Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Grizzlies 3/14/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies
March 14, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies 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 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Desmond Bane, Shooting Guard, Memphis Grizzlies $9,800
Shooting guard Desmond Bane has certainly been a key contributor to the Memphis Grizzlies starting lineup this season. Let’s review Bane’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 54 games that Desmond Bane has played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2024 NBA regular season, Bane has averaged a robust 18.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 54 games that Desmond Bane has played this season, Bane has compiled a 48.6% field goal percentage, a 37.7% three-point percentage and an 88.2% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Atlanta Hawks 132-130 win over the Memphis Grizzlies 11 days ago, Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane amassed 35 points, ten rebounds and ten assists.
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.
In my view, Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Demond Bane is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Desmond Bane at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Evan Mobley, Forward, Cleveland Cavaliers $9,400
Veteran forward Evan Mobley has been a standout performer for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. With that said, how has Mobley performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s take a look at the talented forward’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 58 games that Evan Mobley has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mobley is averaging a rather impressive 18.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.6 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 58 games that Evan Mobley has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, Mobley is averaging 40.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ja Morant, Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $10,200: Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $8,600: Zach Edey, Center (Memphis Grizzlies) $5,600.
