Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: North Carolina vs. Duke 2/1/25

The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Duke Blue Devils 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 tomorrow evening’s North Carolina vs. Duke matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Cooper Flagg, Guard, Duke Blue Devils $12,000

Freshman guard Cooper Flagg has quickly established himself as one of the best players in college basketball today. Having stated that, how has the talented young Duke guard performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Flagg’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 20 games that guard Cooper Flagg has played for the Duke Blue Devils in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Flagg is averaging a rather impressive 19.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 20 games that Cooper Flagg has played for the Duke Blue Devils this season, Flagg has compiled a field goal percentage of 48.7%, a three-point percentage of 32.9% and a free throw percentage of 81.1%.

Earlier this month, in the Duke Blue Devils convincing 88-63 victory over the Boston College Eagles, Cooper Flagg certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Flagg amassed 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and two steals in the Duke Blue Devils win over the Boston College Eagles.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Duke Blue Devils win over the Boston College Eagles just noted, Cooper Flagg tallied an impressive 47.8 Draftkings points.

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 opinion, Duke Blue Devils guard Cooper Flagg is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Duke Blue Devils guard Cooper Flagg at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

RJ Davis, Guard, North Carolina Tar Heels $10,400

Senior guard RJ Davis has been the driving force behind the North Carolina Tar Heels success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.

In the 21 games that guard RJ Davis has played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Davis is averaging 17.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.7 steals a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Drake Powell, Forward (North Carolina Tar Heels) $5,000: Tyrese Proctor, Guard (Duke Blue Devils) $6,200.