Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. Trail Blazers 3/23/25

This Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers 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 this evening’s Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $11,800

Veteran forward Jayson Tatum has been a standout performer for the Boston Celtics this season. With that said, how has the talented forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Tatum’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 64 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging 27.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking the data just presented more closely, in the 64 games that Jayson Tatum has played this season, Tatum has compiled a 45.4% field goal percentage, a 35.2% three-point percentage and an 81.2% free throw percentage.

Last week, in the Boston Celtics 115-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum amassed 20 points, four rebounds, five assists and one steal. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Jayson Tatum can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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 summary, I think Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Jayson Tatum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.

Flex Plays

Derrick White, Guard, Boston Celtics $8,800

In the 66 games that guard Derrick White has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, White has averaged 16.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.

These two teams met earlier this season. How did White play in the game? In the Boston Celtics 128-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this year, Celtics guard Derrick White certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Celtics win over the Trail Blazers just noted, White compiled 41 points, three rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Deni Avdija, Forward (Portland Trail Blazers) $8,600: Shaedon Sharpe, Guard (Portland Trail Blazers) $7,400.