Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Warriors 2/23/25

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors 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 afternoon’s Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Kyrie Irving, Point Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,000

Point guard Kyrie Irving has been an exceptional player for the Dallas Mavericks this season. Having stated that. how has the veteran point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Irving’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 45 games that point guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged 24.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 45 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks this season, Irving is averaging 41.2 Draftkings points a contest.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this month. Who prevailed? How did Irving perform in the game? In the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 win over the Golden State Warriors 11 days ago, Dallas point guard Kyrie Irving amassed 42 points, seven rebounds and one steal in the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Warriors.

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 lineups for this one game NBA DFS slate.

In my opinion, Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $9,800

In the 47 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 23.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors 125-111 win over the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this month, Stephen Curry certainly rather well. Curry tallied 38 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Milwaukee Bucks just noted, Stephen Curry amassed 41.6 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $9,800: Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,200: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $6,200.