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Draftkings Best UFL Showdown Picks: DC vs. St. Louis 6/8/25

DC Defenders vs. St. Louis Battlehawks
June 8, 2025 6:00 pm EDT

The UFL presents Draftkings football fans with a playoff matchup featuring the St. Louis Battlehawks and the DC Defenders. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the St. Louis Battlehawks vs. DC Defenders 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 Battlehawks vs. Defenders matchup.

Draftkings UFL Picks

Captain-Jordan Ta’amu, Quarterback, DC Defenders $11,000

Veteran quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has certainly been a standout performer for the DC Defenders this season. With that said, how has the talented UFL quarterback performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Ta’amu’s relevant game data from the 2025 UFL regular season to answer that question.

In the nine games that quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has played for the DC Defenders this season, Ta’amu has amassed 1,990 passing yards (second in UFL), 16 passing touchdowns (first in UFL), 178 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the nine games that Jordan Ta’amu has played for the Defenders this season, Ta’amu is averaging a robust 21.9 Draftkings points a contest.

Last month, in the DC Defenders 33-30 win over the Arlington Renegades, Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta’amu played exceptionally well. Ta’amu compiled 240 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and 21 rushing yards in the DC Defenders victory over the Renegades.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings UFL 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.

In my view, Jordan Ta’amu is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this UFL playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing DC Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta’amu at the captain position for this one game Draftkings UFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Cornell Powell, WR, DC Defenders $7,800

In addition to quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, wide receiver Cornell Powell has been a key contributor for the DC Defenders this season. Let’s examine Powell’s game data from the 2025 UFL season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the eight games played in the 2025 UFL season, DC Defenders starting quarterbacks have targeted wide receiver Cornell Powell 57 times. In those 57 targets, Rowland tallied 29 receptions, 418 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this UFL playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Jacob Saylors, Running Back (St. Louis Battlehawks) $9,400: Max Duggan, Quarterback (St. Louis Battlehawks) $10,000.

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