Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. 76ers 2/4/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Mavericks vs. 76ers matchup.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $11,000
Point guard Tyrese Maxey has certainly been an essential part of the Philadelphia 76ers starting lineup this season Considering this statement, what do the statistics indicate regarding Maxey’s performance? To answer this question, let’s analyze Maxey’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 41 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 27.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.9 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 137-134 win over the Philadelphia 76ers five days, 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Maxey compiled 42 points, two rebounds, nine assists, two steals and one block in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Looking closer the data just presented, in the Nuggets win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Maxey is averaging 62.5 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
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.
In summary, I think Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,600
Guard Kyrie Irving has proven to be the pivotal backcourt leader for the Dallas Mavericks this season. To evaluate his performance statistically, we will review Irving’s latest game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 39 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 24.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Daniel Gafford, Center (Dallas Mavericks) $9,600: Kelly Oubre Jr., Shooting Guard (Philadelphia 76ers) $7,800.
