Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Wizards vs. Hornets 3/1/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow's Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets
March 1, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 tomorrow night’s Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $10,400
Talented point guard LaMelo Ball has certainly been a standout performer for the Charlotte Hornets this season. Despite the team’s struggles, LaMelo Ball continues to shine as an individual, showcasing his potential to be one of the NBA’s elite guards. With that said, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Ball’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 37 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged a robust 26.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Charlotte Hornets 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks last month, Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Ball compiled 23 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, one block and one steal in the Charlotte Hornets victory over the Mavericks.
Looking closer at the data just noted, in the Charlotte Hornets win over the Mavericks just mentioned, LaMelo Ball accumulated a whopping 50.8 Draftkings points. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, LaMelo Ball can post a high number of DFS points when playing the Dallas Mavericks. I fully expect that trend to continue later today.
In my opinion, Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing point guard LaMelo Ball at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $8,400
In the 51 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging a rather impressive 21.1 points. 3.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 51 games that guard Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards this season, Jordan Poole is averaging 36.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Miles Bridges, Forward (Charlotte Hornets) $9,600: Corey Kispert, Forward (Washington Wizards) $4,200: Marcus Smart, Guard (Washington Wizards) $3,400.
