Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Rockets 2/26/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets matchup.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
February 26, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Prior to discussing the San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets 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 evening’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $9,000
Center Alperen Sengun has been a standout performer for the Houston Rockets this season. Şengun’s offensive versatility and his ability to contribute on the defensive side of the basketball have made him one of the rising stars in the National Basketball Association today.
In the 55 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging a massive 42.5 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Houston Rockets 100-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night, Rockets center Alperen Sengun certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Sengun compiled 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the Rockets win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Houston Rockets victory over the Milwaukee Bucks just mentioned, Alperen Sengun accumulated a robust 48.3 Dtaftkings 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 for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Alperen Sengun is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Amen Thompson, Guard, Houston Rockets $9,200
In addition to center Alperen Sengun, guard Amen Thompson been an essential part of the Houston Rockets starting lineup this season. Let’s review Thompson’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the 55 games that center Amen Thomspon played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Thompson is averaging an impressive 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.4 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Amen Thompson to continue his quality play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): De’Aaron Fox, Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $9,400: Jeremy Sochan, Power Forward (San Antonio Spurs) $7,000: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $6,200.
