Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Saints vs Giants 12/8/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints 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 New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Alvin Kamara, Running Back, New Orleans Saints $12,000

Alvin Kamara has undeniably been a significant asset to the New Orleans Saints offense in 2024. To evaluate his contribution, let’s examine Kamara’s statistics from this season to illuminate the impact he has made.

In the 12 games that Alvin Kamara has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kamara has compiled 894 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 59 receptions, 450 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Carolina Panthers 23-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints four weeks ago, New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara tallied 155 rushing yards, six receptions, sixty receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Panthers win over the New Orleans Saints, running back Alvin Kamara compiled a massive 30.5 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Alvin Kamara from a general matchup perspective. The reason? The Carolina Panthers have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through 13 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Carolina Panthers are ranked a dreadful 32nd in total Draftkings points allowed a game (29.9) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 32nd in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In summary, I think running back Alvin Kamara is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver, New York Giants $7,400

Talented wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has been a key contributor to the New York Giants offense this season. In the 12 games that Robinson has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York Giants quarterbacks have targeted Robinson a robust 91 times. In those 91 targets just noted, Robinson compiled a whopping 63 receptions, 447 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

I fully expect New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable New Orleans Saints secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver (New York Giants) $10,800: David Carr, Quarterback (New Orleans Saints) $9,800: Tyrone Tracy Jr. Running Back (New York Giants) $9,800.