Draftkings UFL Showdown Picks: Michigan vs. Arlington 5/10/25

This Saturday afternoon, the UFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Michigan Panthers and the Arlington Renegades. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Michigan Panthers vs. Arlington Renegades 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 Michigan Panthers vs. Arlington Renegades matchup.

Draftkings UFL Picks

Captain-Bryce Perkins, Quarterback, Michigan Panthers $11,400

Quarterback Bryce Perkins has been a solid performer for the Michigan Panthers this season. Let’s review Perkin’s game data from this season to illustrate the signal caller’s contributions to his team in 2025.

In the six games that Bryce Perkins has played for the Michigan Panthers this season, Perkins has tallied 1,111 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 209 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Michigan Panthers dominant 31-14 win over the DC Defenders last week, Michigan quarterback Bryce Perkins certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Perkins amassed 188 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 76 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Looking at the data just presented, in the Panthers defeat of the Defenders, Perkins compiled a massive 31.1 Draftkings points.

What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Bryce Perkins can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in this week’s UFL regular season matchup with the Arlington Renegades.

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 view, Bryce Perkins is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this UFL regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Michigan Panthers quarterback Bryce Perkins at the captain position for this one game Draftkings UFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Malik Turner, Wide Receiver, Michigan Panthers $8,600

In addition to quarterback Bryce Perkins, wide receiver Malik Turner has been a key contributor for the Michigan Panthers this season. Having stated that, how has Turner performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Turner’s relevant game data from the 2025 UFL regular season to answer that question.

In the six games that wide receiver Malik Turner has played for the Michigan Panthers in 2025, Turner has amassed 27 receptions, 245 receiving yards and two receiving yards.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Luis Perez, Quarterback (Arlington Renegades) $10,200: Toa Tua, Running Back (Michigan Panthers) $9,800: Isaiah Winstead, Wide Receiver (Arlington Renegades) $6,600.