The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Giants and the Baltimore Ravens. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens 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 Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants matchup.
NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $12,400
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has played at an exceptionally high level this season. Having stated that, how has Jackson performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Jackson’s relevant game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 13 games that Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has compiled a robust 3,290 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns, 678 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals three weeks ago, Lamar Jackson played certainly played well. Let me be more specific. Jackson accumulated 290 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and 33 rushing yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Ravens victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Lamar Jackson accumulated a whopping 32.9 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 summary, I think Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver, Baltimore Ravens $10,000
In addition to Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers has been a key contributor to the Baltimore Ravens offense this season.
In the 13 games that wide receiver Zay Flowers has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has targeted Flowers a massive 94 times. In those 94 targets, Flowers tallied 60 receptions, 863 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable New York Giants secondary on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back, (Baltimore Ravens) $12,000: Tommy DeVito, Quarterback (New York Giants) $8,800: Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver (New York Giants) $10,400.