Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Timberwolves 2/12/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Bucks vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
February 12, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
On Wednesday night , the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Milwaukee Bucks 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 evening’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Bobby Portis, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $9,000
Veteran forward Bobby Portis has undoubtedly been a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks overall team achievements this season. Let’s take a look at Portis’s player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 45 games that Bobby Portis has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Portis is averaging a respectable 13.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.7 steals a game.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 112-102 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis played rather well. More specifically, Portis compiled a massive 23 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and one steal in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Hornets.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Charlotte Hornets just mentioned, Bobby Portis tallied 61.8 Draftkings points.
It should also be noted that Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be inactive for tonight’s game due to injury. In my opinion, the loss of Antetokounmpo should open up more offensive opportunities for Bobby Portis in the paint this evening.
In my view, Bobby Portis is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,600
In the 52 games that Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 45.5 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-108 win over the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards played at a high level. Anthony Edwards amassed 49 points, nine rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in the Timberwolves victory over the Chicago Bulls.
It should be noted that Anthony Edwards has been listed as questionable on the Timberwolves official injury report for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,600: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $7,000.
