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Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Commanders vs. Buccaneers 1/12/25

Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Commanders vs. Buccaneers matchup.

Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
January 12, 2025 8:00 pm EDT

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

Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Commanders 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 Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $9,800

Quarterback Baker Mayfield has undoubtedly been the driving force behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers success this season. With that said, 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 17 games that quarterback Baker Mayfield has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baker Mayfield compiled a robust 4,500 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 378 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers convincing 48-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago, Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield tallied 359 passing yards and five passing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win over the Panthers just mentioned, Baker Mayfield accumulated 37.6 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 Sunday night’s NFL regular season game.

In my view, Baker Mayfield is the prime candidate to score the highest DraftKings points in this game. Consequently, I am rolling with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield at the captain for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Jalen McMillan, Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $7,600

For my lead flex play, I am going to roll with talented Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan. In the 13 games that McMillan has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL regular season, McMillan has accumulated 37 receptions, 461 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns and 43 rushing yards.

In conclusion, I fully expect Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan to continue to play at a high level versus a vulnerable Washington Commanders secondary on Sunday night.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bucky Irving, Running Back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $10,000: Jayden Daniels, Quarterback (Washington Commanders) $11,000: Austin Ekeler, Running Back (Washington Commanders) $4,800.

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Hans Geevers

I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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