Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. 76ers 10/31/25
Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers
October 31, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics 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 tonight’s Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,400
Talented point guard Tyrese Maxey has been a standout performer for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025. With that said, how has Maxey performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.
In the four games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Maxey has averaged 37.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the four games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey has compiled a 45.5% field goal percentage, a 47.4% three-point percentage and an 87% free throw percentage.
Five days ago, in the Philadelphia 76ers thrilling 125-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the 76ers defeat of the Hornets, Maxey amassed 28 points, six rebounds, nine assists and one block.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Philadelphia 76ers win over the Charlotte Hornets, Maxey tallied a whopping 52 Draftkings points.
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, Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
VJ Edgecombe, Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $8,200
Earlier this month, in the Philadelphia 76ers 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe played exceptionally well. For clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the 76ers defeat of the Celtics, Edgecombe accumulated 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in 42 minutes of play.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Derrick White, Point Guard (Boston Celtics) $8,400: Payton Pritchard, Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,000.
