Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Orlando Magic and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $10,800
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball continues to shine as an individual on the basketball court, showcasing his potential to be one of the best guards in the NBA. With that said, how has Ball performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review LaMelo Ball’s recent game data from the 2025 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the four games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged 26.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the four games that point guard LaMelo Ball has played this season, Ball has compiled a 44.7% field goal percentage, a 39.5% percent three-point percentage and an 80% free throw percentage.
Four days ago, in the Charlotte Hornets convincing 139-113 win over the Washington Wizards, Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Hornets victory over the Wizards, Ball tallied 38 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists and three steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Charlotte Hornets defeat of the Wizards, Ball amassed a massive 84.8 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, the data illustrates that LaMelo Ball has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s NBA regular season matchup with the Orlando Magic.
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, LaMelo Ball is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.