Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Eagles vs. Ravens 12/1/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Eagles vs. Ravens matchup.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens
December 1, 2024 4:25 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles 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 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $10,800
Talented quarterback Jalen Hurts has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles offense this season. Having stated that, how has Hurts performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s dive into Hurts relevant game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that starting quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Hurts tallied a robust 2,376 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 417 rushing yards, and 11 rushing touchdowns.
In the Philadelphia Eagles decisive 34-6 win against the Dallas Cowboys three weeks ago, quarterback Jalen Hurts amassed an impressive 202 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 56 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.
Examining the statistics just presented further, in the Eagles triumph over the Cowboys, Jalen Hurts compiled 31.7 DraftKings points.
Jalen Hurts certainly stands out from a general matchup standpoint. The reason? The Baltimore Ravens have struggled to contain opposing quarterbacks this season. To elaborate, after 12 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Baltimore Ravens rank a rather a dreadful 29th in total DraftKings points allowed per game (20.6) to the quarterback position.
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.
In summary, I think Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,000
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has played at an exceptionally high level this season. Let’s review Jackson’s relevant game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 12 games that Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has accumulated 3,053 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, 599 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last month, Lamar Jackson played certainly played well. Let me be more specific. Jackson tallied a massive 290 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and 33 rushing yards.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back, (Baltimore Ravens) $10,800: A.J. Brown, Wide Receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) $10,200: Saquon Barkley, Running Back (Philadelphia Eagles) $10,600: Justice Hill, Running Back (Baltimore Ravens) $4,800.
