Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Lions vs. Bears 12/22/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Lions vs. Bears matchup.
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears
December 22, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears 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 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jahmyr Gibbs, Running Back, Detroit Lions, $11,000
How important has talented running back Jahmyr Gibbs been to the Detroit Lions offense this season? Let’s examine Gibbs recent game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 13 games that Jahmyr Gibbs has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Gibbs has accumulated 1,047 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, 39 receptions, 395 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.
More recently, in the Buffalo Bills 48-42 win over the Detroit Lions two weeks ago, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs tallied 31 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, five receptions, 83 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Buffalo Bills victory over the Lions just noted, Jahmyr Gibbs compiled a massive 28.4 Draftkings points. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Jahmyr Gibbs is playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Chicago Bears.
I certainly like Jahmyr Gibbs from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Chicago Bears have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through 14 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Chicago Bears are ranked a rather abysmal 28th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (24.7) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 28th in any defensive category is clearly not good.
In my view, Jahmyr Gibbs 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 running back Jahmyr Gibbs at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Jameson Williams, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $7,000
In addition to Jahmyr Gibbs, wide receiver Jameson Williams has been a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense in 2024. In the 12 games that Williams has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Lions starting quarterback Jaed Goff has targeted Williams 68 times. In those 68 targets just noted, Williams amassed 42 receptions, 747 receiving yards, and five receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect talented Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Chicago Bears defense on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Caleb Williams, Quarterback (Chicago Bears) $8,400: Keenan Allen, Wide receiver (Chicago Bears) $8,000: Tim Patrick, Wide Receiver (Detroit Lions) $5,400.
