Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Raptors vs. 76ers 11/8/25
Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers
November 8, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers 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 Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,200
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 eight games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Maxey has averaged 33.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the eight games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey has compiled a 47.8% field goal percentage, a 47.9% three-point percentage and an 85.7% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Chicago Bulls thrilling 113-111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers four days ago, Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey accumulated 39 points, five rebounds, five assists, three blocks and one steal.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Chicago Bulls victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Maxey tallied a massive 61.8 Draftkings points.
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.
Flex Plays
VJ Edgecombe, Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $7,800
In addition to point guard Tyrese Maxey, rookie guard VJ Edgecombe has been a key contributor for the Philadelphia 76ers this season.
In the eight games that VJ Edgecombe has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Edgecombe has averaged 17.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocks a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Barnes, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $9,400: RJ Barrett, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $7,600: Trendon Watford, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $4,200.
