Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Thunder vs. Celtics 3/12/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow night's Thunder vs. Celtics matchup.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics
March 12, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics 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 tomorrow night’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $10,200
If the NBA playoffs began today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the number one seed in the Western Conference. A big reason why that is the case is talented point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. With that said, how has Gilgeous-Alexander performed from a statistical standpoint?
In the 63 games that the veteran point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a robust 32.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 63 games that center Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic has compiled a 52.5% field goal percentage, a 37.3% three-point percentage and a 90% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who won? How did Gilgeous-Alexander perform in the game? In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominant 105-92 win over the Boston Celtics in January, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander compiled a whopping 33 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and three steals.
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, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,000
In the 60 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging 27.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 60 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging a rather impressive 51.4 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Chet Holmgren, Forward (Oklahoma City Thunder) $7,600: Derrick White, Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,200.
