Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. 76ers 1/24/25

On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers 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 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $12,000

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey has established himself as one the best guards in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has the talented point guard performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Maxey’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 35 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 26.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 35 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a rather impressive 45.1 DraftKings points a game.

Earlier this week, in the Milwaukee Bucks 123-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Maxey compiled 37 points, six rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block in the Bucks victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,400

In the 41 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a robust 39.7 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers ten days ago, Donovan Mitchell certainly played exceptionally well. In the Cavaliers win over the Pacers, Mitchell amassed 35 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Indiana Pacers, Mitchell tallied a whopping 55.3 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,600: Ricky Council IV, Small Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $5,400.