Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves 1/11/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 11, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
This Saturday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves 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 pots. 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. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,400
How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 37 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a massive 43.1 Draftkings points a game. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
Five days ago, in the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Edwards compiled a whopping 37 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Timberwolves win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards tallied 61.8 Draftkings points.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Julius Randle, Power Forward, Minnesota Timberwolves $8,600
In addition to guard Anthony Edwards, power forward Julius Randle has been a standout performer for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
In the 37 games that Julius Randle has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gobert is averaging an impressive 19.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 0.6 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Julius Randle to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Memphis Grizzlies defense later today.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,600: Jaren Jackson Jr., Power Forward (Memphis Grizzlies) $10,600: Scottie Pippen Jr., Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $7,000.
