Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Patriots vs. Titans 11/3/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Patriots vs. Titans matchup.
New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans
November 3, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New England vs. Tennessee Titans 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 New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans matchup.
NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Tony Pollard, Running Back, Tennessee Titans $9,200
Talented Tennessee running back Tony Pollard has certainly been a key contributor to the Titans offense in 2024. Let’s review Pollard’s recent statistical player data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the seven games that Tony Pollard has played for the Tennessee Titans in the 2024 NFL regular season, Pollard has compiled 494 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 21 receptions, and 109 receiving yards.
More recently, in the Tennessee Titans dominating 31-12 win over the Miami Dolphins four weeks ago, Tony Pollard certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Pollard accumulated 94 rushing yards, three receptions, and added 23 receiving yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Tennessee Titans victory over the Miami Dolphins just mentioned, Pollard tallied a robust 14.7 Draftkings points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.
It is noteworthy that the New England Patriots have had issues allowing fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through eight games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New England Patriots are ranked a rather low 28th in total Draftkings points allowed (26.9) a game to opposing running backs. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 28th in any defensive category is clearly not good.
*Earlier today, the Tennessee Titans officially listed running back Tony Pollard as questionable for this week’s contest with the New England Patriots.
In summary, I think Tony Pollard is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tennessee Tirans running back Tony Pollard at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Hunter Henry, Tight End, New England Patriots $8,000
In the eight games that tight end Hunter Henry has played for the Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL regular season, New England quarterbacks have targeted Hunter Henry 45 times. In those 45 targets just noted, Henry compiled 32 receptions, 358 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
I fully expect Hunter Henry to continue his outstanding play in Sunday afternoon’s matchup with the Tennessee Titans.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): DeMario Douglas, Wide Receiver, (New England Patriots) $6,800: Drake May, Quarterback (New England Patriots) $10,000: Nick Folk, Kicker (Tennessee Titans) $5,600.
