Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Colorado vs. Villanova 4/1/25
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Villanova Wildcats
April 1, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
This Tuesday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a matchup featuring the Colorado Buffaloes and the Villanova Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Colorado Buffaloes vs. Villanova Wildcats 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 Colorado vs. Villanova matchup.
Draftkings NCAA Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Eric Dixon, Forward, Villanova Wildcats $11,200
Tonight, the Colorado Buffaloes and Villanova Wildcats clash in the first round of the College Basketball Crown tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. With that said, who do I like at the captain position in this matchup? In my view, senior forward Eric Dixon fits the narrative as the best player to select at captain. Let’s dive into Dixon’s relevant game data from the 2024 NCAA season to better illustrate the talented forward’s contributions to his team.
In the 32 games that forward Eric Dixon has played for the Villanova Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA season (including postseason games), Dixon is averaging a robust 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 32 games that Eric Dixon has played this season, Dixon has compiled a 45.1% field goal percentage, a 25% three-point percentage and a 64.5% free throw percentage.
Last month, in the Villanova Wildcats 80-70 win over the Butler Bulldogs, Villanova Wildcats forward Eric Dixon played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Dixon amassed 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in the Wildcats victory over the Bulldogs.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Wildcats win over the Butler Bulldogs, Eric Dixon tallied a massive 49.3 Draftkings points. Clearly, Eric Dixon can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue later today.
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.
In my opinion, Eric Dixon is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points on this one game DFS slate. Having stated that, I am backing Villanova Wildcats forward Eric Dixon at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Wooga Poplar, Guard, Villanova Wildcats $12,000
In the 33 games that forward Wooga Poplar has played for the Villanova Wildcats this season, Poplar is averaging 14.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Bangot Dak, Forward (Colorado Buffaloes) $8,000: Trevor Baskin, Forward (Colorado Buffaloes) $7,000.
