Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Broncos vs. Saints 10/17/24

This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints 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 Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Bo Nix, Starting Quarterback, Denver Broncos $9,400

How important has quarterback Bo Nix been to the Denver Broncos offense this season? Let’s review Nix’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the six Games that Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2024 NFL regular season, Denver quarterback Bo Nix tallied 1,082 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, 180 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Denver Broncos 34-18 win over the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks ago, Bo Nix accumulated 241 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, nine rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Broncos victory over the Raiders just mentioned, Bo Nix accumulated a robust 23.1 Draftkings points.

It is noteworthy that the New Orleans Saints have had issues allowing passing yards to opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Saints are ranked a rather low 30th in total passing yards allowed (262.2 yards) to opposing quarterbacks a game.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL 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 for this Thursday night’s NFL regular season game.

Flex Plays

Courtland Sutton, Wide Receiver, Denver Broncos $10,800

In the six games that wide receiver Courtland Sutton has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2024 NFL regular season, Denver starting quarterback Bo Nix has targeted Sutton a robust 47 times. In those 47 targets just noted, Sutton compiled 21 receptions, 277 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

I like Courtland Sutton from a general matchup perspective. Why? The New Orleans Saints have had issues containing opposing wide receivers this season. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New Orleans Saints are ranked 24th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (36.3) to opposing wide receivers.

In suMMAry, I fully expect Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Saints secondary on Sunday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this Game (Draftkings price noted): Alvin Kamara, Running Back (New Orleans Saints) $11,800: Chris Olave, Wide Receiver (New Orleans Saints) $10,600: Denver Broncos, Defense $4,800.