Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Buccaneers vs. Giants 11/24/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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 this week’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Giants matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $9,600

Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has undeniably been the driving force behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Mayfield performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Baker Mayfield’s game statistics from the 2024 season to answer that question.

In the ten games that quarterback Baker Mayfield has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baker Mayfield compiled a rather impressive 2,505 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, 192 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.

Baker Mayfield certainly stands out from a general matchup standpoint. Why? The New York Giants have struggled to contain opposing quarterbacks this season. To elaborate, after 11 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New York Giants rank 25th in total DraftKings points allowed per game (18.5) to the quarterback position.

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 Sunday night’s NFL regular season game.

In my opinion, Baker Mayfield is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield at the captain position for this NFL

Flex Plays

Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver, New York Giants $8,200

In the ten games that wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York starting quarterback Daniel Jones has targeted Robinson a robust 84 times. In those 84 targets just noted, Robinson amassed 56 receptions, 394 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

In summary, I fully expect New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Tampa Bay secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Tommy DeVito, Quarterback (New York Giants) $8,000: Tyrone Tracy Jr. Running Back (New York Giants) $9,000: Cade Otton. Tight End (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $8.400.