Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Jazz 3/17/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz matchup.
Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz
March 17, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Chicago Bulls 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. Utah Jazz matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz $9,000
Veteran center Walker Kessler has been a key contributor to the Utah Jazz’s success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has the talented center performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Kessler’s relevant player data from this season to answer that question.
In the 51 games that center Walker Kessler has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Kessler has averaged a robust 11.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 0.6 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 51 games that Walker Kessler has played this season, Kessler has compiled a 71.1% field goal percentage, a 25% three-point percentage and a 54.2% free-throw percentage.
More recently, in the Memphis Grizzlies 128-102 victory over the Utah Jazz five days ago, Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler played exceptionally well. More specifically, Kessler amassed nine points, 14 rebounds, five assists, six blocks and two steals in the Grizzlies win over the Utah Jazz.
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 summary, I think Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Walker Kessler at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Isaiah Collier, Point Guard, Utah Jazz $7,000
Point guard Isaiah Collier has brought a consistency and stability to the Utah Jazz offense that has been vital to the team’s overall achievements this season.
In the 60 games that Isaiah Collier has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Collier has averaged a respectable 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 0.9 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Isaiah Collier to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Nikola Vucevic, Center (Chicago Bulls) $8,600: Lauri Markkanen, Small Forward (Utah Jazz) $8,400.
