Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Mavericks 2/10/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
February 10, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings 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 Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kyrie Irving, Point Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,000
Veteran point guard Kyrie Irving has certainly been a standout performer for the Dallas Mavericks this season. To assess his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Irving’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 42 games that point guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged 24.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 42 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks this season, Irving is averaging 40.8 Draftkings points.
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 for this one game DFS slate.
In summary, I think Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Daniel Gafford, Center, Dallas Mavericks $7,800
In addition to point guard Kyrie Irving, center Daniel Gafford has been a key contributor to the Dallas Mavericks lineup this season.
In the 50 games that center Daniel Gafford has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gafford has averaged a respectable 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.9 blocks and 0.5 steals a game.
Last month, in the Boston Celtics 122-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford amassed 19 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, three blocks and one steal.
Earlier today, the Dallas Mavericks announced that newly acquired center Anthony Davis will miss tonight’s game due to injury. In my opinion, the absence of Anthony Davis in the Mavericks starting lineup should elevate Daniel Gafford’s ability to produce fantasy points in this contest.
In conclusion, I fully expect Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $10,600: DeMar DeRozan, Small Forward (Sacramento Kings) $7,400.
