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Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Pistons 2/2/25

Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.

Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons
February 2, 2025 3:00 pm EDT

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Detroit pistons vs. Chicago Bulls 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 afternoon’s Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,200

Point guard Cade Cunningham has certainly been a standout performer for the Detroit Pistons this season. Let’s dive into Cunningham’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 44 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 25.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 44 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham is averaging a massive 50.5 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Orlando Magic’s 121-113 win over the Detroit Pistons eight days ago, Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Cunningham compiled 35 points, five rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block in the Orlando Magic’s victory over the Detroit Pistons.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA 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 DFS slate.

In my opinion, Cade Cunningham appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $10,400

Chicago center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has the talented big man played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Vucevic’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 48 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has averaged a rather impressive 42.2 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this today’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Giddey, Point Guard (Chicago Bulls) $9,000: Tobias Harris, Power Forward (Detroit Pistonss) $7,400.

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I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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