Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Dolphins 10/30/25
Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins
October 30, 2025 8:15 pm EDT
This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins 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 Thursday night’s Ravens vs. Dolphins matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-De’Von Achane, Running Back, Miami Dolphins $11,400
Talented running back De’Von Achane has been the driving force behind the Miami Dolphins success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. With that said, how has Achane performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Achane’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on the veteran running back’s overall contributions to his team.
In the eight games that running back De’Von Achane has played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2025 NFL regular season, Achane has amassed 539 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 37 receptions, 235 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the eight games that De’Von Achane has played for the Dolphins this season, Achane has averaged a robust 19.9 Draftkings points.
Two weeks ago, in the Los Angeles Chargers 29-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Miami running back De’Von Achane certainly played at a high level. In the Chargers defeat of the Dolphins, Achane tallied 128 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, four receptions and 22 receiving yards.
Additionally, I like De’Von Achane’s matchup in this game. Why? The Baltimore Ravens defense has had issues containing the running back position in 2025. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of eight games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Baltimore Ravens rank an abysmal 29th in total Draftkings points allowed (25.1) to the running back 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, De’Von Achane is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane 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): Lamar Jackson, Quarterback (Baltimore Ravens) $11,800: Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver (Baltimore Ravens) $9,400: Tyler Loop, Kicker (Baltimore Ravens) $5,400: Mark Andrews, Tight End (Baltimore Ravens) $5,000: Malik Washington, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $4,800.
