Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Eagles vs. Bengals 10/27/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cincinnati Bengals 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 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cincinnati Bengals matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $11,000

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts was the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles offensive success last season. Let’s dive into Hurts relevant game data from the 2023 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 17 games that quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFL regular season, Hurts tallied a robust 3,858 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 605 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns.

Now that we have determined how Jalen Hurts played last season, let’s turn our attention to the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the six Games that Jalen Hurts has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Hurts compiled 1,308 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, 218 rushing yards, and four rushing touchdowns.

More recently, In the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns two weeks ago, Eagles signal caller Jalen Hurts accumulated 264 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and added 33 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Browns, Jalen Hurts compiled an impressive 21.9 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Jalen Hurts from a general matchup perspective in this NFL regular season matchup. Why? The Cincinnati Bengals have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through seven games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Cincinnati Bengals are ranked a rather low 26th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (19.6) to the quarterback position.

In summary, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Tee Higgins, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals $8,600

In the five games that wide receiver Tee Higgins has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Cincinnati starting quarterback Joe Burrows has targeted Higgins a robust 45 times. In those 45 targets just noted, Tee Higgins accumulated 29 receptions, 341 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

It is noteworthy that the Philadelphia Eagles have had issues containing opposing wide receivers this season. Through seven games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles are ranked 19th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (34.1) to opposing wide receivers.

In suMMAry, I fully expect Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Philadelphia Eagles secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,400: Saquon Barkley, Running Back (Philadelphia Eagles) $11,600: Jake Elliott, Kicker (Philadelphia Eagles) $5,200.