Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Steelers vs. Ravens 1/11/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Steelers vs. Ravens matchup.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens
January 11, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
On Saturday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens matchup.
NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $12,000
Baltimore Ravens signal caller Lamar Jackson has played exceptional football this season. With that statement in mind, how has Jackson fared from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s examine Jackson’s pertinent game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 17 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 4,172 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 915 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Lamar Jackson perform in the game? In the Baltimore Ravens 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers three weeks ago, Jackson certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Ravens victory over the Steelers, Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson accumulated 207 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 22 rushing yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Baltimore Ravens win over the Pittsburgh Steelers just mentioned, Lamar Jackson tallied 21.5 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In summary, I think Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Mark Andrews, Tight End, Baltimore Ravens $6,400
In addition to Lamar Jackson, tight end Mark Andrews has been a key contributor to the Baltimore Ravens offense this season.
In the 17 games that tight end Mark Andrews has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has targeted Andrews 69 times. In those 69 targets, Andrews tallied 55 receptions, 673 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Ravens tight end Mark Andrews to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Pittsburgh Steelers secondary on Saturday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back, (Baltimore Ravens) $12,000: Russell Wilson, Quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,400: Calvin Austin III, Wide Receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers) $4,400: Chris Boswell, Kicker (Pittsburgh Steelers) $4,800.
