Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Rutgers vs. Michigan 2/27/25

The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Michigan Wolverines and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Michigan Wolverines vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 this evening’s Rutgers vs. Michigan matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Danny Wolf, Forward, Michigan Wolverines $12,000

Junior forward Danny Wolf has certainly been a standout performer for the Michigan Wolverines this season. The talented young forward has been one of the Wolverines most consistent and productive players this season. His versatility and unique skill set make Danny Wolf an invaluable asset to the team. With that said, let’s review Wolf’s relevant player data from the 2024 NCAA regular season.

In the 27 games that forward Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Wolf is averaging 12.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 27 games that Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines this season, Wolf has compiled a 50.6% field goal percentage, a 35.4 three-point percentage and a 62.6% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Michigan Wolverines 86-83 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes earlier this month, forward Danny Wolf played rather well. More specifically, Wolf tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Michigan Wolverines victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Wolverines win over the Ohio State Buckeyes just mentioned, Danny Wolf amassed 41.3 Draftkings points.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA 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 Draftkings slate.

In my opinion, Michigan forward Danny Wolf is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Michigan forward Danny Wolf at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Ace Bailey, Guard, Rutgers Scarlet Knights $10,200

Freshman guard Ace Bailey has been a consistent scorer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, contributing significantly to the team’s overall success this season.

In the 20 games that Ace Bailey has played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Smith is averaging a robust 18.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 steals, and 1.3 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Dylan Harper, Guard (Rutgers) $12,400: Vladislav Goldin (Michigan) $10,600: Will Tschetter, Forward (Michigan) $2,600.