Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Grizzlies vs. Pelicans 3/9/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans matchup.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans
March 9, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New Orleans Pelican 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. New Orleans Pelicans matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Desmond Bane, Shooting Guard, Memphis Grizzlies $9,600
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 51 games that Desmond Bane has played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2024 NBA regular season, Bane has averaged a robust 18.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 51 games that Desmond Bane has played this season, Bane has compiled a 48.6% field goal percentage, a 37.6% three-point percentage and an 88.4% free throw percentage.
Earlier this week, in the Atlanta Hawks 132-130 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Bane amassed 35 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists in the Atlanta Hawks victory 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
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
Trey Murphy III, Guard, New Orleans Pelicans $10,000
In the 48 games that guard Trey Murphy III has played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2024 NBA regular season, Murphy is averaging 21.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
More recently, in the New Orleans Pelicans 128-121 victory over the Utah Jazz seven days ago, New Orleans guard Trey Murphy III played exceptionally well. Murphy III tallied 20 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the New Orleans Pelicans win over the Utah Jazz.
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: Yves Missi, Center (New Orleans Pelicans) $6,600: Zach Edey, Center (Memphis Grizzlies) $5,600.
