Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Vikings 11/9/25
Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings
November 9, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the Minnesota Vikings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Ravens vs. Vikings matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,800
Veteran quarterback Lamar Jackson has certainly been a standout performer for the Baltimore Ravens in 2025. With that said, how has Jackson performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on Jackson’s overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that quarterback Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 NFL regular season, Jackson has amassed 1,073 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the five games that Lamar Jackson has played for the Ravens this season, Jackson is averaging a robust 24.2 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this season, in the Buffalo Bills 41-40 win over the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson played exceptionally well. For clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the Bills defeat of the Baltimore Ravens, Jackson tallied 209 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 70 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Buffalo Bills victory over the Baltimore Ravens, Lamar Jackson compiled a whopping 29.4 Draftkings points.
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, 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 Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Mark Andrews, Tight End, Baltimore Ravens $4,800
In addition to quarterback Lamar Jackson, tight end Mark Andrews has been a key contributor for the Baltimore Ravens in 2025.
In the last three games that the Baltimore Ravens have played in the 2025 NFL regular season, tight end Mark Andrews tallied nine receptions, 80 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back (Baltimore Ravens) $10,800: Jordan Addison, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $8,400: Tyler Loop, Kicker (Baltimore Ravens) $5,200: T.J. Hockenson, Tight End (Minnesota Vikings) $4,000.
