Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Timberwolves 2/5/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Bulls vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Chicago Bulls vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
February 5, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 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 pots. 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. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,800
In my view, guard Minnesota Anthony Edwards has been the driving force behind the Minnesota Timberwolves success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has the talented guard played from a statistical perspective? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 49 games that Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 44.5 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 133-109 win over the Denver Nuggets five days ago, Edwards played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Anthony Edwards compiled 34 points, two rebounds, and nine assists in the Timberwolves victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Nuggets just mentioned, Anthony Edwards accumulated 48.8 Draftkings points.
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 view, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $10,200
Chicago center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win games this season.
In the 48 games that Chicago center Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has averaged a robust 42.2 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,800: Naz Reid, Power Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,600: Josh Giddey, Point Guard (Chicago Bulls) $9,200.