Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Celtics 2/28/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Cavaliers vs. Celtics matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics
February 28, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers 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 tonight’s Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,400
How important has forward Jayson Tatum been to the Boston Celtics success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at the talented forward’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 56 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging a robust 26.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking the data just presented more closely, in the 56 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging 50.5 Draftkings points a game. 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 for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did Tatum play in the game? Who prevailed? In the Boston Celtics 112-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers three weeks ago, Boston forward Jayson Tatum played rather well. Let me be more specific. Tatum amassed 22 points, four rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and two steals in the Boston Celtics victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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.
In summary, I think Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Jayson Tatum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $9,000
In the 55 games that guard Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 40.4 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-106 victory over the Miami Heat last month, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. In the Cavaliers win over the Heat just noted, Mitchell compiled 34 points, two rebounds, six assists and one steal.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Evan Mobley, Power Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $8,800: Jaylen Brown, Guard (Boston Celtics) $8,600: Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $5,600.
