Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Rams vs. Jets 12/22/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Rams vs. Jets matchup.
Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Jets
December 22, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Jets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Jets 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 Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Matthew Stafford, Quarterback, Los Angeles Rams, $9,800
Talented quarterback Matthew Stafford has been the leader that the Los Angeles Rams have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Stafford performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s dive into Stafford’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 13 games that starting quarterback Matthew Stafford has played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL regular season, Stafford has compiled a robust 3,463 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns and 29 rushing yards.
More recently, In the Los Angeles Rams impressive 44-42 victory over the Buffalo Bills two weeks ago, Los Angeles Rams signal caller Matthew Stafford accumulated 320 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Los Angeles Rams win over the Buffalo Bills just mentioned, Matthew Stafford tallied 23.8 Draftkings points.
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.
In my view, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Matthew Stafford at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Kyren Williams, Running Back, Los Angeles Rams $10,200
In addition to Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles running back Kyren Williams has certainly been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Rams offense in 2024.
In the 14 games that running back Kyren Williams has played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL regular season, Williams has compiled 1,121 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 30 receptions, 159 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect talented Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable New York Jets defense on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback (New York Jets) $9,600: Davante Adams, Wide Receiver (New York Jets) $10,000: Puka Nacua, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Rams) $11,000: Tutu Atwell, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Rams) $3,400.
