Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Jazz 3/3/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Detroit Pistons vs. Utah Jazz matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Utah Jazz
March 3, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz 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 Utah Jazz vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,000
Point guard Cade Cunningham has certainly been an essential part of the Detroit Pistons starting lineup this season. 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 56 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 56 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham is averaging a robust 50.7 Draftkings points a game.
Last week, in the Detroit Pistons 117-97 victory over the Boston Celtics, Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Cunningham amassed 21 points, four rebounds, 11 assists and three steals Detroit Pistons win over the Boston Celtics.
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
Isaiah Collier, Point Guard, Utah Jazz $7,200
Talented point guard Isaiah Collier has brought a consistency and stability to the Utah Jazz offense that has been vital to the team’s overall achievements this season.
In the 52 games that Isaiah Collier has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Collier has averaged a respectable 7.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 0.8 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Isaiah Collier to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $8,200: Lauri Markkanen, Small Forward (Utah Jazz) $8,000: Ausar Thompson, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $5,800.
