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Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves 1/25/25

Draftkings picks tonight's Nuggets vs. Timberwolves matchup.

Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm EDT

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets 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 pots. 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 evening’s Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,000

Guard Anthony Edwards has certainly been an essential part of the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards played from a statistical perspective? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 44 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 43.7 Draftkings points a game.

In the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 105-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day, Edwards played exceptionally well. More specifically, Anthony Edwards tallied 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Timberwolves win over the Mavericks just mentioned, Anthony Edwards accumulated 49.5 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 opinion, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Russell Westbrook, Point Guard, Denver Nuggets $7,600

Veteran point guard Russell Westbrook has been a key contributor to the Denver Nuggets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s examine Westbrook’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 44 games that point guard Russell Westbrook has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Westbrook has averaged 33.1 Draftkings points a game.

In summary, I fully expect Russell Westbrook to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Nikola Jokic, Center (Denver Nuggets) $14,000: Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,800: Naz Reid, Power Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,400.

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Hans Geevers

I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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