The NCAA presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Miami Hurricanes 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 evening’s Notre Dame vs. Miami matchup.
Draftkings NCAA Football Showdown Picks
Jeremiyah Love, Running Back, Notre Dame $12,200
Junior running back Jeremiyah Love was a solid performer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last season. Having stated that, how did Love perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented running back’s relevant key player game data from the 2024 NCAA season to answer that question.
In the 16 games that running back Jeremiyah Love played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2024 NCAA season, Love amassed 1,125 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns, 28 receptions, 237 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 16 games that running back Jeremiyah Love played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2024, Love averaged a robust 18.4 Draftkings points a game.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA Football 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, Jeremiyah Love is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love at the captain position for this one game NCAA Football DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Joshisa Trader, Wide Receiver, Miami Hurricanes $9,600
Sophomore wide receiver Joshisa Trader certainly played well for the Miami Hurricanes last season (in limited playing time) when presented the opportunity.
In the three games that wide receiver Joshisa Trader played for the Miami Hurricanes in the 2024 NCAA season, Trader accumulated six receptions, 61 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Joshisa Trader to play at a high-level in this evening’s matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Why? I think that the Miami Hurricanes coaching staff has plans for Trader from an offensive standpoint in the 2025 NCAA season.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NCAA regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): CJ Carr, Quarterback (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) $10,800: Carson Beck, Starting Quarterback (Miami Hurricanes) $11,800: CJ Daniels, Wide Receiver (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) $8,800.