Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Cardinals vs. Cowboys 11/3/25

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys 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 Monday night’s Cardinals vs. Cowboys matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Kyler Murray, Quarterback, Arizona Cardinals $9,600

Quarterback Kyler Murray has been a solid performer for the Arizona Cardinals this season. With that said, how has Murray performed from a data 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 his overall contributions to his team.

In the five games that quarterback Kyler Murray has played for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 NFL regular season, Murray has amassed 962 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, 173 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Last month, in the Tennessee Titans 22-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona starting quarterback Kyler Murray played rather well. Let me be more specific. In the Titans defeat of the Cardinals, Murray compiled 200 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and 41 rushing yards.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Titans win over the Arizona Cardinals, Kyler Murray tallied a robust 18.1 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Kyler Murray’s matchup in this game. Why? The Dallas Cowboys defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of eight games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Dallas Cowboys rank an abysmal 32nd in total Draftkings points allowed (24.9) to the quarterback position a game.

In my view, Kyler Murray is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Trey McBride, Tight End, Arizona Cardinals $9,000

In addition to quarterback Kyler Murray, tight end Trey McBride has been a key contributor for the Arizona Cardinals in 2025.

In the seven games that tight end Trey McBride has played for the Arizona Cardinals this season, Arizona quarterbacks have targeted McBride a whopping 66 times. In those 66 targets just noted, McBride compiled 47 receptions, 421 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.

In conclusion, I fully expect Trey McBride to continue his outstanding play in Monday night’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Dak Prescott, Quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) $10,400: Javonte Williams, Running Back (Dallas Cowboys) $10,000: Jake Ferguson, Tight End (Dallas Cowboys) $8,000: Zonovan Knight, Running Back (Arizona Cardinals) $7,000: Brandon Aubrey, Kicker (Dallas Cowboys) $5,400.