Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Raiders vs. Buccaneers 12/8/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Raiders vs. Buccaneers matchup.
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
December 8, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Las Vegas Raiders. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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 Las Vegas Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $9,400
Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has undeniably been the driving force behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Mayfield performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Baker Mayfield’s game statistics from the 2024 season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that quarterback Baker Mayfield has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baker Mayfield compiled a rather impressive 3,034 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 229 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.
Baker Mayfield certainly stands out from a general matchup standpoint. The reason? The Los Vegas Raiders have struggled to contain opposing quarterbacks this season. To elaborate, after 13 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Las Vegas Raiders rank a rather low 26th in total DraftKings points allowed per game (18.4) to the quarterback position. Let us not forget that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Clearly, being ranked 26th in any defensive category in the NFL is not good.
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 Sunday night’s NFL regular season game.
In my view, Baker Mayfield is the prime candidate to score the highest DraftKings points in this game. Consequently, I am rolling with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield at the captain for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Brock Bowers, Tight End, Los Vegas Raiders $10,000
Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers has wasted little time showing the world that he belongs in the NFL.
In the 13 games that Brock Bowers has played for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Las Vegas Raiders quarterbacks have targeted Bowers a whopping 113 times. In those 113 targets just noted, Bowers accumulated 84 receptions, 884 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Jakobi Meyers, Wide Receiver (Las Vegas Raiders) $8,600: Mike Evans, Wide Receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $10,200: Bucky Irving, Running Back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $9,600.
