Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bears vs. Commanders 10/27/24

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

Before we dive into the Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders 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 Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Caleb Williams, Quarterback, Chicago Bears $10,000

How important has quarterback Caleb Williams been to the Chicago Bears offense this season? Let’s review Williams relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the six games that quarterback Caleb Williams has played for the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL regular season, Williams has compiled 1,317 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, and 169 rushing yards.

More recently, in the Chicago Bears 35-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars two weeks ago, Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams accumulated 226 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and added 56 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Bears victory over the Jaguars just noted, Caleb Williams compiled a massive 29.6 Draftkings points. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is definitely playing outstanding football entering this week’s regular season matchup with the Washington Commanders.

Additionally, I like Caleb Williams from a general matchup perspective. The Washington Commanders have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through seven games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Washington Commanders are ranked a rather low 20th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (17.4) to opposing quarterbacks.

In summary, I think Caleb Williams is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

DJ Moore, Wide Receiver, Chicago Bears $9,600

In addition to Caleb Williams, wide receiver DJ Moore has been a key contributor to the Chicago Bears offense this season.

In the six games that wide receiver DJ Moore has played for the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL regular season, Bears starting quarterback Caleb Williams has targeted DJ Moore a robust 47 times. In those 47 targets, DJ Moore tallied 31 receptions, 314 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

In summary, I fully expect DJ Moore to continue his outstanding play versus the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Brian Robinson Jr., Running Back (Washington Commanders) $9,000: Zach Ertz, Tight End (Washington Commanders) $5,200.