Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Michigan State vs. Michigan 2/21/25

Tomorrow night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans 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 tomorrow night’s Michigan State vs. Michigan matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Danny Wolf, Guard, Michigan Wolverines $12,600

Forward Danny Wolf has certainly been an essential part of the Michigan Wolverines starting lineup this season. With that said, how has Wolf played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the junior forward’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 25 games that forward Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Wolf is averaging 12.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 25 games that Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines this season, Wolf has compiled a 51.7% field goal percentage, a 36.1 three-point percentage and a 62.6% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Michigan Wolverines 86-83 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes four days ago, forward Danny Wolf played rather well. More specifically, Wolf tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Michigan Wolverines victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Wolverines win over the Ohio State Buckeyes just mentioned, Danny Wolf amassed 41.3 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 opinion, Michigan forward Danny Wolf is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Danny Wolf at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tre Holloman, Guard, Michigan State Spartans $7,600

Guard Tre Holloman has been a consistent scorer for the Michigan State Spartans, contributing significantly to the team’s overall success this season. Holloman is known for his ability to score and for his contributions on the defensive side of the basketball.

In the 20 games Tre Holloman has played for the Michigan State Spartans in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Smith is averaging a robust 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Jaden Akins, Guard (Michigan State) $8,200: Jaxson Kohler, Forward (Michigan State) $8,800: Will Tschetter, Forward (Michigan) $3,200.