Draftkings CFL Showdown Picks: Stampeders vs. Redblacks 7/26/24

The CFL presents a matchup between the Ottawa Redblacks and the Calgary Stampeders. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing my Draftkings picks for the Ottawa Redblacks vs. Calgary Stampeders game, let’s review an important note regarding the rules and scoring for the single game showdown contests.

For those readers who are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single game showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

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*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate. Remember, once lineups lock you cannot swap players.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s Calgary Stampeders vs. Ottawa Redblacks matchup.

Draftkings CFL Showdown Picks

Jake Maier, Quarterback, Calgary Stampeders $11,500

How important was Calgary quarterback Jake Maier to the Stampeders offense in the 2023 CFL regular season? Let’s review Jake Maier’s relevant key player game data from the 2023 CFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 18 games that quarterback Jake Maier played for the Calgary Stampeders in the 2023 CFL regular season, Maier averaged a respectable 235.8 passing yards and 1.1 passing touchdowns a game.

Now that we have established how well Calgary Stampeders quarterback Jake Maier played in the 2023 CFL regular season, let’s shift our focus to how the veteran Calgary Stampeders signal caller is playing in 2024.

Through six games played in the 2024 CFL regular season, Calgary Stampeders starting quarterback Jake Maier has averaged 259.8 passing yards and 1.8 passing touchdowns a game.

More recently, in the Calgary Stampeders impressive 25-24 victory over the BC Lions last week, Calgary quarterback Jake Maier accumulated 307 yards and three passing touchdowns.

Dru Brown, Quarterback, Ottawa Redblacks $12,100

Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown has certainly been playing quality football entering this week’s game with the Calgary Stampeders. Having stated that, how has Brown performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Dru Brown’s recent game data from the 2024 CFL regular season to answer that question.

In the six games that quarterback Dru Brown has played for the Ottawa Redblacks this season, Brown is averaging 259.3 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown a game.

Justin Hardy, Wide Receiver, Ottawa Redblacks $12,500

It’s fair to say that Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver Justin Hardy has been targeted by Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown early and often in the 2024 CFL regular season. Let me be more specific. In six games played for the Ottawa Redblacks this season, Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown has targeted wide receiver Justin Hardy a robust 47 times. In those 47 targets just noted, Hardy accumulated 32 receptions, 542 receiving yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns.

I fully expect Redblacks wide receiver Justin Hardy to continue his outstanding play on the football field tomorrow night in Ottawa.

Marken Michel, Wide Receiver, Calgary Stampeders $5,900

Through six games played for the Calgary Stampeders in the 2024 CFL regular season, Marken Michel has accumulated a massive 30 receptions, 299 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

In my opinion, Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Marken Michel presents the best value of any player on this slate at the affordable Draftkings price of only $5,900.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Dedrick Mills, RB (Calgary Stampeders) $9,000: Ryquell Armstead, RB (Ottawa Redblacks) $9,700: Reggie Begelton, WR (Calgary Stampeders) $11,200.