Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Magic vs. Trail Blazers 1/30/25

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Portland Trail Blazers and the Orlando Magic. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Portland Trail Blazers and the Orlando Magic game let’s review the rules for 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 Orlando Magic vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Paolo Banchero, Power Forward, Orlando Magic $10,600

Forward Paolo Banchero has certainly been a standout performer for the Orlando Magic this season. Having stated that, how has the talented power forward played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Banchero’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 14 games that forward Paolo Banchero has played for the Orlando Magic in the 2024 NBA regular season, Banchero is averaging a rather impressive 43.4 Draftkings points a game.

Earlier this month, in the Toronto Raptors 109-93 win over the Orlando Magic, Orlando power forward Paolo Banchero played exceptionally well. More specifically, Banchero amassed 26 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and one block in the Toronto Raptors victory over the Orlando Magic.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Toronto Raptors win over the Orlando Magic just mentioned, Paolo Banchero accumulated 46.5 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 for this one game DFS slate.

In my view, Orlando Magic power forward Paolo Banchero is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Paolo Banchero at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.

Flex Plays

Franz Wagner, Small Forward, Orlando Magic $9,800

In the 28 games that Franz Wagner has played for the Orlando Magic in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wagner is averaging a robust 24.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 28 games that Franz Wagner has played for the Magic this season, Wagner is averaging a 43.7 Draftkings points a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Orlando Magic small forward Franz Wagner to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Anfernee Simons, Guard (Portland Trailblazers) $7,400: Wendell Carter Jr., Center (Orlando Magic) $6,600.