Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Vikings vs. Jaguars 11/10/24

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Minnesota Vikings 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 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Minnesota Vikings matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Aaron Jones, Running Back, Minnesota Vikings $9,800

How important has Minnesota running back Aaron Jones been to the Vikings offense in 2024? Let’s review Jones’s relevant player data to answer that question.

In the eight games that Aaron Jones has played for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2024 NFL regular season, Jones compiled an impressive 565 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 26 receptions, 245 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Detroit Lions 31-29 victory over the Minnesota Vikings three weeks ago, Minnesota running back Aaron Jones tallied 93 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, three receptions, and 23 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lions win over the Minnesota Vikings just mentioned, Aaron Jones accumulated a whopping 20.6 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Aaron Jones from a general matchup perspective in this game. Why? The Jacksonville Jaguars defense has had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through eight games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are ranked a rather low 30th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (27.9) to the running back position. Let us not forget that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 30th in any defensive category is not good.

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

Flex Plays

Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver, Minnesota Vikings $11,800

Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson has certainly been a key contributor to the Minnesota Vikings offense this season. In the eight games that wide receiver Justin Jefferson has played for the Vikings in the 2024 NFL regular season, Minnesota starting quarterback Sam Darnold has targeted Jefferson a massive 69 times. In those 69 targets just noted, Jefferson compiled a robust 48 receptions, 783 receiving yards, and five receiving touchdowns.

I fully expect Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Jacksonville Jaguars secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Evan Engram, Tight End (Jacksonville Jaguars) $6,800: Sam Darnold, Quarterback (Minnesota Vikings) $9,200: Cam Little, Kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars) $4,800.