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Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Packers vs. Eagles 1/12/25

Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Packers vs. Eagles matchup.

Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
January 12, 2025 4:30 pm EDT

On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles 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 Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Saquon Barkley, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles $11,600

Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles success on the offensive side of the football this season. With that said, how has Barkley played from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Barkley’s relevant player data to answer that question.

In the 16 games that Saquon Barkley has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Barkley has compiled a massive 2,005 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 33 receptions, 278 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

More recently, in the Washington Commander’s impressive 36-33 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago, Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley tallied 122 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, two receptions and 17 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Washington Commanders win over the Philadelphia Eagles just mentioned, Saquon Barkley accumulated 30.1 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

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 DFS slate.

In summary, I think running back Saquon Barkley is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $11,000

In addition to running back Saquon Barkley, quarterback Jalen Hurts has been a key contributor to the Philadelphia Eagles offense this season. Let’s dive into Hurts relevant game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that starting quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Hurts tallied a robust 2,903 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 630 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Josh Jacobs, Running Back (Green Bay Packers) $10,600: A.J. Brown, Wide Receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) $10,200: Dallas Goedert, Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles) $5,800.

Hans Geevers's Free Pick: See Above

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I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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