Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Wizards vs. Jazz 3/19/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Washington Wizards vs. Utah Jazz matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Utah Jazz
March 19, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Washington Wizards. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards game let’s review the rules for the 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 evening’s Washington Wizards vs. Utah Jazz matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz $9,400
Talented center Walker Kessler has been a key contributor to the Utah Jazz’s success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has the veteran center performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Kessler’s relevant player data from this season to answer that question.
In the 52 games that center Walker Kessler has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Kessler has averaged a robust 11.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 0.6 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 52 games that Walker Kessler has played this season, Kessler has compiled a 69.8% field goal percentage, a 17.6% three-point percentage and a 54.5% free-throw percentage.
Last week, in the Memphis Grizzlies 128-102 dominant win over the Utah Jazz, Jazz center Walker Kessler certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Kessler accumulated nine points, 14 rebounds, five assists, six blocks and two steals in the Grizzlies victory over the Utah Jazz.
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.
In summary, I think Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Walker Kessler at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jordan Poole, Point Guard, Washington Wizards $9,000
Point guard Jordan Poole has brought a consistency and stability to the Washington Wizards offense that has been vital to the team’s overall achievements this season.
In the 57 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole has averaged 20.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Wizards point guard Jordan Poole to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Collin Sexton, Guard (Utah Jazz) $7,800: Alexandre Sarr, Center (Washington Wizards) $8,000.
