Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets 4/1/25
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
April 1, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
On Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets 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 tomorrow night’s Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,400
Guard Anthony Edwards has certainly been a standout performer for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards played from a statistical perspective? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 72 games that guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a massive 45.2 Draftkings points a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 72 games that Anthony Edwards has played this season, Edwards compiled a 44.1 field goal percentage, a 39.5% three-point percentage and an 83.9% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves convincing 125-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets earlier this month, Edwards played rather well. Anthony Edwards tallied 29 points, three rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
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. Remember to keep that in mind as you determine which player to select for this coveted position in your lineup.
In my view, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,600
In the 64 games that Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets this season, Jokic is averaging 29.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
It is noteworthy that the Denver Nuggets announced earlier today that Nikola Jokic is officially questionable for tomorrow night’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In conclusion, I like Nikola Jokic’s chances of playing at a high level in tomorrow night’s matchup with the Timberwolves.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $9,000: Julius Randle, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,000: Christian Braun, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $6,600.
