Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Baylor vs. Duke 3/23/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow afternoon's Baylor Bears vs. North Carolina Tar Heels matchup.
Baylor Bears vs. Duke Blue Devils
March 23, 2025 2:40 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a tournament matchup featuring the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Baylor Bears. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Duke Blue Devils 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Baylor vs. Duke matchup.
Draftkings NCAA Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Cooper Flagg, Guard, Duke Blue Devils $11,400
Talented guard Cooper Flagg has certainly been an essential part of the Duke Blue Devils starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the freshman Duke guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Flagg’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 33 games that guard Cooper Flagg has played for the Duke Blue Devils in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Flagg is averaging a robust 18.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 33 games that Cooper Flagg has played for the Duke Blue Devils this season, Flagg has compiled 48.8% field goal percentage, a 36.7% three-point percentage and an 83.1% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Duke Blue Devils 82-69 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels, Duke guard Cooper Flagg certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Flagg amassed 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four blocks in the Duke Blue Devils victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Blue Devils win over the Tar Heels, Cooper Flagg tallied a rather impressive 42.3 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Duke Blue Devils guard Cooper Flagg is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Duke Blue Devils guard Cooper Flagg at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Proctor, Guard, Duke Blue Devils $8,000
In addition to guard Cooper Flagg, guard Tyrese Proctor has been a key contributor to the Duke Blue Devils achievements this season.
In the 34 games that Tyrese Proctor has played for the Duke Blue Devils in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Proctor is averaging 22.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Norchad Omier, Forward (Baylor Bears) $12,400: Jayden Nunn, Guard (Baylor Bears) $5,400.
