Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Magic 2/27/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tomorrow night's Warriors vs. Magic matchup.
Golden State Warriors vs. Orlando Magic
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Orlando Magic. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Orlando Magic 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 tomorrow night’s Golden State Warriors vs. Orlando Magic matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $9,600
Talented point guard Stephen Curry has been the driving force behind the Golden State Warriors success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 49 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.
More recently, in the Golden State Warriors dominant 126-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks three days ago, Stephen Curry played exceptionally well. Curry compiled 30 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Mavericks just mentioned, Stephen Curry amassed a robust 48.1 Draftkings 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Franz Wagner, Small Forward, Orlando Magic $9,400
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is having a career year, averaging 25.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. With that said, let’s review Wagner’s game data from this season.
How has Wagner performed from a DFS perspective? In the 37 games that Franz Wagner has played for the Magic this season, Wagner is averaging 43.5 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Orlando Magic small forward Franz Wagner to continue his outstanding play in this NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $9,600: Paolo Banchero., Power Forward (Orlando Magic) $9,000: Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,200.
