Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Cowboys 11/28/24

This Thursday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys 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 New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Tyrone Tracy Jr., Running Back, New York Giants $9,800

New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. 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 Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s player data from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the ten games that Tyrone Tracy Jr. has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, Tracy Jr. compiled 587 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions, and 145 receiving yards.

More recently, in the Carolina Panthers 20-17 win over the New York Giants three weeks ago, New York running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. accumulated a robust 103 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Carolina Panthers victory over the New York Giants just noted, Tyrone Tracy Jr. compiled a massive 19.4 Draftkings points. What did we learn? The data just presented tells us that Tracy Jr. is playing outstanding football entering this week’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.

Additionally, I like Tyrone Tracy Jr. from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Dallas Cowboys 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 Dallas Cowboys are ranked a dreadful 29th in total Draftkings points allowed a Game (25.7) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 29th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In summary, I think Tyrone Tracy Jr. is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver, New York Giants $7,400

In the 11 games that wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York Giants quarterbacks have targeted Robinson a whopping 89 times. In those 89 targets just noted, Robinson amassed 61 receptions, 441 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

In summary, I fully expect New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Dallas Cowboys secondary on Thursday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Tommy DeVito, Quarterback (New York Giants) $8,600: Rico Dowdle. Running Back (Dallas Cowboys) $9,600: Cooper Rush. Quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) $9.000.