Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Raiders vs. Broncos 11/6/25

This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Las Vegas Raiders and the Denver Broncos. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Denver Broncos 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 tomorrow night’s Raiders vs. Broncos matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Bo Nix, Quarterback, Denver Broncos $10,600

Quarterback Bo Nix has been a standout performer for the Denver Broncos this season. With that said, how has Nix performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the nine games that quarterback Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2025 NFL regular season, Nix has amassed 1,976 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, 207 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the nine games that Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos this season, Nix has averaged 21.1 Draftkings points a game.

Three weeks ago, in the Denver Broncos thrilling 33-32 win over the New York Giants, Denver starting quarterback Bo Nix certainly played at a high level. In the Denver Broncos defeat of the Giants, Nix compiled 279 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 48 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Broncos victory over the New York Giants just mentioned, Bo Nix tallied a massive 40 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Bo Nix’s matchup in this game. Why? The Las Vegas Raiders defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of nine games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Las Vegas Raiders rank a rather low 18th in total Draftkings points allowed (17.6) to the quarterback position a game.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA 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, Bo Nix is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Ashton Jeanty, Running Back (Las Vegas Raiders) $10,200: Brock Bowers, Tight End (Las Vegas Raiders) $9,800: RJ Harvey, Running Back (Denver Broncos) $5,600: Evan Engram, Tight End (Denver Broncos) $4,400.