Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Browns 10/27/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns 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 Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,000

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson played at an exceptionally high-level last season. How well did Jackson play? Upon the conclusion of the 2023 regular season, Lamar Jackson was named the Most Valuable Player in the NFL.

Now that we have ascertained how Lamar Jackson played last season, let’s shift our focus to 2024. In the seven Games that Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Baltimore starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has compiled 1,819 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 455 rushing yards, and added two rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 41-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals three weeks ago, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson tallied a robust 348 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and 55 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Ravens victory over the Cincinnati Bengals just noted, Lamar Jackson accumulated a massive 37.4 Draftkings points.

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. Having stated that, I am backing Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL DFS Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver, Baltimore Ravens $9,800

In addition to Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers has been a key contributor to the Baltimore Ravens offense this season. Having stated that, how has Flowers played from a statistical perspective. Let’s review Zay Flowers recent game data to answer that question.

In the seven Games that wide receiver Zay Flowers has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL regular season, Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson has targeted Flowers a robust 49 times. In those 49 targets, Flowers tallied 34 receptions, 412 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

In conclusion, I fully expect talented Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Cleveland Browns secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Derrick Henry, Running Back, (Baltimore Ravens) $11,000: Jameis Winston, Quarterback (Cleveland Browns) $9,200: David Njoku, Tight End (Cleveland Browns) $8,200.