
Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Iowa State vs. Arizona 1/27/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Iowa State Cyclones vs. Arizona Wildcats matchup.
Iowa State vs. Arizona
January 27, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
This Monday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Iowa State Cyclones and the Arizona Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Arizona Wildcats 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 Iowa State Cyclones vs. Arizona Wildcats matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Tamin Lipsey, Guard, Iowa State Cyclones $7,600
Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey has certainly been a solid offensive performer for the Cyclones this season. Having stated that, how has Lipsey performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Lipsey’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 19 games that guard Tamin Lipsey has played for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Lipsey is averaging 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 steals and one block a game.
Looking closer ay the data just presented, in the 19 games that Tamin Lipsey has played for the Cyclones this season, Lipsey has compiled a field goal percentage of 47.8%, a three-point percentage of 34.4% and a free throw percentage of 72.5%.
Last week, in the Iowa State Cyclones dominating 108-83 win over the University of Central Florida Knights, Tamin Lipsey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Lipsey amassed nine points, five rebounds, one assist, one block and three steals in the Cyclones victory over the UCF Knights.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Iowa State Cyclones win over the UCF Knights, Tamin Lipsey accumulated a robust 24.8 Draftkings points.
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 for this one game Draftkings slate.
In my view, Tamin Lipsey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Joshua Jefferson, Forward, Iowa State Cyclones $12,000
In addition to guard Tamin Lipsey, forward Joshua Jefferson has been a key contributor to the Iowa State Cyclones lineup this season.
In the 19 games that Joshua Jefferson has played for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Joshua Jefferson is averaging an impressive 32.4 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Caleb Love, Guard (Arizona Wildcats) $9,200: KJ Lewis, Guard (Arizona Wildcats) $6,800.