Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Timberwolves 4/25/25
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
April 25, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Western Conference playoff matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers game let’s review the rules for the 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 pots. 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 Timberwolves vs. Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,600
Veteran guard Anthony Edwards has been the floor general that the Minnesota Timberwolves have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Edwards performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Edwards game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 81 games that guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 81 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Timberwolves this season, Edwards compiled a 44.7% field goal percentage, a 39.5% three-point percentage and an 83.7% free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that these two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Anthony Edwards perform in the most recent matchup? In the Los Angeles Lakers 94-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves three days ago, Anthony Edwards played rather well. More specifically, Edwards amassed 25 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal in the Lakers defeat of the Timberwolves.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Lakers victory over the Timberwolves, Edwards accumulated 32.5 Draftkings points. Considering the elevated importance of tonight’s playoff game, I fully expect Anthony Edwards to play at a high level in tonight’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In my opinion, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. With that said, I am backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Julius Randle, Power Forward, Minnesota Timberwolves $9,000
In addition to guard Anthony Edwards, power forward Julius Randle has been a key contributor for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
In the 71 games that power forward Julius Randle has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season (including playoff games), Randle is averaging 18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 0.7 steals a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $13,000: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $8,600: Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,600.
