Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Magic 2/8/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic matchup.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Orlando Magic and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Orlando Magic vs. San Antonio Spurs 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 evening’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $11,400
Center Victor Wembanyama has been a standout performer for the San Antonio Spurs this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young center played from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Wembanyama’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 43 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a robust 54.3 Draftking points a game.
One week ago, in the San Antonio Spurs dominating 144-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Wembanyama played exceptionally well. In the Spurs victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, Victor Wembanyama compiled 30 points, 14 rebounds, one assist and six blocks.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the San Antonio Spurs win over the Bucks, Wembanyama tallied a massive 64.5 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS 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 opinion, Victor Wembanyama is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Stephon Castle, Guard, San Antonio Spurs $6,000
In addition to center Victor Wembanyama, rookie guard Stephon Castle has been a key contributor to the San Antonio Spurs offense this season. Let’s review Castle’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 48 games that guard Stephon Castle has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Castle has averaged a rather impressive 12.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $9,200: Paolo Banchero, Power Forward (Orlando Magic) $9,000: Franz Wagner, Small Forward (Orlando Magic) $8,800.
