Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Cardinals vs. Rams 12/28/24

This Saturday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals 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 Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Kyren Williams, Running Back, Los Angeles Rams $10,600

Talented Los Angeles running back Kyren Williams has certainly been a key contributor to the Rams offense in 2024. Let’s review Williams relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 15 games that Kyren Williams has played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL regular season, Williams has compiled an impressive 1,243 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 31 receptions, 166 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Last week, in the Los Angeles Rams dominating 19-9 victory over the New York Jets, Los Angeles running back Kyren Williams tallied 122 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, two receptions and 17 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Rams win over the New York Jets just mentioned, Kyren Williams accumulated a whopping 22.9 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

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 summary, I think running back Kyren Williams is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Puka Nacua, Wide Receiver, Los Angeles Rams $11,000

In addition to running back Kyren Williams, wide receiver Puka Nacua has been an essential part of the Los Angeles Rams offense this season.

In the ten games that Puka Nacua has played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL regular season, Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford has targeted Nacua a robust 92 times. In those 92 targets just noted, Nacua amassed 69 receptions, 861 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Kyler Murray, Quarterback (Arizona Cardinals) $10,000: Tre McBride, Tight End (Arizona Cardinals) $9,200: Tutu Atwell, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Rams) $2,600.