Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Commanders vs. Saints 12/15/24

On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the New Orleans Saints. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders 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 Washington Commanders vs. New Orleans Saints matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, Washington Commanders $12,000

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 question, let’s examine Jayden Daniels game data from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the 13 games that Jayden Daniels has played for the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Daniels amassed 2,819 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 590 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Dallas Cowboys 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders two weeks ago, 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.

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.

In summary, I think Jayden Daniels is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL game. For that specific reason, I am backing Washington Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Alvin Kamara, Running Back, New Orleans Saints $12,000

Alvin Kamara has undeniably been a significant asset to the New Orleans Saints offense in 2024. To evaluate his contribution, let’s examine Kamara’s statistics from this season to illuminate the impact he has made.

In the 13 games that Alvin Kamara has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kamara has compiled 938 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 64 receptions, 485 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Carolina Panthers 23-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints five weeks ago, New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara tallied 155 rushing yards, six receptions, sixty receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Panthers win over the New Orleans Saints, running back Alvin Kamara compiled a massive 30.5 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Terry McLaurin, Wide Receiver (Washington Commanders) $11,200: Zach Ertz, Tight End (Washington Commanders) $7,000.