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Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Wisconsin vs. Maryland 1/29/25

Draftkings picks for this evening's Wisconsin Badgers vs. Maryland Terrapins matchup.

Wisconsin Badgers vs. Maryland Terrapins
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm EDT

Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Wisconsin Badgers and the Maryland Terrapins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Wisconsin Badgers vs. Maryland Terrapins 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 Wisconsin Badgers vs. Maryland Terrapins matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Picks

Captain-Rodney Rice, Guard, Maryland Terrapins $6,800

Sophomore guard Rodney Rice has certainly been a solid player for the Maryland Terrapins this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young guard performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Rodney Rice’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 21 games that guard Rodney Rice has played for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Rice is averaging a robust 12.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 21 games that Rodney Rice has played for the Maryland Terrapins this season, Rice has compiled a field goal percentage of 44.8%, a three-point percentage of 36.2% and a free throw percentage of 84.1%.

Earlier this month, in the Maryland Terrapins thrilling 69-66 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Maryland guard Rodney Rice played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Rice accumulated 15 points, two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Maryland Terrapins victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Maryland Terrapins win over the Cornhuskers just mentioned, Rodney Rice tallied 24.5 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 view, Rodney Rice presents the best value of any player on this NCAA Basketball DFS slate. With that said, I am backing Maryland Terrapins sophomore guard Rodney Rice at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Derik Queen, Forward, Maryland Terrapins $10,800

In the 21 games that forward Derik Queen has played for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Queen is averaging 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 21 games that Derik Queen has played for the Maryland Terrapins this season, Queen is averaging 31.9 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Julian Reese, Forward (Maryland Terrapins) $12,400: John Tonje, Guard (Wisconsin Badgers) $9,400: Nolan Winter, Forward (Wisconsin Badgers) $7,600.

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I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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