Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Notre Dame vs. UNC 3/12/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Notre Dame vs. North Carolina matchup.
Notre Dame vs. North Carolina
March 12, 2025 2:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup featuring the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish game let’s review the Draftkings single game showdown contest rules.
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 Notre Dame vs. North Carolina matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-RJ Davis, Guard, North Carolina Tar Heels $9,600
Today’s ACC Tournament matchup between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is set to be an exciting clash. North Carolina arrives at this afternoon’s ACC game with a 20-12 overall record. A big reason why the Tar Heels have played so well this season is senior guard RJ Davis.
In the 32 games that guard RJ Davis has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Davis is averaging 17.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 32 games that guard RJ Davis has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels this season, Davis has compiled a 40.5% field goal percentage, a 33.2% three-point percentage and an 88.1% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the North Carolina Tar Heels convincing 91-59 victory over the Virgina Tech Hokies earlier this month, Tar Heels guard RJ Davis played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Davis amassed 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in only 24 minutes of playing time in the Tar Heels win over the Hokies.
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 opinion, RJ Davis presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate. Having stated that, I am rolling with North Carolina guard RJ Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Ven-Allen Lubin, Forward, North Carolina Tar Heels $6,600
In the 32 games that forward Ven-Allen Lubin has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Lubin is averaging a respectable 7.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 0.5 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Seth Trimble, Guard (North Carolina) $7,800: Markus Burton, Guard (Notre Dame) $11,800: Tae Davis, Forward (Notre Dame) $8,400.
