Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Michigan vs. Ohio State 2/16/25
Draftkings picks for afternoon's Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes matchup.
Michigan vs. Ohio State
February 16, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes 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 Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Danny Wolf, Guard, Michigan Wolverines $11,200
Junior forward Danny Wolf has certainly been a standout performer for the Michigan Wolverines this season. With that said, how has the talented forward played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Danny Wolf’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 24 games that forward Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Wolf is averaging a robust 12.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 24 games that Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines this season, Wolf has compiled a 51.4% field goal percentage, a 37.1 three-point percentage and a 62.8% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Michigan Wolverines 70-67 win over the Indiana Hoosiers eight days ago, junior forward Danny Wolf played at a high level. More specifically, Wolf tallied 20 points, 13 rebounds, nine rebounds, five assists and one block in the Michigan Wolverines victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Wolverines win over the Indiana Hoosiers just mentioned, Danny Wolf amassed a rather impressive 40.3 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 view, Danny Wolf is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s NCAA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Danny Wolf at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Bruce Thornton, Guard, Ohio State Buckeyes $12,000
In the 25 games that guard Bruce Thornton has played for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Thornton is averaging 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 25 games that Bruce Thornton has played for the Ohio State Buckeyes this season, Thornton has averaged 30.7 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Devin Royal, Forward (Ohio State) $7,800: Micah Parrish, Guard (Ohio State) $8,800: Will Tschetter, Forward (Michigan) $3,400.
