Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Eagles vs. Giants 10/9/25
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants
October 9, 2025 8:15 pm EDT
This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants 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 tomorrow night’s Eagles vs. Giants matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles $11,600
Veteran quarterback Jalen Hurts has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles success on the offensive side of the football this season. With that said, how has Hurts performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on Hurts overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that quarterback Jalen Hurts has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 NFL regular season, Hurts has compiled 889 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, 182 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
Last month, in the Philadelphia Eagles thrilling 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Jalen Hurts played exceptionally well. In the Eagles victory of the Los Angeles Rams, Hurts amassed 226 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 40 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Eagles defeat of the Rams just noted, Jalen Hurts tallied a massive 30 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly indicates that Jalen Hurts has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow night’s matchup with the New York Giants.
I also like Jalen Hurts matchup in this game. Why? The New York Giants defense has had issues containing the quarterback position this season. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of five games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the New York Giants rank a rather average 17th in total Draftkings points allowed (16.8) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Jalen Hurts is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Saquon Barkley, Running Back (Philadelphia Eagles) $11,600: Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver (New York Giants) $7,200: Theo Johnson, Tight End (New York Giants) $5,800.
