Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets 3/12/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Timberwolves vs. Nuggets matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
March 12, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
On Wednesday 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 this evening’s Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $9,800
Guard Anthony Edwards has certainly been an essential part of the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup 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 63 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a massive 45.6 Draftkings points a game.
Three days ago, in the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 125-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets, Edwards played rather well. More specifically, 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 opinion, 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 $13,200
In the 59 games that Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets this season, Jokic is averaging 28.9 points, 13 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 59 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic has amassed a 57.7% field goal percentage, a 43% three-point percentage and an 80.9% free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that the Denver Nuggets announced earlier today that Nikola Jokic is officially questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,600: Julius Randle, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,000: Christian Braun, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $6,600.
