Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Pistons 11/14/25
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons
November 14, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons 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 tonight’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,000
Talented point guard Tyrese Maxey has been the floor general that the Philadelphia 76ers have needed to win games in 2025. With that said, how has Maxey performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the talented point guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Maxey has averaged a rather impressive 32.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 11 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey compiled a 45.8% field goal percentage, a 44.4% three-point percentage and an 88% free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Tyrese Maxey play in the game? In the Detroit Pistons thrilling 111-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers five days ago, Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey certainly played at a high level. In the Pistons defeat of the Philadelphia 76ers, Maxey amassed 33 points, four rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 38 minutes of play.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly indicates that Tyrese Maxey has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s NBA regular season matchup with the Detroit Pistons.
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 opinion, Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $8,200: Kelly Oubre, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $6,200: Duncan Robinson, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $4,400.
