Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Texans 12/25/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Ravens vs. Texans matchup.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans
December 25, 2024 4:30 pm EDT
This Christmas, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs, Houston Texans 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. Houston Texans matchup.
NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,000
Baltimore Ravens signal caller Lamar Jackson has played exceptionally well this season. With that in mind, how has Jackson performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Jackson’s relevant game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 15 games that Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has compiled an impressive 3,787 passing yards, 37 passing touchdowns, 765 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens dominating 35-14 win over the New York Giants two weeks ago, Lamar Jackson played exceptionallywell. Let me be more specific. Jackson accumulated 290 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, and 65 rushing yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Ravens victory over the Giants just mentioned, Lamar Jackson accumulated a whopping 37.1 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 $9,400
In addition to quarterback Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers has been a key contributor to the Baltimore Ravens offense this season.
In the 15 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 109 times. In those 109 targets, Flowers tallied 71 receptions, 1,016 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers to continue his quality play versus the Houston Texans on Christmas Day.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back, (Baltimore Ravens) $11,200: C.J. Stroud, Quarterback (Houston Texans) $9,000: Joe Mixon, Running Back (Houston Texans) $10,800: Dalton Schultz, Tight End (Houston Texans) $5,200.
