Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Celtics 2/6/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
On Thursday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks 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 tonight’s Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kyrie Irving, Point Guard, Dallas Mavericks $9,800
Point guard Kyrie Irving has certainly been an essential part of the Dallas Mavericks starting lineup this season. Considering this statement, what do the statistics indicate regarding Irving’s performance? To answer this question, let’s analyze Irving’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 40 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 24.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Philadelphia 76ers 118-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks two days ago, Dallas point guard Kyrie Irving played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Irving compiled 34 points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Philadelphia 76ers win over the Mavericks just mentioned, Kyrie Irving compiled a whopping 54.8 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 contest.
In my view, Kyrie Irving is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,800
How important has forward Jayson Tatum been to the Boston Celtics success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at the talented forward’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 48 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging a robust 26.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Daniel Gafford, Center (Dallas Mavericks) $7,600: Jaylen Brown, Guard (Boston Celtics) $9,000: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $5,800.
