Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Wisconsin vs. Michigan 3/16/25
Draftkings picks for today's Wisconsin vs. Michigan matchup.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan
March 16, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Big Ten matchup featuring the Michigan Wolverines and the Wisconsin Badgers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Michigan Wolverines vs. Wisconsin Badgers 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 afternoon’s Wisconsin vs. Michigan matchup.
Draftkings College Basketball Showdown Picks
Captain-Danny Wolf, Forward, Michigan Wolverines $11,800
Junior forward Danny Wolf has certainly been the driving force behind the Michigan Wolverines success on the basketball court this season. The talented young forward has been one of the Wolverines most consistent and productive players. His versatility and unique skill set make Danny Wolf an invaluable asset to the team. With that said, let’s review Wolf’s relevant player data from the 2024 NCAA regular season.
In the 33 games that forward Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Wolf is averaging 13.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.7 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 33 games that Danny Wolf has played for the Michigan Wolverines this season, Wolf has compiled a 50.6% field goal percentage, a 35% three-point percentage and a 61% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Michigan Wolverines dominant 86-68 win over the Purdue Boilermakers two days ago, forward Danny Wolf played rather well. More specifically, Wolf tallied 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and one block in the Michigan Wolverines victory over the Boilermakers.
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.
In my opinion, Michigan forward Danny Wolf is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s Big Ten Championship game. Having stated that, I am backing Michigan forward Danny Wolf at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tre Donaldson, Guard, Michigan Wolverines $8,600
In addition to Danny Wolf, junior guard Tre Donaldson has been a key contributor to the Michigan Wolverines overall team achievements this season.
In the 33 games that guard Tre Donaldson has played for the Michigan Wolverines this season, Donaldson has averaged a rather impressive 11.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals a contest.
In conclusion, I fully expect Tre Donaldson to continue his outstanding play in this afternoon’s Big Ten Championship game.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): John Tonje, Guard (Wisconsin Badgers) $10,600: Vladislav Goldin (Michigan) $11,200: Kamari McGee, Guard (Wisconsin Badgers) $5,600.
