Draftkings NCAA DFS Picks: Hilltoppers vs. Bulldogs 10/21/25

This Tuesday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 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 tonight’s Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech matchup.

Draftkings NCAA Football Showdown Picks

Captain-Maverick McIvor, Quarterback, Western Kentucky $11,400

Senior quarterback Maverick McIvor has been a standout performer for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers this season. Having stated that, how has McIvor performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NCAA season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the seven games that quarterback Maverick McIvor has played for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the 2025 NCAA season, McIvor has amassed 1,863 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 28 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Looking more closely at the data just presented, in the seven games that Maverick McIvor has played for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, McIvor has averaged a robust 19.3 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 27-22 win over the Missouri State Bears two weeks ago, Western Kentucky quarterback Maverick McIvor played exceptionally well. In the Hilltoppers defeat of the Missouri State Bears, McIvor tallied 317 passing yards and one passing touchdown.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Western Kentucky Hilltoppers quarterback Maverick McIvor has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s matchup with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

Additionally, I like Maverick McIvor’s matchup in this game. Why? The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers offense is currently ranked ninth in the nation in overall pass rate. That means the Hilltoppers like to throw the football early and often. Tonight, the Hilltoppers offense faces a Louisiana Tech defense that ranks an abysmal 117th in overall passing yards allowed a game in the country.

In my view, Maverick McIvor is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Western Kentucky Hilltoppers quarterback Maverick McIvor at the captain position for this one game NCAA Football DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NCAA regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Marvis Parrish, Running Back (Western Kentucky) $8,600: Omiri Wiggins, Running Back (Louisiana Tech) $10,000: Devin Gandy, Wide Receiver (Louisiana Tech) $3,800: Noah Meyers, Tight End (Western Kentucky) $3,600.