This Saturday night, the UFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Michigan Panthers and the St. Louis Battlehawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Michigan Panthers vs. St. Louis Battlehawks 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. St. Louis Battlehawks matchup.
Draftkings Picks
Captain-Jacob Saylors, RB, St. Louis Battlehawks $12,000
Talented running back Jacob Saylors has been the driving force behind the St. Louis Battlehawks success this season. Having stated that, how has Saylors performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Saylors relevant game data from the 2025 UFL regular season to answer that question.
In the four games that running back Jacob Saylors has played for the St. Louis Battlehawks this season, Saylors has compiled a UFL league leading 206 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 15 receptions and 179 receiving yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the four games that Jacob Saylors has played in the UFL this season, Saylors has averaged a robust 19.9 Draftkings points a game.
Three weeks ago, in the St. Louis Battlehawks 26-9 win over the San Antonio Brahmas, St. Louis running back Jacob Saylors certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Saylors amassed 46 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, three receptions and 25 receiving yards.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Jacob Saylors 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 Michigan Panthers.
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, Jacob Saylors is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this UFL regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with St. Louis Battlehawks running back Jacob Saylors at the captain position for this one game Draftkings UFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Bryce Perkins, Quarterback, Michigan Panthers $11,000
Quarterback Bryce Perkins has been a key contributor to the Michigan Panthers success on the football field in 2025. Let’s review Perkin’s game data from this season to illustrate the signal caller’s contributions to his team this season.
In the four games that Bryce Perkins has played for the Michigan Panthers this season, Perkins has tallied 688 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, 119 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Max Duggan, Quarterback (St. Louis Battlehawks) $10,400: Malik Turner, Wide Receiver (Michigan Panthers) $6,400.