Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Cavaliers 4/8/25
Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
April 8, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $8,600
Talented center Nikola Vucevic has been a standout performer for the Chicago Bulls this season. Let’s review Vucevic’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 70 games that center Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has averaged an impressive 18.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.7 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 70 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls this season, Vucevic has compiled a 53.2% field goal percentage, a 40.3% three-point percentage and an 80.3% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Chicago Bulls 128-116 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Bulls center Nikola Vucevic accumulated 24 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and one block. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Vucevic can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It is noteworthy that the Cleveland Cavaliers have listed Nikola Vucevic as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Nikola Vucevic is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Evan Mobley, Power Forward, Cleveland Cavaliers $9,200
Power forward Evan Mobley has been the driving force behind the Cleveland Cavaliers success on the basketball court this season.
In the 69 games that power forward Evan Mobley has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mobley has averaged 18.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 69 games that center Evan Mobley has played for the Cavaliers this season, Mobley is averaging a robust 40.1 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $8,400: Jarrett Allen, Center (Cleveland Cavaliers) $7,400.
