Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Vikings vs. Lions 11/2/25
Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions
November 2, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Vikings 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 Vikings vs. Lions matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jared Goff, Quarterback, Detroit Lions $10,000
Veteran quarterback Jared Goff has been a solid performer for the Detroit Lions this season. Having stated that, how has Goff performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the seven games that quarterback Jared Goff has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2025 NFL regular season, Goff has amassed 1,631 passing yards and 15 passing touchdowns, .
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the seven games that quarterback Jared Goff has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2025 NFL regular season, Goff is averaging a robust 17.9 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this season, in the Detroit Lions dominant 52-21 win over the Chicago Bears, Jared Goff played exceptionally well. In the Lions defeat of the Bears, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff tallied a massive 335 passing yards and five passing touchdowns.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Detroit Lions starting quarterback Jared Goff is playing outstanding football in 2025. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in Sunday afternoon’s regular season matchup with the Minnesota Vikings.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Football 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.
In my view, 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 NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $11,400
In addition to quarterback Jared Goff, wide receiver Amon St. Brown has been a key contributor for the Detroit Lions this season.
In the seven games that wide receiver Amon St. Brown has played for the Detroit Lions in 2025, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has targeted St. Brown 61 times. In those 61 targets just noted, St. Brown compiled 50 receptions, 538 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $10,800: David Montgomery, Running Back (Detroit Lions) $5,400: Sam LaPorta, Tight End (Detroit Lions) $4,800.
