Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Cavaliers 11/5/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 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 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 76ers vs. Cavaliers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $9,600

Veteran point guard Tyrese Maxey has been a standout performer for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025. With that said, how has Maxey performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review the talented point guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the seven games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Maxey has averaged 34.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the seven games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey has compiled a 47.5% field goal percentage, a 48.5% three-point percentage and an 88.7% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Philadelphia 76ers 139-134 victory over the Washington Wizards nine days ago, Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey played rather well. More specifically, in the 76ers defeat of the Wizards, Maxey amassed 39 points, three rebounds, ten assists, one block and one steal.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Philadelphia 76ers win over the Washington Wizards, Maxey tallied a robust 62.8 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.

In my view, Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS contest.

Flex Plays

VJ Edgecombe, Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $7,600

Last month, in the Philadelphia 76ers thrilling 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe played exceptionally well. For clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the 76ers defeat of the Celtics, Edgecombe accumulated 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in 42 minutes of play.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Donovan Mitchell, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,200: Evan Mobley, Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $8,800: Trendon Watford, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $3,400.