Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Jaguars vs. Dolphins 9/8/24

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins 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 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback, Miami Dolphins $10,800

Last season, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa certainly played exceptional football from a statistical standpoint. Let’s take a quick look at Tagovailoa’s  relevant key player game data from the 2023 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 17 games that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2023 NFL regular season, Tagovailoa tallied a whopping 4,624 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns, and 74 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 17 regular season contests that Tua Tagovailoa played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2023 NFL regular season, Tagovailoa averaged a respectable 17.7 Draftkings points a game.

From a general matchup perspective, I like Tagovailoa’s matchup in this NFL regular season contest. Why? Miami Dolphins signal caller Tua Tagovailoa will face a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that struggled to defend opposing quarterbacks last season.

Upon the completion of 17 regular season games played in the 2023 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars ranked an abysmal 26th in total passing yards allowed (4,355 yards) to opposing offenses. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Clearly, being ranked 26th in any NFL team defensive category is not good.

In my opinion, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this week’s NFL regular season contest with the Jacksonville Jaguars. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Tua Tagovailoa as my captain for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Tyreek Hill, Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins $9,000

In addition to Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was a key contributor to the Miami Dolphins offense last season. After all, most Football fans will agree that Tyreek Hill is one of the best receivers in the NFL. Having stated that, how did Hill perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Hill’s Game data from the 2023 regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 Games that wide receiver Tyreek Hill played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2023 NFL regular season, Hill accumulated a robust 119 receptions, 1,799 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns.

In summary, I am backing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill as a flex play for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Trevor Lawrence, Quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars) $9,800: Travis Etienne Jr., Running Back (Jacksonville Jaguars) $9,000: Jaylen Waddle, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $8,000.