Draftkings NCAA Basketball Picks: Auburn vs. Kentucky 3/1/25

Tomorrow afternoon, the NCAA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Auburn Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Auburn Tigers vs. Kentucky Wildcats 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Auburn Tigers vs. Kentucky Wildcats matchup.

Draftkings NCAA College Basketball Showdown Picks

Captain-Otega Oweh, Guard, Kentucky Wildcats $10,600

Talented guard Otega Oweh has been an essential part of the Kentucky Wildcats starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has Oweh performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Oweh’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season to answer that question.

In the 28 games that guard Otega Oweh has played for the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Oweh is averaging 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 28 games that Otega Oweh has played for the Kentucky Wildcats this season, Oweh has compiled a 48.9% field goal percentage, a 33.8% three-point percentage and a 76.2% free throw percentage.

Last month, in the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-69 win over the Kentucky Wildcats, Wildcats guard Otega Oweh played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Oweh amassed 21 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and one steal in the Commodores victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Vanderbilt Commodores win over the Kentucky Wildcats just mentioned, Otega Oweh accumulated a robust 42.1 Draftkings points.

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 for this one game Draftkings slate.

In my view, Otega Oweh is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Johni Broome, Forward, Auburn Tigers $12,000

Forward Johni Broome has certainly been a key contributor to the Auburn Tigers team achievements this season. Let’s review the senior forward’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 26 games that Johni Broome has played for the Auburn Tigers in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Broome is averaging a rather impressive 44.8 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this NCAA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Denver Jones, Guard (Auburn) $5,200: Koby Brea, Guard (Kentucky) $6,800.