Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Broncos 10/19/25

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos 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 Giants vs. Broncos matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Bo Nix, Quarterback, Denver Broncos $10,800

Quarterback Bo Nix has certainly been a standout performer for the Denver Broncos this season. With that said, how has Nix performed from a data perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the six games that quarterback Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2025 NFL regular season, Nix has amassed 1,277 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, 124 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

More recently, in the Denver Broncos dominant 28-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last month, Denver quarterback Bo Nix certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Broncos defeat of the Bengals, Nix tallied 328 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 17 ushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Broncos victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Bo Nix compiled a rather impressive 29.7 Draftkings points.

I also like Bo Nix’s matchup in this game. Why? the New York Giants defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of six games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the New York Giants rank a rather low 20th in Draftkings points allowed (17.6) to the quarterback position a game.

In my view, Bo Nix is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Troy Franklin, Wide Receiver, Denver Broncos $6,400

In addition to quarterback Bo Nix, wide receiver Troy Franklin has been a key contributor for the Denver Broncos in 2025.

In the six games that wide receiver Troy Franklin has played for the Denver Broncos this season, Denver quarterback Bo Nix has targeted Franklin 36 times. In those 36 targets just noted, Franklin compiled 24 receptions, 250 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jaxson Dart, Quarterback (New York Giants) $10,200: Cam Skattebo, Running Back (New York Giants) $10,400: Marvin Mims, Wide Receiver (Denver Broncos) $4,000: Wil Lutz, Kicker (Denver Broncos) $5,000.