Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Thunder vs. Timberwolves 2/13/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Thunder vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
February 13, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 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 this evening’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $12,000
If the NBA playoffs started today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the number one seed in the Western Conference. A big reason why the Thunder have played so well this season is point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Let’s examine Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 52 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a massive 32.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.
Last night, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played rather well. Let me be more specific. Gilgeous-Alexander compiled 32 points, five rebounds, nine assists, and two steals in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s victory over the Miami Heat.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Thunder’s win over the Miami Heat just mentioned, point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander amassed a robust 57.3 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.
In my opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,600
In the 53 games that Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 45.6 Draftkings points a game.
It should be noted that Anthony Edwards has been listed as questionable on the Timberwolves official injury report for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS contest.
In conclusion, I fully expect Anthony Edwards to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,600: Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,200: Isaiah Joe, Guard (Oklahoma City Thunder) $4,000.
