Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Raiders vs. Colts 10/5/25

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Las Vegas Raiders and the Indianapolis Colts. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Indianapolis Colts 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 Raiders vs. Colts matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Daniel Jones, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts $9,800

Veteran quarterback Daniel Jones has been the driving force behind the Indianapolis Colts success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. Having stated that, how has Jones 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 four games that quarterback Daniel Jones has played for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2025 NFL regular season, Jones has amassed 1,078 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and 54 rushing yards.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the four games that Daniel Jones has played for the Indianapolis Colts this season, Jones is averaging a robust 20.9 Draftkings points a game.

What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones is playing outstanding football in 2025. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in Sunday afternoon’s regular season matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders.

I also like Daniel Jones matchup in this game. Why? The Las Vegas Raiders defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of four 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 average 18th in total Draftkings points allowed (19.2) 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 NFL 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, Daniel Jones is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jonathan Taylor, Running Back (Indianapolis Colts) $11,800: Geno Smith, Quarterback (Las Vegas Raiders) $9,400: Tre Tucker, Wide Receiver (Las Vegas Raiders) $5,600.