
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Knicks 1/17/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Timberwolves vs. Knicks matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks
January 17, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks 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 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,200
In my view, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards is undoubtedly one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has Edwards performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Edwards relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 40 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging 43.3 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 108-106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. More specifically, Edwards accumulated 37 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards compiled a whopping 61.8 Draftkings 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 opinion, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to score the DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. Therefore, I am selecting Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards as the captain for this single-game DraftKings Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Karl Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $11,000
Talented center Karl Anthony Towns been a key contributor to the New York Knicks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Towns recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 38 games that center Karl Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns is averaging 25.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Karl Anthony Towns to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,600: Josh Hart, Small Forward (New York Knicks) $9,200.