Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Seahawks vs. Falcons 10/20/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Seahawks vs. Falcons matchup.
Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons
October 20, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks 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 Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Bijan Robinson, Running Back, Atlanta Falcons $10,200
Talented Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson has certainly been a key contributor to the Falcons offense in 2024. Let’s review Robinson’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the six games that Bijan Robinson has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Robinson has compiled 380 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 21 receptions, and 161 receiving yards.
More recently, in the Atlanta Falcons 38-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers last week, Falcons running back Bijan Robinson tallied 95 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, three receptions, and ten receiving yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Falcons win over the Panthers just mentioned, Bijan Robinson compiled a whopping 25.5 Draftkings points.
I definitely like Bijan Robinson from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Seattle Seahawks have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Seattle Seahawks are ranked a rather low 22nd in total Draftkings points allowed a game (21.4) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 22nd in any defensive category is clearly not good.
In summary, I think running back Bijan Robinson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Kirk Cousins, Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons, $8,600
In the six games that quarterback Kirk Cousins has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kirk Cousins has compiled 1,598 receiving yards and nine passing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Atlanta Falcons 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers three weeks ago, Kirk Cousins accumulated a massive 509 passing yards and four passing touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Falcons victory over the Buccaneers just noted, Kirk Cousins tallied a robust 38.4 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Drake London, Wide Receiver (Atlanta Falcons) $8,600: Geno Smith, Quarterback (Seattle Seahawks) $8,800: DK Metcalf, Wide Receiver (Seattle Seahawks) $8,400.
