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Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh 1/28/25

Draftkings picks for tonight's North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh matchup.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
January 28, 2025 9:00 pm EDT

On Tuesday evening, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Pittsburgh Panthers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers 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 tonight’s North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-RJ Davis, Guard, North Carolina Tar Heels $10,400

Senior guard RJ Davis has been the driving force behind the North Carolina Tar Heels success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has Davis performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Davis’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 21 games that guard RJ Davis has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Davis is averaging 17.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.7 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 21 games that RJ Davis has played for the Tar Heels this season, Davis has compiled a field goal percentage of 39.3%, a three-point percentage of 29.5% and a free throw percentage of 88.1%.

More recently, in the North Carolina Tar Heels impressive 102-96 win over the Boston College Eagles three days ago, RJ Davis played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Davis tallied 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Tar Heels victory over the Boston College Eagles.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the North Carolina Tar Heels win over the Pittsburgh Panthers just noted, RJ Davis accumulated a robust 38.8 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 view, RJ Davis is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing North Carolina guard RJ Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Zack Austin, Forward, Pittsburgh Panthers $8,000

Forward Zack Austin has certainly been a key contributor to the Pittsburgh Panthers offensive achievements this season. Let’s take a look at Austin’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 19 games that Zack Austin has played for the Pittsburgh Panthers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Zack Austin is averaging 21.2 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Jaland Lowe, Guard (Pittsburgh Panthers) $12,200: Drake Powell, Forward (North Carolina Tar Heels) $5,400.

Hans Geevers's Free Pick: See Above

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Hans Geevers

I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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