Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Kentucky vs. Tennessee 1/28/25

Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers 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 tonight’s Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Otega Oweh, Guard, Kentucky Wildcats $10,800

Talented guard Otega Oweh has certainly been an essential part of the Kentucky Wildcats starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has Oweh performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Oweh’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 19 games that guard Otega Oweh has played for the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Oweh is averaging 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 19 games that Otega Oweh has played for the Wildcats this season, Oweh has compiled a field goal percentage of 50.7%, a three-point percentage of 32.6% and a free throw percentage of 76.5%.

More recently, in the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-69 win over the Kentucky Wildcats three days ago, Otega Oweh played exceptionally well. More specifically, Oweh amassed 21 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and one steal in the Commodores victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Vanderbilt Commodores win over the Kentucky Wildcats just mentioned, Otega Oweh accumulated a robust 42.1 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 opinion, Otega Oweh is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Koby Brea, Guard, Kentucky Wildcats $4,200

In addition to guard Otega Oweh, guard Koby Brea has been a key contributor to the Kentucky Wildcats achievements this season.

In the 19 games that Koby Brea has played for the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Koby Brea is averaging a respectable 18.5 Draftkings points a game.

In my view, Koby Brea’s low Draftkings price of only $4,200 presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Chaz Lanier, Guard (Tennessee Volunteers) $7,800: Amari Williams, Forward (Kentucky Wildcats) $10,000: Felix Okpara, Forward (Tennessee Volunteers) $8,800.