Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Jaguars vs. Bears 10/13/24

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears 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.

*It should be noted that this regular season contest is part of the NFL International Series. The game will be played in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this Draftkings Showdown NFL contest.

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 week’s Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-D’Andre Swift, Running Back, Chicago Bears $9,800

How important has Chicago running back D’Andre Swift been to the Bears offense in 2024? Let’s review Swift’s relevant player data to answer that question.

In the five games that D’Andre Swift has played for the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL regular season, Swift compiled an impressive 234 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 15 receptions, and 165 receiving yards.

More recently, in the Chicago Bears dominating 36-10-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers last week, Chicago running back D’Andre Swift tallied 73 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, two receptions, and 47 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Bears win over the Carolina Panthers just mentioned, D’Andre Swift accumulated a whopping 20.1 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like D’Andre Swift from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Jacksonville Jaguars defense has had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through five games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are ranked a rather low 28th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (27.3) to opposing running backs. Let us not forget that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 28th in any defensive category is not good.

In summary, I think running back D’Andre Swift is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tank Bigsby, Running Back, Jacksonville Jaguars $7,000

Last week, in the Jacksonville Jaguars 37-34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby accumulated 101 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, one reception, and 28 receiving yards. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Jacksonville running back Tank Bigsby is playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Chicago Bears.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Caleb Williams, Quarterback, (Chicago Bears) $8,800: DJ Moore, Wide Receiver (Chicago Bears) $9,800: Trevor Lawrence, Quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars) $8,600.