Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pelicans vs. Suns 2/28/25
Draftkings picks for today's New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns matchup.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns
February 28, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans 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 tonight’s New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $9,600
Talented guard Devin Booker has certainly been a solid player for the Phoenix Suns this season. With that said, how has Booker performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Booker’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 53 games that guard Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker is averaging a robust 44.5 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Phoenix Suns 135-127 win over the Utah Jazz three weeks ago, Phoenix guard Devin Booker played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Booker compiled 47 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and one steal in the Phoenix Suns victory over the Utah Jazz.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Phoenix Suns win over the Jazz just mentioned, Devin Booker amassed a massive 74.1 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, Devin Booker is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Kevin Durant, Power Forward, Phoenix Suns $10,200
In addition to Devin Booker, veteran power forward Kevin Durant has been a key contributor to the Phoenix Suns success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the 46 games that power forward Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Durant is averaging 45.1 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 upset win over the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix power forward Kevin Durant certainly played at a high level. Durant tallied 32.3 Draftkings points in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Zion Williamson, Power Forward (New Orleans Pelicans) $10,000: Grayson Allen, Shooting Guard (Phoenix Suns) $5,600.
