Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Kentucky vs. Tennessee 3/28/25
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers
March 28, 2025 7:39 pm EDT
Tomorrow night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a sweet 16 tournament matchup featuring the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS 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 tomorrow night’s Kentucky vs. Tennessee matchup.
Draftkings College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Otega Oweh, Guard, Kentucky Wildcats $10,200
Junior guard Otega Oweh has been a standout performer for the Kentucky Wildcats this season. With that said, how has the talented guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Oweh’s game data from the 2024 NCAA season to answer that question.
In the 35 games that guard Otega Oweh has played for the Kentucky Wildcats this season (including postseason games), Oweh is averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 35 games that Otega Oweh has played this season, Oweh has compiled a 49.4% field goal percentage, a 36% three-point percentage and a 76.1% free throw percentage.
Last week, in the Kentucky Wildcats dominant 76-57 victory over the Troy Trojans, Kentucky guard Otega Oweh certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Oweh tallied 20 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in the Kentucky Wildcats win over the Troy Trojans.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Kentucky Wildcats victory over the Troy Trojans, Otega Oweh accumulated a robust 42 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 slate.
In my view, Otega Oweh is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow evening’s game. With that said, I am backing Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Amari Williams, Forward, Kentucky Wildcats $11,000
In addition to guard Otega Oweh, forward Amari Williams has been a key contributor to the Kentucky Wildcats overall team achievements this season.
In the 35 games that Amari Williams has played for the Kentucky Wildcats this season, Williams is averaging a massive 29.3 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Amari Williams to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow night’s NCAA tournament game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Zakai Zeigler, Guard (Tennessee Volunteers) $11,400: Jordan Gainey, Guard (Tennessee Volunteers) $8,200.
