Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Timberwolves 1/15/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Warriors vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 15, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors 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 Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,200
Guard Anthony Edwards has been a standout performer for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Edwards relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 39 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging 43.3 Draftkings points a game.
Nine days ago, in the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards played rather well. Let me be more specific. Edwards tallied 37 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Timberwolves win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Edwards compiled a massive 61.8 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
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, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,800
In the 31 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.
Earlier this month, in the Golden State Warriors convincing 139-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. Curry accumulated 30 points, six rebounds, ten assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Julius Randle, Power Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,800: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,800.
