Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Pistons 11/1/25
Dallas Mavericks vs. Detroit Pistons
November 1, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Detroit Pistons 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 tomorrow night’s Mavericks vs. Pistons matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $11,200
Talented point guard Cade Cunningham has been a standout performer for the Detroit Pistons this season. Having stated that, how has Cunningham performed from a data perspective? Let’s dive into Cunningham’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA regular season to better illustrate his overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that point guard Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2025 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the five games that point guard Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham compiled a 39.6% field goal percentage, 24.2% three-point percentage and an 81.6% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Detroit Pistons thrilling 115-111 win over the Houston Rockets three days ago, Cade Cunningham played exceptionally well. In the Pistons victory over the Rockets, Cunningham amassed 21 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and one block.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Detroit Pistons defeat of the Houston Rockets, Cade Cunningham tallied a robust 40.8 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Cade Cunningham is playing at a high level. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s NBA regular season matchup with the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
In my view, Cade Cunningham is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tomorrow night’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ausar Thompson, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $7,800: Cooper Flagg, Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $7,600: Duncan Robinson, Guard (Detroit Pistons) $5,400: P.J. Washington, Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $7,000: Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $8,000.
