Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Southeastern Conference matchup featuring the Auburn Tigers and the Mississippi Rebels. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi Rebels 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 this afternoon’s Mississippi vs. Auburn matchup.
Captain-Johni Broome, Forward, Auburn Tigers $13,000
Forward Johni Broome has certainly been a key contributor to the Auburn Tigers team achievements this season. Having stated that, how has Broome played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Broome’s game data from this season to answer that question.
In the 29 games that Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Broome is averaging a rather impressive 43.9 Draftkings points a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 29 games that forward Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers this season, Broome has compiled a 50.6% field goal percentage, a 29.7% three-point percentage and a 61.6% free throw percentage.
These two teams matched up earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did the senior forward play in the contest? In the Auburn Tigers 106-76 victory over the Mississippi Rebels last month, Broome played exceptionally well. More specifically, Auburn forward Johni Broome amassed 24 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks in the Tigers dominant win over the Mississippi Rebels.
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.
In my view, Johni Broome presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Sean Pedulla, Guard, Mississippi Rebels $9,000
In the 32 games that guard Sean Pedulla has played for the Mississippi Rebels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Pedulla is averaging a robust 15.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Pedulla draws an opponent in the Auburn Tigers that have a good defense. With that said, I like Sean Pedulla’s chances of finding success in this afternoon’s matchup with the Auburn Tigers.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Jaylen Murray, Guard (Auburn Tigers) $4,800: Malik Dia, Forward (Mississippi Rebels) $6,400: Jaemyn Brakefield, Power Forward (Mississippi Rebels) $5,600.