Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Dolphins vs. Packers 11/28/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Dolphins vs. Packers game.
Miami Dolphins vs. Green Bay Packers
November 28, 2024 8:20 pm EDT
This Thursday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins 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 Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jordan Love, Quarterback, Green Bay Packers $9,600
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love has been instrumental in the Green Bay Packers success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Love performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Jordan Love’s relevant key player game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the nine games that Jordan Love has played for the Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Love has amassed a robust 2,244 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 48 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
More recently, in the Green Bay Packers 20-19 win over the Chicago Bears two weeks ago, Green Bay signal caller Jordan Love accumulated 261 passing yards, one passing touchdowns, 18 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Green Bay Packers victory over the Chicago Bears, Jordan Love compiled 21.2 Draftkings points. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is definitely playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins.
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 determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.
In my opinion, Jordan Love is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Green Bay starting quarterback Jordan Love at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Josh Jacobs, Running Back, Green Bay Packers $10,000
In addition to quarterback Jordan Love, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs has been a key contributor to the Packers offensive success this season.
In the 11 games that running back Josh Jacobs has played for the Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Jacobs tallied 944 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 23 receptions, and one receiving touchdown.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): De’Von Achane, Running Back (Miami Dolphins) $10,800: Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback (Miami Dolphins) $9,000.
