Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Oklahoma vs. Michigan 12/18/24
Draftkings picks for tonight's Oklahoma Sooners vs. Michigan Wolverines matchup.
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Michigan Wolverines
December 18, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma Sooners and the Michigan Wolverines. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Michigan Wolverines 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 Sooners vs. Michigan Wolverines matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalon Moore, Forward, Oklahoma Sooners $9,400
Talented senior forward Jalon Moore has emerged as the leader in the paint for the Oklahoma Sooners this season. With that in mind, what do the statistics say about Moore’s performance in 2024? To answer this question, let’s examine his game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season.
In the 14 games that Jalon Moore has played for the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Moore is averaging 17.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.7 steals a game.
More recently, in the Oklahoma Sooners impressive 94-78 win over the Alcorn State Braves 11 days ago, Jalon Moore certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Moore compiled a massive 20 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal in the Oklahoma Sooners victory over the Alcorn State Braves.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Sooners win over the Alcorn State Braves, Jalon Moore accumulated 27.8 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.
In my view, Jalon Moore is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, 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 $10,600
In addition to forward Jalon Moore, Oklahoma Sooners guard Jeremiah Fears has been a key contributor to the team’s success this season, especially with his scoring and playmaking abilities
In the 14 games that guard Jeremiah Fears has played for the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Jeremiah Fears is averaging a robust 16.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.4 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 14 games that guard Jeremiah Fears has played for the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Fears is averaging 31.6 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears to continue his outstanding play versus the Michigan Wolverines on Wednesday night.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Vladislav Goldin, Center (Michigan Wolverines) $8,200: Roddy Gayles, Guard (Oklahoma Sooners) $8,000.
