Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Lakers 2/27/25

On Thursday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 evening’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $9,400

How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves team this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 54 games that Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 45.9 Draftkings points a game.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this week. How did Anthony Edwards perform in the game? Who won the NBA regular season contest? In the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-87 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in December, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards compiled 23 points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Timberwolves victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Los Angeles Lakers just mentioned, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards amassed 34.5 Draftkings points.

It is noteworthy that the Minnesota Timberwolves have officially listed Anthony Edwards as questionable for today’s game due to injury. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.

In my view, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $10,200

Forward LeBron James has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Let’s examine LeBron James game statistics from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 52 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging 24.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 52 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, Davis is averaging a massive 51.1 Draftkings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,400: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $11,200.