Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Raptors 10/29/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.
Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors
October 29, 2025 6:30 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors 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 Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $10,600
Talented center Alperen Sengun has been a solid contributor for the Houston Rockets this season. Having stated that, how has Sengun played from a data standpoint? Let’s examine Sengun’s relevant game data from the 2025 NBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran center’s overall contributions to his team.
In the three games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2025 NBA season, Sengun has averaged 25.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the three games that Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2025 NBA regular season, Sengun has compiled a 45.3% field goal percentage, a 58.3% three point percentage and an 84.6% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s thrilling 125-124 victory over the Houston Rockets, Houston center Alperen Sengun certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Thunder’s defeat of the Rockets, Sengun amassed 39 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Alperen Sengun can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Toronto Raptors.
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 view, Alperen Sengun is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular seaspn game. For that specific reason, I am backing Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun at the captain position for this one game DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Amen Thompson, Point Guard (Houston Rockets) $8,400: Scottie Barnes, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $9,600: Immanuel Quickley, Point Guard (Toronto Raptors) $7,800: Tari Eason, Forward (Houston Rockets) $6,000: Collin Murray-Boyles, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $5,000.
