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

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Detroit Lions and the Indianapolis Colts. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Detroit Lions vs. Indianapolis Colts 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 Detroit Lions vs. Indianapolis Colts matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jahmyr Gibbs, Running Back, Detroit Lions, $9,800

Detroit Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs has undeniably been a significant asset to the team’s offense this season. To evaluate his performance from a statistical standpoint, examining Jahmyr Gibbs player data from the 2024 NFL regular season is essential.

In the ten games that Jahmyr Gibbs has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Gibbs compiled 786 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns, 23 receptions, 256 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Detroit Lions 31-29 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs accumulated a massive 116 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, four receptions, and 44 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lions victory over the Minnesota Vikings just noted, Jahmyr Gibbs compiled a whopping 35.1 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 Indianapolis Colts.

Additionally, I like Jahmyr Gibbs from a general matchup perspective. The Indianapolis Colts 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 Indianapolis Colts are ranked a rather low 23rd in total Draftkings points allowed a Game (23.7) to the running back position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 23rd in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In suMMAry, I think Jahmyr Gibbs is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Jameson Williams, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $7,000

In addition to Jahmyr Gibbs, wide receiver Jameson Williams has been a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense this season.

In the eight games that Jameson Williams has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Lions quarterback Jared Goff has targeted Williams 41 times. In those 41 targets just noted, Williams compiled 24 receptions, 538 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Jared Goff, Quarterback (Detroit Lions) $10,200: Anthony Richardson, Quarterback (Indianapolis Colts) $9,200: Alec Pierce, Wide Receiver (Indianapolis Colts) $5,800.