Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Seahawks vs. Bears 12/26/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Seahawks vs. Bears game.
Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears
December 26, 2024 8:15 pm EDT
On Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Seahawks 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 Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Geno Smith, Quarterback, Seattle Seahawks $9,400
Quarterback Geno Smith enters this week’s matchup with the Chicago Bears playing quality football. Having stated that, how has Smith performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Geno Smith’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 15 games that Geno Smith has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Smith has accumulated 3,937 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, 239 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 15 games that Geno Smith has played for the Seattle Seahawks in 2024, Smith has averaged 17.4 Draftkings points a game.
I certainly like Geno Smith’s matchup in this game. The reason? The Chicago Bears have had issues defending the quarterback position recently. Let me be more specific. In the last four games played in the NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the NFL over that time period, the Bears are ranked a rather low 23rd in total Draftkings points (18.4) allowed to the quarterback position a game. Considering the fact that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league, being ranked 23rd in any defensive category is clearly not good.
In summary, I think Geno Smith the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing quarterback Geno Smith at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jaxson Smith Njigba, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks $10,200
In the 15 games that wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Seattle starting quarterback Geno Smith has targeted Smith Njigba a whopping 126 times. In those 126 targets just noted, Smith Njigba has compiled an impressive 93 receptions, 1,089 receiving yards, and six receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Chicago Bears secondary on Thursday night.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this NFL game (Draftkings price noted): Keenan Allen, Wide Receiver (Chicago Bears) $9,800: D’Andre Smith, Running Back (Chicago Bears) $7,600: Noah Fant, Tight End (Seattle Seahawks) $3,600.
