Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Magic vs. Knicks 11/12/25
Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks
November 12, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Orlando Magic and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks 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 Magic vs. Knicks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Paolo Banchero, Forward, Orlando Magic $10,400
Talented forward Paolo Banchero has certainly been an essential part of the Orlando Magic’s starting lineup this season. With that said, how has Banchero performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s take a look at Banchero’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA season to better shed light on the veteran forward’s overall contributions to his team.
In the 11 games that forward Paolo Banchero has played for the Orlando Magic in the 2025 NBA regular season, Banchero is averaging a robust 23.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 11 games that Paolo Banchero has played for the Orlando Magic this season, Paolo Banchero has compiled a 46.6% field goal percentage, a 25% three-point percentage and a 76.1% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Orlando Magic’s convincing 125-94 victory over the Washington Wizards, Orlando forward Paolo Banchero played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Magic’s win over Washington, Banchero amassed 28 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in only 26 minutes played.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Orlando Magic’s defeat of the Wizards, Paolo Banchero tallied a whopping 84.8 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Paolo Banchero 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 tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the New York 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 my opinion, Paolo Banchero is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular game (Draftkings price noted): Franz Wagner, Forward (Orlando Magic) $8,800: Jalen Brunson, Point Guard (New York Knicks) $9,800: Karl-Anthony Towns, Center (New York Knicks) $10,200: Anthony Black, Guard (Orlando Magic) $5,200.
