Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Florida vs. Auburn 4/5/25
Florida Gators vs. Auburn Tigers
April 3, 2025 6:09 pm EDT
This Saturday, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Final Four matchup featuring the Florida Gators and the Auburn Tigers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Florida Gators vs. Auburn Tigers 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 week’s Florida vs. Auburn matchup.
Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks
Captain-Johni Broome, Forward, Auburn Tigers $11,800
Senior forward Johni Broome has been the driving force behind the Auburn Tigers success on the basketball court this season. With that said, how has the talented forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Broome’s relevant game data from the 2024 NCAA season (including postseason games).
In the 35 games that forward Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers in the 2024 NCAA season, Broome is averaging 18.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 35 games that forward Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers this season, Broome has compiled a 51.2% field goal percentage, a 28.4% three-point percentage and a 59.3% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Auburn Tigers 70-64 win over the Michigan State Spartans four days ago, Auburn forward Johni Broome played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Broome accumulated a robust 25 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Tigers victory over the Michigan State Spartans.
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 view, Johni Broome is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida Gators $10,600
Guard Walter Clayton Jr. has been a key contributor for the Florida Gators this season. In the 37 games that guard Walter Clayton Jr. has played for the Florida Gators in the 2024 NCAA season, Clayton Jr. is averaging a robust 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. to continue his outstanding play in this Saturday’s NCAA tournament game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Thomas Haugh, Forward (Florida Gators) $9,200: Miles Kelly, Guard (Auburn Tigers) $6,800.
