Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. Magic 4/27/25
Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic
April 27, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an Eastern Conference playoff matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic 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 pots. 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. Orlando Magic matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Paolo Banchero, Forward, Orlando Magic $11,400
Forward Paolo Banchero has been an essential part of the Orlando Magic’s starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the talented forward played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Banchero’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 50 games that forward Paolo Banchero has played for the Orlando Magic this season (including playoff games), Banchero is averaging a rather impressive 25.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 50 games that Banchero has played for the Orlando Magic this season, Paolo Banchero has compiled a 45.2% field goal percentage, a 32.1% three-point percentage and a 72.7% free throw percentage.
These two teams met two days ago. Who prevailed? How did Paolo Banchero perform in the contest? In the Orlando Magic’s 95-93 win over the Boston Celtics, Magic forward Paolo Banchero played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Banchero tallied 29 points, six rebounds, one assist and two steals in the Magic’s defeat of the Celtics.
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, Paolo Banchero is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA game. Having stated that, I am backing Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Derrick White, Point Guard, Boston Celtics $8,800
In the 79 games that point guard Derrick White has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), White has averaged 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 79 games that Derrick White has played this season, White is averaging a rather impressive 34.3 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Jaylen Brown, Forward (Boston Celtics) $9,600: Jayson Tatum, Forward (Boston Celtics) $11,000: Franz Wagner, Forward (Olrando Magic) $10,000.
