Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: North Carolina vs. Clemson 2/10/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's North Carolina vs. Clemson matchup.
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Clemson Tigers
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Clemson Tigers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Clemson Tigers 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 tonight’s North Carolina vs. Clemson matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Viktor Lakhin, Center, Clemson Tigers $8,000
Talented center Viktor Lakhin has been the leader in the paint that the Clemson Tigers have needed to win games this season. Let’s review the senior center’s recent player data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 24 games that center Viktor Lakhin has played for the Clemson Tigers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Lakhin is averaging a robust 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1,5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals a game.
Examining the the data just presented more closely, in the 24 games that Vikor Lakhin has played for the Clemson Tigers this season, Lakhin has compiled a field goal percentage of 49.5%, a three-point percentage of 36.6% and a free throw percentage of 70.8%.
More recently, in the Clemson Tigers impressive 77-71 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels two days ago, Viktor Lakhin played at a high level. Lakhin amassed a massive 22 points, four rebounds, two assists and three blocks in the Duke Blue Devils win over the Boston College Eagles.
I also like Viktor Lakhin’s matchup in this contest. The reason? The North Carolina Tar Heels defense has struggled in the paint at times this season. Let me be more specific. The Tar Heels arrive at this evening’s game ranked 202nd the nation in total rebounds allowed a game (34.9) to opposing teams. Frankly, that is not good. In summary, I fully expect Lakhin to prosper from a fantasy perspective this evening.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game Draftkings slate.
In my view, Viktor Lakhin presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one game DFS slate. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Clemson Tigers center Viktor Lakhin at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
RJ Davis, Guard, North Carolina Tar Heels $10,000
Senior guard RJ Davis has been an outstanding floor general for the North Carolina Tar Heels this season. With that said, how has Davis performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Davis’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.
In the 24 games that guard RJ Davis has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Davis is averaging 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect RJ Davis to continue his quality play in tonight’s NCAA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Chase Hunter, Guard (Clemson) $11,600: Drake Powell, Forward (North Carolina) $5,400: Ian Schieffelin, Forward (Clemson) $11,000: Seth Trimble, Guard (North Carolina) $7,600.
