Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Lions vs. Ravens 9/22/25
Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens
September 22, 2025 8:15 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens 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 tonight’s Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,800
Veteran quarterback Lamar Jackson has certainly been a standout performer for the Baltimore Ravens in 2025. With that said, how has Jackson performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the two games that quarterback Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 NFL regular season, Jackson has amassed 434 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, 83 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
More recently, in the Buffalo Bills thrilling 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens two weeks ago, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Bills defeat of the Baltimore Ravens, Jackson tallied 209 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 70 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Buffalo Bills win over the Ravens just mentioned, Lamar Jackson compiled a whopping 29.36 Draftkings points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Football showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Lamar Jackson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver, Baltimore Ravens $8,400
In addition to Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers has been a key contributor for the Baltimore Ravens this season.
In the two games that Zay Flowers has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 NFL regular season, Baltimore starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has targeted Zay Flowers a massive 20 times. In those 20 targets just noted, Flowers compiled 14 receptions, 101 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jared Goff, Quarterback (Detroit Lions) $9,400: David Montgomery, Running Back (Detroit Lions) $6,200: Justice Hill, Running Back (Baltimore Ravens) $2,800.
