Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Mavericks 2/8/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for this afternoon's Rockets vs. Mavericks matchup.
Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 pots. 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 afternoon’s Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $9,600
Veteran guard Kyrie Irving has emerged as the backcourt leader that the Dallas Mavericks have needed to secure victories this season. To assess his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Irving’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 40 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a robust 24.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 40 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks this season, Irving is averaging 41.1 Draftkings points.
Earlier today, the Dallas Mavericks announced that newly acquired center Anthony Davis will play in this afternoon’s NBA regular season game. In my view, the addition of Anthony Davis to the Mavericks starting lineup should elevate Kyrie Irving’s ability to produce fantasy points in this 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In summary, I think Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $9,400
In the 48 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging 44.1 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Brooklyn Nets 99-97 victory over the Houston Rockets, Alperen Sengun certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Sengun accumulated a rather impressive 24 points, 20 rebounds, four assists and one block in the Brooklyn Nets win over the Houston Rockets.
In conclusion, I fully expect Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun 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 game (Draftkings price noted): Amen Thompson, Guard (Houston Rockets) $9,000: Daniel Gafford, Center (Dallas Mavericks) $8,000: Dante Exum, Small Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $4,000.
