Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Cavaliers 1/27/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Pistons vs. Cavaliers matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
January 27, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,600
Point guard Cade Cunningham has certainly been a standout performer for the Detroit Pistons this season. Let’s dive into Cunningham’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 41 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 24.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 41 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham is averaging 50.7 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Orlando Magic’s 121-113 win over the Detroit Pistons two days ago, Cade Cunningham played rather well. More specifically, Cunningham compiled 35 points, five rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block in the Orlando Magic’s victory over 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 for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Cade Cunningham appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,600
In the 43 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a robust 40.5 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers, Donovan Mitchell certainly played exceptionally well. In the Cavaliers win over the Pacers, Mitchell amassed 35 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Indiana Pacers, Mitchell tallied a whopping 55.3 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,800: Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $5,000: Isaiah Stewart, Center (Detroit Pistons) $2,800.
