Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: UCLA vs. Indiana 2/14/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's UCLA vs. Indiana matchup.
UCLA Bruins vs. Indiana Hoosiers
February 14, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Hoosiers and the UCLA Bruins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Hoosiers vs. UCLA Bruins 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 tonight’s UCLA Bruins vs. Indiana Hoosiers matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Picks
Captain-Oumar Ballo, Forward, Indiana Hoosiers $10,400
Senior forward Oumar Ballo has certainly been a solid player for the Indiana Hoosiers this season. With that said, how has the talented young forward performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Oumar Ballo’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 24 games that forward Oumar Ballo has played for the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Ballo is averaging 13.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.6 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 24 games that Oumar Ballo has played for the Indiana Hoosiers this season, Ballo has compiled a field goal percentage of 64.6% and a free throw percentage of 59.5%.
More recently, in the Indiana Hoosiers 71-67 victory over the Michigan State Spartans three days ago, Indiana forward Oumar Ballo played exceptionally well. Ballo amassed a massive 14 points, ten rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Indiana Hoosiers win over the Michigan State Spartans.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Indiana Hoosiers victory over the Michigan State Spartans just mentioned, Oumar Ballo tallied 31.5 Draftkings points.
In my opinion, Oumar Ballo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s NCAA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Indiana forward Oumar Ballo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Eric Dailey Jr., Guard, UCLA Bruins $8,800
Sophomore guard Eric Dailey Jr. has certainly been a key contributor for the UCLA Bruins this season. Let’s take a look at Dailey Jr.’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 24 games that guard Eric Dailey Jr. has played for the UCLA Bruins in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Dailey Jr. is averaging 11.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals 0.3 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 24 games that Eric Dailey Jr. has played for the UCLA Bruins this season, Dailey Jr. has compiled a field goal percentage of 52%, a three-point percentage of 37.5% and a free throw percentage of 73.1.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Kobe Johnson, Guard (UCLA Bruins) $10,200: Luke Goode, Forward (Indiana Hoosiers) $6,600.
