Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Titans vs. Commanders 12/1/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Tennessee Titans. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders 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 Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, Washington Commanders $11,200

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has quickly proven his place in the NFL. With that said, what do the statistics say about Daniels performance this season? To address this, let’s examine Jayden Daniels game data from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the 12 games that Jayden Daniels has played for the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Daniels amassed 2,613 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 556 rushing yards, and five rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Dallas Cowboys 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders last week, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels compiled a massive 275 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 52 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

Upon examining the recently presented data more closely, in the Dallas Cowboys victory over the Washington Commanders just mentioned, Jayden Daniels tallied an impressive 32.4 DraftKings points.

Jayden Daniels certainly stands out from a general matchup standpoint. Why? The Tennessee Titans have struggled to contain opposing quarterbacks this season. To elaborate, after 12 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Tennessee Titans rank a dreadful 23rd in total DraftKings points allowed per game (16.8) to the quarterback position.

I believe Jayden Daniels is the player most likely to score the highest Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For this specific reason, I am backing Washington Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL DFS Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tony Pollard, Running Back, Tennessee Titans $10,600

In the 11 games that running back Tony Pollard has played for the Tennessee Titan in the 2024 NFL regular season, Pollard has compiled 800 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 33 receptions, and 178 receiving yards.

Last week, in the Tennessee Titans 32-27 upset win over the Houston Texans, Titans running back Tony Pollard accumulated 119 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, three receptions, and ten receiving yards. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard is playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Washington Commanders.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Jeremy McNichols. Running Back (Washington Commanders) $8,400: Calvin Ridley, Wide Receiver (Tennessee Titans) $8,800: Zach Ertz, Tight End (Washington Commanders) $5,800.