Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Suns vs. Mavericks 3/9/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for today's Suns vs. Mavericks matchup.
Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks
March 9, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns 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 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 afternoon’s Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kevin Durant, Forward, Phoenix Suns $11,800
Talented forward Kevin Durant has emerged as the pivotal leader that the Phoenix Suns have needed to win games this season. To evaluate his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Durant’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 50 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Durant has averaged an impressive 26.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 50 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Durant has compiled a 52.9% field goal percentage, a 39.9% three-point percentage and an 82.6% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Kevin Durant perform in the game? In the Dallas Mavericks 98-89 win over the Phoenix Suns in December, Phoenix forward Kevin Durant compiled a whopping 35 points, three rebounds and two assists.
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 opinion, Kevin Durant is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $11,600
In addition to forward Kevin Durant, guard Devin Booker has been a key contributor to the Phoenix Suns team achievements this season.
In the 57 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged an impressive 26.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 57 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Durant has averaged 44.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Naji Marshall, Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,800: Klay Thompson, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $8,200: Bradley Beal, Guard (Phoenix Suns) $8,600.
