Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Maryland vs. Florida 3/27/25
Draftkings picks for this tomorrow night's Maryland vs. Florida matchup.
Maryland Terrapins vs. Florida Gators
March 27, 2025 7:39 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a sweet 16 tournament matchup featuring the Maryland Terrapins and the Florida Gators. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Maryland Terrapins vs. Florida Gators 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 tomorrow night’s Maryland vs. Florida matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Picks
Captain-Derik Queen, Forward, Maryland Terrapins $11,600
Freshman forward Derik Queen has been a solid player for the Maryland Terrapins this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Derik Queen’s relevant game data from the 2024 NCAA season (including postseason games) to answer that question.
In the 35 games that forward Derik Queen has played for the Maryland Terrapins in this season, Queen is averaging 16.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 35 games that Derik Queen has played for the Maryland Terrapins this season (including postseason games), Queen has compiled a 52.9% field goal percentage, a 19.4% three-point percentage and a free throw percentage of 75.5%.
More recently, in the Maryland Terrapins thrilling 72-71 win over the Colorado State Rams three days ago, Maryland forward Derik Queen certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Queen accumulated 17 points, six rebounds, two blocks and one assist in the Terrapins victory over the Rams.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA 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, Derik Queen is the most likely player to post the most DFS points in tomorrow’s Sweet 16 game. For that specific reason, I am backing Maryland Terrapins freshman forward Derik Queen at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Rodney Rice, Guard, Maryland Terrapins $6,200
In addition to forward Derik Queen, guard Rodney Rice has been a key contributor for the Maryland Terrapins this season.
In the 26 games that guard Rodney Rice has played for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Rice is averaging a robust 13.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.7 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Rodney Rice to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow evening’s NCAA tournament game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Julian Reese, Forward (Maryland Terrapins) $10,400: Walter Clayton Jr., Guard (Florida Gators) $11,000: Thomas Haugh, Forward (Florida Gators) $6,800.
