Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Colorado vs. TCU 3/11/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Colorado Buffaloes vs. TCU Horned Frogs matchup.
Colorado vs. TCU
March 11, 2025 2:50 pm EDT
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Big 12 tournament matchup featuring the TCU Horned Frogs and the Colorado Buffaloes. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the TCU Horned Frogs vs. Colorado Buffaloes 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 this afternoon’s Colorado vs. TCU matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Julian Hammond III, Guard, Colorado Buffaloes $9,000
Today’s Big 12 Tournament matchup featuring the Colorado Buffaloes and the TCU Horned Frogs promises to be an exciting contest. With that said, which player in this game will stand out the most from a statistical perspective? For me, that player’s name is Colorado Buffaloes guard Julian Hammond III.
In the 30 games that guard Julian Hammond III has played for the Colorado Buffaloes in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Hammond is averaging a robust 12.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 3.1 assists a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 30 games that Julian Hammond III has played for the Colorado Buffaloes this season, Hammond has compiled 42.1% field goal percentage, a 39.1% three-point percentage and a 90.9% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Hammond III perform in the contest? In the Colorado Buffaloes 76-56 win over the TCU Horned Frogs earlier this month, Buffaloes guard Julian Hammond III certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Hamond amassed 19 points, two rebounds and seven assists in the Colorado Buffaloes victory over the Horned Frogs.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA 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 for this one game Draftkings slate.
In my view, Julian Hammond III is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Colorado Buffaloes guard Julian Hammond III at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Noah Reynolds, Guard, TCU Horned Frogs $6,800
Senior guard Noah Reynolds has been a key contributor to the TCU Horned Frogs team achievements this season.
In the 30 games that Noah Reynolds has played for this Horned Frogs this season, Reynolds is averaging 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.7 steals a game.
In my opinion, Noah Reynolds low Draftkings price of only $6,800 presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game CBB slate.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Vasean Allette, Guard (TCU Horned Frogs) $10,200: Elijah Malone, Forward (Colorado Buffaloes) $3,800.
