Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Buccaneers vs. Saints 10/13/24

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints 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.

*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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Alvin Kamara, Running Back, New Orleans Saints, $10,600

New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara was the driving force behind the New Orleans Saints success on the offensive side of the football in the 2023 NFL regular season. Having stated that, how did Kamara perform from a statistical perspective last season? Let’s review Alvin Kamara’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 13 games that running back Alvin Kamara played for the New Orleans Saints in the 2023 NFL regular season, Kamara tallied an impressive 694 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 75 receptions, 466 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Now that we have determined how Alvin Kamara played last season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 NFL regular season. Two weeks ago, in the Atlanta Falcons 26-24 win over the New Orleans Saints, running New Orleans back Alvin Kamara accumulated 77 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, seven receptions, and 42 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Falcons victory over the Saints just noted, Alvin Kamara accumulated 24.9 Draftkings points a game. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Alvin Kamara is playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Additionally, I like Alvin Kamara from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through five games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Buccaneers are ranked a rather low 20th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (23.7) to opposing running backs.

Flex Plays

Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $9,600

Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has certainly played at a high level to this point in the 2024 NFL regular season. Two weeks ago, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield accumulated a massive 347 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and added ten rushing yards.

I fully expect Baker Mayfield to continue his outstanding play versus the Atlanta Falcons vulnerable secondary on Thursday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Chris Godwin, Wide Receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $9,800: Chris Olave, Wide Receiver (New Orleans Saints) $9,200.