Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Rams vs. Lions 9/8/24

This Sunday night, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Rams 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 Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jared Goff, Quarterback, Detroit Lions, $9,000

How important was quarterback Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions offense last season? Let’s review Goff’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 games that Jared Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff tallied a robust 4,575 passing yards, and 30 passing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 17 regular season contests that Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff averaged an impressive 21.8 Draftkings points a game.

It should be noted that these two teams faced off in the 2023 NFC Playoffs. Who won the Game? How did Goff perform in the Game? Jared Goff compiled 277 passing yards and two passing touchdowns in the Lions playoff victory over the Rams.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.

In summary, I am backing Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $11,000

In addition to Jared Goff, Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was without a doubt a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense last season. Let’s take a quick look at Brown’s game data from the 2023 regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 16 games that wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Brown accumulated a massive 119 receptions, 1,595 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns.

I fully expect talented Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to continue his outstanding play from last season in this Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Rams.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Matthew Stafford, Quarterback (Los Angeles Rams) $8,800: Kyren Williams, Running Back (Los Angeles Rams) $8,000: Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Rams) $9,600.