Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Magic vs. Celtics 4/20/25
Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics
April 20, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $11,000
The Boston Celtics arrive in the 2025 NBA playoffs as the number two seen in the Eastern Conference. A big reason why that is the case is Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. Let’s review the veteran forward’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA season to better shed light on Tatum’s contributions to his team.
In the 80 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA season, Tatum is averaging 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 80 games that Jayson Tatum has played this season, Tatum has compiled a 45.2% field goal percentage, a 34.3% three-point percentage and an 81.4% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics 119-117 victory over the New York Knicks earlier this month, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum certainly played at a high level. Tatum amassed 32 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal in the Boston Celtics win over the Knicks.
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 summary, I think Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Jayson Tatum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Derrick White, Guard, Boston Celtics $8,200
In the 76 games that guard Derrick White has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA season, White has averaged 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 76 games that Derrick White has played this season, White is averaging a rather impressive 34.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Paolo Banchero, Power Forward (Orlando Magic) $10,400: Jaylen Brown, Forward (Boston Celtics) $9,200: Franz Wagner, Forward (Olrando Magic) $9,600.
