Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Bucks 3/9/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
March 9, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks 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 evening’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Damian Lillard, Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $10,200
Point guard Damian Lillard has been the floor general that the Milwaukee Bucks have needed to win games this season. Let’s dive into Lillard’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 52 games that point guard Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 25.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.2 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 52 games that point guard Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks this season, Lillard has compiled a 45.4% field goal percentage, a 38.2% three-point percentage and a 92.4% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 137-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks three days ago, Milwaukee point guard Damian Lillard played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Bucks victory over the Dallas Mavericks just noted, Damian Lillard amassed a whopping 50.8 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
It is noteworthy that talented Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially questionable for today’s game due to injury. I think the potential absence of Antetokounmpo could open up more offensive opportunities for Damian Lillard in this contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my opinion, Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Damian Lillard at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $9,400
In the 55 games that guard Donovan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a rather impressive 40.7 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Cleveland Cavaliers 139-117 victory over the Chicago Bulls, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Mitchell compiled 28 points, seven rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Cavaliers win over the Bulls.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Evan Mobley, Power Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $5,800.
