Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Grizzlies vs. Mavericks 3/7/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Grizzlies vs. Mavericks matchup.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks
March 7, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies 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 evening’s Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Desmond Bane, Shooting Guard, Memphis Grizzlies $10,000
Shooting guard Desmond Bane has certainly been a key contributor to the Memphis Grizzlies starting lineup this season. Let’s review Bane’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 50 games that Desmond Bane has played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2024 NBA regular season, Bane has averaged a robust 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 50 games that Desmond Bane has played this season, Bane has compiled a 48.7% field goal percentage, a 37.7 three-point percentage and an 88.4% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Atlanta Hawks 132-130 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies four days ago, Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Bane tallied 35 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists in the Atlanta Hawks win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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 my view, Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Demond Bane is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Desmond Bane at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Klay Thompson, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $7,000
In the 55 games that guard Klay Thompson has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Thompson is averaging 14.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Two days ago, in the Milwaukee Bucks 137-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas guard Klay Thompson played exceptionally well. Thompson amassed 28 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal in the Bucks win over the Mavericks.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Dallas Mavericks, Klay Thomspon accumulated 44.1 Draftkings points. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Mavericks guard Klay Thompson can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ja Morant, Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $10,200: Spencer Dinwiddie, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $7,600: Naji Marshall, Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $7,800.
