Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Oklahoma vs. Connecticut 3/21/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Oklahoma Sooners vs. Connecticut Huskies matchup.
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Connecticut Huskies
March 21, 2025 9:25 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a tournament matchup featuring the Oklahoma Sooners and the Connecticut Huskies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Connecticut Huskies game let’s review the rules for the 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 Sooners vs. Connecticut Huskies matchup.
Draftkings College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalon Moore, Forward, Oklahoma Sooners $8,400
Senior forward Jalon Moore has been a standout performer for the Oklahoma Sooners this season. With that in mind, what do the statistics say about Moore’s performance? To answer this question, let’s examine the talented forward’s game data from this season.
In the 33 games that Jalon Moore has played for the Oklahoma Sooners this season, Moore is averaging 16.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.6 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 33 games that forward Jalon Moore has played for the Oklahoma Sooners this season, Moore has compiled a 47.7% field goal percentage, a 39.1% three-point percentage and an 83.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Kentucky Wildcats 85-84 win over the Oklahoma Sooners eight days ago, Oklahoma forward Jalon Moore certainly played at a high level. Moore tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in the Wildcats victory over the Oklahoma Sooners.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Kentucky Wildcats win over the Sooners, Jalon Moore amassed 26.8 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.
In my view, Jalon Moore is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA tournament game. With that said, I am rolling with Oklahoma forward Jalon Moore at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jeremiah Fears, Guard, Oklahoma Sooners $12,200
In addition to forward Jalon Moore, Oklahoma Sooners guard Jeremiah Fears has been a key contributor to the team’s success this season.
In the 33 games that guard Jeremiah Fears has played for the Oklahoma Sooners this season, Jeremiah Fears is averaging a rather impressive 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s matchup with the Connecticut Huskies.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Alex Karaban, Forward (Connecticut Huskies) $11,200: Liam McNeeley, Forward (Connecticut Huskies) $10,000.
