
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Wizards vs. Mavericks 1/27/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Wizards vs. Mavericks matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Dallas Mavericks
January 27, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 tomorrow evening’s Washington Wizards vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $11,000
Talented guard Kyrie Irving has established himself as one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association. Let’s examine Kyrie Irving’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 36 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 24.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 115-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks five days ago, Kyrie Irving played rather well. More specifically, Irving tallied 36 points, four rebounds, nine assists and one steal in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Dallas Mavericks.
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, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Daniel Gafford, Center, Dallas Mavericks $8,600
In addition to point guard Kyrie Irving, center Daniel Gafford has been a key contributor to the Dallas Mavericks lineup this season.
In the 44 games that center Daniel Gafford has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gafford has averaged 12.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.6 blocks and 0.5 steals a game.
Two days ago, in the Boston Celtics 122-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford amassed 19 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, three blocks and one steal.
In conclusion, I fully expect Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jordan Poole, Point Guard (Washington Wizards) $9,000: Spencer Dinwiddie, Small Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $7,400: Alexandre Sarr, Power Forward (Washington Wizards) $6,800.