Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Eagles 10/26/25
New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
October 26, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Giants 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 Sunday afternoon’s Giants vs. Eagles matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles $10,600
Talented quarterback Jalen Hurts has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Hurts performed from a data perspective in 2025? Let’s examine the veteran signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on Hurts overall contributions to his team.
In the seven games that Jalen Hurts has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 NFL regular season, Hurts has compiled 1,498 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns, 185 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.
Last week, in the Philadelphia Eagles thrilling 28-22 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts certainly played at a high level. For clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the Eagles defeat of the Minnesota Vikings, Hurts amassed 326 passing yards and three passing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Vikings just mentioned, Hurts tallied a robust 27 Draftkings points.
Additionally, I like Jalen Hurts matchup in this game. Why? The New York Giants defense has had issues containing the quarterback position this season. In the seven games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the New York Giants rank an abysmal 27th in total Draftkings points allowed (20.2) to the quarterback position a game.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did Hurts play in the game? Who prevailed? In the New York Giants 34-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago, Jalen Hurts accumulated 283 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 13 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
In my opinion, Jalen Hurts is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. With that said, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Saquon Barkley, Running Back (Philadelphia Eagles) $11,600: Jaxson Dart, Quarterback (New York Giants) $10,000: Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver (New York Giants) $8,200: Cam Skattebo, Running Back (New York Giants) $9,600: Dallas Goedert, Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles) $6,200.
