Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Trail Blazers vs. Cavaliers 3/2/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
March 2, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers 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 today’s Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Evan Mobley, Forward, Cleveland Cavaliers $9,600
Veteran forward Evan Mobley has been a standout performer for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. Let’s take a look at the talented forward’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 53 games that Evan Mobley has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mobley is averaging a robust 18.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.6 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 53 games that Evan Mobley has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, Mobley is averaging 40.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies nine days ago, Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley played exceptionally well. More specifically, Mobley compiled 25 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and three steals in the Cavaliers over Memphis Grizzlies.
It should also be noted that the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that guard Donovan Mitchell will be miss this afternoon’s game. The lack of Mitchell in the Cavaliers lineup should open up more opportunities for Mobley to succeed from an offensive standpoint. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS contest.
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.
In my opinion, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Evan Mobley at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Darius Garland, Point Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $8,800
In addition to forward Evan Mobley, point guard Darius Garland has been a key contributor to the Cleveland Cavaliers offense this season.
In the 55 games that Darius Garland has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Garland has averaged 21.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Anfernee Simons, Guard (Portland Trail Blazers) $8,200: Donovan Clingan, Center (Portland Trail Blazers) $6,600.
