Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Broncos vs. Bills 1/12/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Broncos vs. Bills matchup.
Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills
January 12, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos 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 Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills, $12,400
Quarterback Josh Allen enters this week’s playoff matchup with the Denver Broncos playing simply outstanding football. With that said, how has Allen performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Josh Allen’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 17 games that Josh Allen has played for the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL regular season, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has compiled a massive 3,395 passing yards 25 passing touchdowns, 484 rushing yards, and added 11 rushing touchdowns.
Three weeks ago, in the Buffalo Bills thrilling 48-42 win over the Detroit Lions, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen tallied 362 passing yards, two rushing touchdowns, five receptions, 68 rushing yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Buffalo Bills victory over the Detroit Lions just noted, Josh Allen compiled a whopping 44.3 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my opinion, quarterback Josh Allen is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL playoff game. Having stated that, I am backing Buffalo Bills signal caller Josh Allen at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Khalil Shakir, Wide Receiver, Buffalo Bills $7,400
In addition to quarterback Josh Allen, wide receiver Khalil Shakir has been a standout performer for the Buffalo Bills offense this season.
In the 15 games that wide receiver Khalil Shakir has played for the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL regular season, Buffalo starting quarterback Josh Allen has targeted Shakir 100 times. In those 100 targets, Shakir accumulated 76 receptions, 821 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir to continue his quality play versus the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Bo Nix, Quarterback, (Denver Broncos) $10,400: Marvin Mims Jr., Wide Receiver (Denver Broncos) $7,000: Dalton Kincaid, Tight End (Buffalo Bills) $6,400.
