Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Jaguars vs. Lions 11/17/24

The NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup featuring the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions 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. Detroit Lions matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jahmyr Gibbs, Running Back, Detroit Lions, $9,000

Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs has certainly been a key contributor to the Lions offense this season. Having stated that, how has Gibbs performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Jahmyr Gibbs relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the nine games that running back Jahmyr Gibbs has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Gibbs compiled an impressive 727 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions, 202 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Detroit Lions dominating 52-14 win over the Tennessee Titans three weeks ago, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs accumulated 127 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, one reception, and 16 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lions victory over the Tennessee Titans just noted, Jahmyr Gibbs compiled 23.3 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 Jacksonville Jaguars.

Additionally, I like Jahmyr Gibbs from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Jacksonville Jaguars have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through ten games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are ranked a rather low 30th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (27.1) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 30th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

Flex Plays

Evan Engram, Tight End, Jacksonville Jaguars $6,200

In the six games that tight end Evan Engram has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2024 NFL regular season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterbacks have targeted Engram a robust 42 times. In those 42 targets just noted, Engram accumulated 31 receptions, 263 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

In the Chicago Bears 35-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last month, Jacksonville tight end Evan Engram compiled ten receptions and 102 receiving yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Bears victory over the Jaguars just mentioned, Evan Engram tallied a massive 22.2 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Mac Jones, Quarterback, (Jacksonville Jaguars) $8,000: Jared Goff, Quarterback (Detroit Lions) $9,800: Jake Bates, Kicker (Detroit Lions) $5,000.