
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers 2/10/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 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 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,600
In my view, veteran guard Donovan Mitchell has been the driving force behind the Cleveland Cavaliers overall team achievements this season. Let examine Mitchell’s game data the 2024 NBA regular season to provide further clarity on my previous statement.
In the 49 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 40.8 Draftkings points a game.
Three days ago, in the Cleveland Cavaliers convincing 134-124 victory over the Washington Wizards, Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Cavaliers win over the Wizards just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 33 points, two rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Wizards, Mitchell accumulated 40.8 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.
In my opinion, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Donovan Mitchell at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,600
How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 49 games that Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 45.3 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-108 win over the Chicago Bulls last week, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. Anthony Edwards amassed 49 points, nine rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in the Timberwolves victory over the Chicago Bulls.
It should be noted that Anthony Edwards has been listed as questionable on the Timberwolves official injury report for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,600: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,200: Max Strus, Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $4,400.