Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Maryland vs. Indiana 1/26/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Maryland vs. Indiana matchup.
Maryland Terrapins vs. Indiana Hoosiers
January 26, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Hoosiers and the Maryland Terrapins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Maryland Terrapins 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 this afternoon’s Maryland Terrapins vs. Indiana Hoosiers matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Picks
Captain-Oumar Ballo, Forward, Indiana Hoosiers $11,000
Senior forward Oumar Ballo has certainly been a solid player for the Indiana Hoosiers this season. With that said, how has the talented young forward performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Oumar Ballo’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 19 games that forward Oumar Ballo has played for the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Ballo is averaging a robust 14.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.7 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 19 games that Oumar Ballo has played for the Indiana Hoosiers this season, Ballo has compiled a field goal percentage of 65.8% and a free throw percentage of 59.1%.
More recently, in the Indiana Hoosiers thrilling 77-76 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes earlier this month, Oumar Ballo played exceptionally well. More specifically, Ballo accumulated a massive 21 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal in the Indiana Hoosiers victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Indiana Hoosiers win over the Buckeyes just mentioned, Oumar Ballo tallied 51.8 Draftkings points.
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 for this one game Draftkings slate.
In my view, Oumar Ballo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Indiana forward Oumar Ballo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Derik Queen, Forward, Maryland Terrapins $10,000
In the 20 games that forward Derik Queen has played for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Queen is averaging 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Julian Reese, Forward (Maryland Terrapins) $12,000: Rodney Rice, Guard (Maryland Terrapins) $6,600: Trey Galloway, Guard (Indiana Hoosiers) $6,200.
