Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Falcons 12/22/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Giants vs. Falcons matchup.
New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
December 22, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons 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 York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Bijan Robinson, Running Back, Atlanta Falcons $12,000
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 14 games that Bijan Robinson has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Robinson has compiled 1,102 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns, 54 receptions, 411 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Chargers 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons three weeks ago, Falcons running back Bijan Robinson tallied 102 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, six receptions and 33 receiving yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Chargers win over the Atlanta Falcons just mentioned, Bijan Robinson compiled a whopping 28.5 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 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
Drake London, Wide Receiver, Atlanta Falcons $10,400
In addition to Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London has been the driving force behind the Atlanta Falcons ability to win games this season.
In the 14 games that Drake London has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Atlanta starting quarterback Kirk Cousins has targeted London a robust 119 times. In those 119 targets just noted, London amassed 78 receptions, 919 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.
Six weeks ago, in the New Orleans Saints 20-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta wide receiver Drake London played exceptionally well. More specifically, London tallied a massive eight receptions and 97 receiving yards in the New Orleans Saints victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Ray-Ray McCloud III, Wide Receiver, (Atlanta Falcons) $4,800: Wan’Dale Robinsons, Wide Receiver (New York Giants) $6,200: Devin Singletary, Running Back (New York Giants) $4,400.
