Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Magic vs. Rockets 11/16/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Magic vs. Rockets matchup.
Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets
November 16, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
On Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets 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 this evening’s Magic vs. Rockets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $11,400
Veteran center Alperen Sengun has been the leader in the paint that the Houston Rockets have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Sengun played from a data perspective? Let’s examine Sengun’s relevant game data from the 2025 NBA regular season to better shed light on the talented center’s overall contributions to his team.
In the 11 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2025 NBA season, Sengun has averaged a robust 22.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 11 games that Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2025 NBA regular season, Sengun has compiled a 50.3% field goal percentage, a 45.9% three point percentage and a 73.1% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Houston Rockets convincing 124-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Rockets center Alperen Sengun certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Rockets victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, Sengun amassed 20 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Houston Rockets win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Sengun tallied a whopping 53.1 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Houston center Alperen Sengun has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, 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 DFS 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, Alperen Sengun is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun at the captain position for this one game Draftkings DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Desmond Bane, Guard (Orlando Magic) $9,400: Amen Thompson, Point Guard (Houston Rockets) $10,000: Reed Sheppard, Guard (Houston Rockets) $5,200: Jonathan Isaac, Forward (Orlando Magic) $3,400.
