Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Falcons vs. Saints 11/10/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints 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 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Bijan Robinson, Running Back, Atlanta Falcons $10,800

Talented Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson has certainly been a key contributor to the Falcons offense in 2024. Let’s review Robinson’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the nine games that Bijan Robinson has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Robinson has compiled 632 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 38 receptions, 303 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

Three weeks ago, in the Atlanta Falcons 38-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Falcons running back Bijan Robinson tallied 95 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, three receptions, and ten receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Falcons win over the Panthers just mentioned, Bijan Robinson compiled a whopping 25.5 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Bijan Robinson from a general matchup perspective. Why? The New Orleans Saints have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through nine games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New Orleans Saints are ranked a rather low 23rd in total Draftkings points allowed a game (25.3) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 23rd in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In summary, I think running back Bijan Robinson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Kirk Cousins, Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons, $9,800

In the nine games that quarterback Kirk Cousins has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kirk Cousins has accumulated 2,328 passing yards and 17 passing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Atlanta Falcons 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month, Kirk Cousins accumulated a massive 509 passing yards and four passing touchdowns.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Falcons victory over the Buccaneers just noted, Kirk Cousins tallied a robust 38.4 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Darnell Mooney, Wide Receiver (Atlanta Falcons) $8,600: Derek Carr, Quarterback (New Orleans Saints) $8,800: Alvin Kamara, Running Back (New Orleans Saints) $11,000.