Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Nets vs. Hornets 3/8/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets
March 8, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets and the Charlotte Hornets 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 Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $12,000
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball continues to shine as an individual on the basketball court, showcasing his potential to be one of the NBA’s elite guards. Having stated that, how has Ball performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review LaMelo Ball’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 40 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged a robust 25.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 40 games that point guard LaMelo Ball has played this season, Ball has compiled a 40.7% field goal percentage, a 33.5% percent three-point percentage and an 82.6% free throw percentage.
Last month, in the Charlotte Hornets 100-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Ball tallied 27 points, five rebounds, six assists, and one steal in the Hornets victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Looking closer at the data just noted, in the Charlotte Hornets win over the Lakers just mentioned, LaMelo Ball accumulated a whopping 50.8 Draftkings points. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, LaMelo Ball can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue later today.
In my opinion, Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing point guard LaMelo Ball at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Miles Bridges, Power Forward, Charlotte Hornets $10,600
In addition to point guard LaMelo Ball, power forward Miles Bridges has been a key contributor to the Charlotte Hornets this season.
In the 48 games that Miles Bridges has played for the Charlotte Hornets this season, Bridges has averaged a robust 39.4 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect that Charlotte Hornets power forward Miles Bridges will continue his outstanding play in tonight’s game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Cam Thomas, Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $8,600: Nic Claxton, Center (Brooklyn Nets) $8,200.
