Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Lions vs. 49ers 12/30/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Lions vs. 49ers matchup.
Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
December 30, 2024 8:15 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions 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 Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Brock Purdy, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, $9,400
Brock Purdy has been a standout quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers since his arrival in the NFL last year. With that statement in mind, what do the statistics say about Purdy’s performance in 2024? To answer this question, let’s examine Purdy’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season.
In the 14 games that Brock Purdy has played for the San Francisco 49ers the 2024 NFL regular season, Purdy has compiled 3,467 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, 311 rushing yards, and four rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the San Francisco 49ers thrilling 30-24 win over the Chicago Bears three weeks ago, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy tallied 325 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and 11 rushing yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the San Francisco 49ers victory over the Chicago Bears, quarterback Brock Purdy accumulated an impressive 25.1 Draftkings points.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game NFL DFS Draftkings slate.
In my view, Brock Purdy is the most likely player to score the most DFS points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
George Kittle, Tight End, San Francisco 49ers $9,000
For my lead flex play, I am going to roll with talented San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. In the 13 games that George Kittle has played for the 49ers this season, Kittle has accumulated a robust 68 receptions, 967 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle to play at a high level versus the Detroit Lions on Monday night.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Jared Goff, Quarterback (Detroit Lions) $9,800: Jameson Williams, Wide Receiver (Detroit Lions) $8,000: Patrick Taylor Jr., Running Back (San Francisco 49ers) $6,400: Sam LaPorta, Tight End (Detroit Lions) $5,800.
