Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Rockets 2/21/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Timberwolves vs. Rockets matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets
February 21, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Prior to discussing the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets 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. Houston Rockets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,400
How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 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 45.6 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves convincing 133-109 win over the Denver Nuggets last month, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. More specifically, Anthony Edwards compiled 34 points, two rebounds, and nine assists in the Timberwolves victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Nuggets just mentioned, Anthony Edwards accumulated 45.7 Dtaftkings 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.
It is noteworthy that the Minnesota Timberwolves have listed Anthony Edwards as questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS contest.
In my view, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $9,600
In the 52 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging a massive 42.5 Draftkings points a game.
Last month, in the Houston Rockets 119-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, Alperen Sengun certainly played at a high level. Sengun accumulated a robust 32 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in the Rockets win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
In conclusion, I fully expect Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,000: Naz Reid, Power Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,400: Tari Eason, Power Forward (Houston Rockets) $6,400.
