulated a massive 27 points, nine rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal in the Kansas Jayhawks victory over the UCF Knights.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Jayhawks win over the UCF Knights, Hunter Dickinson tallied a whopping 45.8 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, Hunter Dickinson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Hunter Dickinson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Zeke Mayo, Guard, Kansas Jayhawks $9,200

In addition to forward Hunter Dickinson, guard Zeke Mayo has been a key contributor to the Kansas Jayhawks starting lineup this season.

In the 11 games that guard Zeke Mayo has played for the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Mayo is averaging 14.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 assists and 0.5 steals a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Kansas Jayhawks guard Zeke Mayo to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NCAA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Jayden Quaintance, Forward (Arizona State Sun Devils) $10,600: Adam Miller, Guard (Arizona State Sun Devils) $6,600.