Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Warriors 3/15/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks 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 New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,000

How important has point guard Stephen Curry been to the Golden State Warriors success this season? Let’s take a look at the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 57 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 24.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 57 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played this season, Curry compiled a 44.8% field goal percentage, a 39.8% three-point percentage and a 93.6% free throw percentage.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did Curry perform in the game? Who won? In the Golden State Warriors 114-102 win over the New York Knicks 11 days ago, Warriors point guard Stepen Curry tallied a rather impressive 28 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and two steals.

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.

In my view, Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Karl Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $10,400

Center Karl Anthony Towns has certainly been a key contributor to the New York Knicks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Towns recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 58 games that center Karl Anthony Towns played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns is averaging 24.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,200: Josh Hart, Small Forward (New York Knicks) $9,000.