Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Mississippi State vs. Mississippi 2/15/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Mississippi State vs. Mississippi matchup.
Mississippi State vs. Mississippi
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
This Saturday, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Mississippi Rebels. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Mississippi Rebels 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 tonight’s Mississippi State vs. Mississippi matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Cameron Matthews, Guard, Mississippi State Bulldogs $9,200
Talented guard Cameron Matthews has certainly been an impactful player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs this season. To better understand the importance of the senior guard’s contributions to the Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team’s achievements this season let’s review Matthews game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season.
In the 24 games that guard Cameron Matthews has played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Matthews is averaging a respectable 7.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 24 games that Cameron Matthews has played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs this season, Matthews has compiled a 55.2% field goal percentage, a 21.4 three-point percentage and a 49.3 free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Cameron Matthews perform in the game? In the Mississippi State Bulldogs 84-81 overtime win over the Mississippi Rebels last month, Mississippi State guard Cameron Matthew played rather well. Matthews amassed a robust 11 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals in the Bulldogs victory over the Mississippi Rebels.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Mississippi State Bulldogs win over the Mississippi Rebels just mentioned, Cameron Matthews tallied 35.8 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 opinion, Cameron Matthews is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Mississippi State guard Cameron Matthews at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
KeShawn Murphy, Forward, Mississippi State Bulldogs $10,600
In addition to Cameron Matthews, forward KeShawn Murphy has certainly been a key contributor to the Mississipi State Bulldogs starting lineup this season.
In the 24 games that guard KeShawn Murphy has played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Johnson is averaging 26.9 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Sean Pedulla, Guard (Mississippi Rebels) $10,000: Jaemyn Brakefield, Forward (Mississippi Rebels) $8,200.
