Houston Roughnecks vs. Michigan Panthers
May 31, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
The UFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Houston Roughnecks and the Michigan Panthers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Houston Roughnecks vs. Michigan Panthers 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 Houston vs. Michigan matchup.
Draftkings UFL DFS Picks
Captain-Justin Hall, Wide Receiver, Houston Roughnecks $11,000
Wide receiver Justin Hall has certainly been a key contributor for the Houston Roughnecks this season. Let’s examine Hall’s game data from the 2025 UFL season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the eight games played in the 2025 UFL season, Houston Roughnecks quarterbacks have targeted wide receiver Justin Hall a whopping 83 times. In those 83 targets, Hall tallied 58 receptions, 479 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the eight games that Justin Hall has played for the Houston Roughnecks this season, Hall is averaging a rather impressive 14.3 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the Houston Roughnecks 24-21 win over the DC Defenders last week, Houston wide receiver Justin Hall played exceptionally well. More specifically, Hall compiled ten receptions and 126 receiving yards in the Roughnecks defeat of the DC Defenders.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings UFL 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 construct your lineups.
In my opinion, Justin Hall is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this UFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Houston Roughnecks wide receiver Justin Hall at the captain position for this one game Draftkings UFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jalen McClendon, Quarterback, Houston Roughnecks $10,000
In the six games that talented quarterback Jalen McClendon has played for the Houston Roughnecks this season, McClendon has amassed 1,271 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, 93 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the six games that Jalen McClendon has played for the Houston Roughnecks this season, McClendon is averaging 16.2 Draftkings points a contest.
In conclusion, I fully expect Houston Roughnecks signal caller Jalen McClendon to continue his outstanding play in Saturday’s matchup with the Michigan Panthers.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this week’s UFL regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Perkins, Quarterback (Michigan Panthers) $11,200: Malik Turner, Wide Receiver (Michigan Panthers) $8,400: Nate McCrary, Running Back (Michigan Panthers) $5,000.
