Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Pistons 2/28/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow night's Nuggets vs. Pistons matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons 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 tomorrow night’s Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,000
Talented center Nikola Jokic has certainly been a standout performer for the Denver Nuggets this season. With that said, how has Jokic played from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine the veteran center’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 53 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 67.6 Draftkings points a game.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who won? How did Jokic play in the game? In the Denver Nuggets 134-128 win over the Detroit Pistons in December, Denver center Nikola Jokic played rather well. Let me be more specific. Jokic amassed 37 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Detroit Pistons just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic compiled a massive 61.3 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $11,200
Point guard Cade Cunningham has been an essential part of the Detroit Pistons starting lineup this season. Cunningham’s versatility as a scorer and his contributions as a defender make him one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association today.
In the 54 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 25.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,000: Tobias Harris, Power Forward (Detroit Pistons) $7,000.
