This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions 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 Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jared Goff, Quarterback, Detroit Lions, $9,600
How important was quarterback Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions offense last season? Let’s review Goff’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 17 games that Jared Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff tallied a whopping 4,575 passing yards, and 30 passing touchdowns.
Now that we have determined how Jared Goff played last season, let’s shift our focus to 2024. In the six games that Jared Goff has played for the Detroit Lions in 2024 NFL regular season, Goff has compiled 1,610 passing yards, ten passing touchdowns, and 17 rushing yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, through six games played in the regular season, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is averaging an impressive 19.3 Draftkings points a game.
I certainly like Jared Goff from a general matchup perspective. Let me elaborate on my previous statement. The Tennessee Titans defense has had issues containing the quarterback position this season. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Tennessee Titans are ranked a rather low 19th in total Draftkings points allowed to the quarterback position a game (17.1).
In summary, I think Jared Goff is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jahmyr Gibbs, Running Back, Detroit Lions, $10,400
In addition to Jared Goff, running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense this season. Three weeks ago, in the Detroit Lions 42-29 win over the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs accumulated 78 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lions victory over the Seahawks just noted, Gibbs compiled 19.8 Draftkings points. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Jahmyr Gibbs is playing outstanding football entering this week’s NFL regular season matchup with the Tennessee Titans.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Tony Pollard, Running Back, (Tennessee Titans) $9,400: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver (Detroit Lions) $11,400: Nick Folk, Kicker (Tennessee Titans) $5,000.