Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Bears vs. Lions 11/24/24

This Thursday 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 Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jahmyr Gibbs, Running Back, Detroit Lions, $9,600

Detroit Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs has undoubtedly been a key contributor to the team’s offensive success this season. Assessing his impact through a statistical lens requires a thorough analysis of Jahmyr Gibbs player data from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the 11 games that Jahmyr Gibbs has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Gibbs compiled 886 rushing yards, ten rushing touchdowns, 26 receptions, 265 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Detroit Lions convincing 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts last week, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs tallied a robust 90 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, three receptions, and 19 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Detroit Lions victory over the Colts just noted, Jahmyr Gibbs compiled a massive 24.9 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.

Additionally, I 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 11 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Chicago Bears are ranked a rather low 21st in total Draftkings points allowed a game (23.2) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 20th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In suMMAry, I think 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

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $10,000

In addition to Jahmyr Gibbs, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has been a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense in 2024. In the 11 games that Amon-Ra St. Brown has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Lions starting quarterback Jaed Goff has targeted St. Brown a robust 86 times. In those 86 targets just noted, St. Brown tallied 71 receptions, 747 receiving yards, and nine receiving touchdowns.

In conclusion, I fully expect talented Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Chicago Bears secondary on Thursday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Jared Goff, Quarterback (Detroit Lions) $9,800: Caleb Williams, Quarterback (Chicago Bears) $9,000.