Draftkings NBA DFS Picks: Timberwolves vs. Kings 11/9/25

On Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings game let’s review the rules for the 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 Timberwolves vs. Kings matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Rudy Gobert, Center, Minnesota Timberwolves $6,400

Talented center Rudy Gobert has been the leader in the paint that the Minnesota Timberwolves have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Gobert performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the veteran center’s relevant game data from the 2025 NBA regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the nine games that Rudy Gobert has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2025 NBA regular season, Gobert has averaged 9.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 blocks and 0.4 steals a game.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the nine games that center Rudy Gobert has played for the Timberwolves this season, Gobert has compiled a 73.5% field goal percentage and a 53.6% free throw percentage.

Last month, in the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-105 win over the over the Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota center Rudy Gobert certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Timberwolves victory over the Hornets, Gobert tallied 14 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Timberwolves defeat of the Charlotte Hornets, Gobert amassed a whopping 49.2 Draftkings points.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Sacramento Kings.

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, Rudy Gobert’s reasonable Draftkings price of only $6,400 presents the best fantasy value on this slate. For that specific reason, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.