Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Clippers 3/6/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Clippers
March 5, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers 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 tonight’s Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,000
Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham is an exceptional young talent that is quickly establishing himself as one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association. With that said, how has Cunningham performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s dive into Cunningham’s relevant player data from this season to answer that question.
In the 57 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 25.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 57 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham has compiled a 45.8% field goal percentage, a 35.9% three-point percentage and an 85.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Detroit Pistons dominant 134-106 victory over the Utah Jazz three days ago, Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Cunningham amassed 29 points, nine assists and four steals in the Detroit Pistons win over the Utah Jazz.
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 opinion, Cade Cunningham is the most likely player to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $11,600
Point guard James Harden has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Clippers this season. Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 57 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a robust 46.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $9,400: Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $9,200.
