Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Hornets vs. Mavericks 2/27/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Hornets vs. Mavericks matchup.
Charlotte Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks
February 27, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 Charlotte Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $11,000
Talented point guard LaMelo Ball has certainly been an essential part of the Charlotte Hornets starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Ball’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 36 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged a robust 26.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
It should be noted that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did LaMelo Ball perform in the game? In the Charlotte Hornets 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks last month, Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Ball compiled 23 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, one block and one steal in the Charlotte Hornets victory over the Mavericks.
Looking closer at the data just noted, in the Charlotte Hornets win over the Mavericks just mentioned, LaMelo Ball accumulated a whopping 50.8 Draftkings points. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, LaMelo Ball can post a high number of DFS points when playing the Dallas Mavericks. I fully expect that trend to continue later today.
In my opinion, Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing LaMelo Ball at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,400
Guard Kyrie Irving has proven to be the pivotal backcourt leader for the Dallas Mavericks this season. To evaluate his performance statistically, let’s will review Irving’s latest game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 47 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 24.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): PJ Washington, Power Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,600: Mark Williams, Center (Charlotte Hornets) $9,000: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $6,600.
