Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Texans vs. Chiefs 12/22/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Texans vs. Chiefs matchup.
Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs
December 22, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This week, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Kansas City Chiefs 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 Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs $10,400
In my opinion, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been the driving force behind the Kansas City Chiefs ability to win games this season. To understand his impact, let’s examine Mahomes statistical game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 14 games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mahomes has compiled a robust 3,348 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 262 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 14 games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, Mahomes is averaging 17.9 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Kansas City Chiefs 30-27 overtime victory over the Carolina Panthers four weeks ago, Patrick Mahomes amassed a robust 269 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 60 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
In my view, Patrick Mahomes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Joe Mixon, Running Back, Houston Texans $10,800
Running back Joe Mixon has been a certainly been a key contributor to the Houston Texans success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Mixon performed from a statistical perspective. Let’s review Joe Mixon’s statistical player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that running back Joe Mixon has played for the Houston Texans in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mixon has accumulated 910 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, 32 receptions, 277 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
In conclusion, I fully expect Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Kansas City Chiefs defense on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): C.J. Stroud, Quarterback (Houston Texans) $10,000: Dalton Schultz, Tight End (Houston Texans) $4,000: Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) $7,000: Harrison Butker, Kicker (Kansas City Chiefs) $4,800.
