Draftkings Best CFL Showdown Picks: Lions vs. Blue Bombers 6/21/24

The CFL presents a matchup between the BC Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing my Draftkings picks for the BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Game, let’s review an important note regarding the rules and scoring for the single Game showdown contests.

For those readers who are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single game showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single game showdown contests feel free to check out the Draftkings website.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate. Remember, once lineups lock you cannot swap players.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers matchup.

Draftkings CFL Player Selections

Vernon Adams Jr., QB $12,500

Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was certainly the driving force behind the BC Lions success on the offensive side of the Football in 2023. Having stated that, how did Adams Jr. perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Vernon Adam Jr.’s relevant key player Game data from the 2023 CFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 14 Games that quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. played for the BC Lions in the 2023 CFL regular season, Adams Jr. averaged an impressive 413.2 passing yards, 2.6 passing touchdowns, and 29.6 rushing yards a Game.

Now that we have established how well Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. played last season, let’s turn our attention to how the veteran BC Lions signal caller is playing in 2024.

Through two games played in the 2024 CFL regular season, BC Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. is averaging a robust 320.1 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 20.5 rushing yards, and 0.5 rushing touchdowns a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, through two games played for the BC Lions this season, Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. is averaging 24.4 Draftkings points a game.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct players for your flex positions for a DFS showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) Draftkings contest. Keep that in mind as you determine which players to select as your flex plays for this one game Draftkings contest. For me, the obvious first choice at the flex position for this CFL Draftkings contest is BC Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.

Alexander Hollins, WR $10,200

It’s fair to say that BC Lions wide receiver Alex Hollins was targeted by Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. early and often during the 2023 CFL campaign. In 16 games played for the BC Lions in the 2023 CFL regular season, Lions wide receiver Alexander Hollins accumulated a robust 83 receptions, 1,243 receiving yards, and 9 receiving touchdowns.

Through two Games played in the 2024 CFL campaign, BC Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. continues to target Lions wide receiver Alexander Hollins. In two Games played for the BC Lions in the 2024 CFL season, Lions wide receiver Alexander Hollins has been targeted by Lions starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. a whopping 24 times. Of those 24 targets just noted, Hollins accumulated 16 receptions, 188 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Justin McInnis, WR (Lions) $7,000: Zach Collaros, QB (Blue Bombers) $11,900: Johnny Augustin, RB (Blue Bombers) $7,500.