Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Texans vs. Jets 10/31/24

This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Houston Texans and the New York Jets. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Houston Texans vs. New York Jets 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 Houston Texans vs. New York Jets matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback, New York Jets, $9,000

How important has quarterback Aaron Rodgers been to the New York Jets offense this season? Let’s review Rodgers relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the eight games that Rodgers has played for the New York Jets in the 2024 NFL regular season, quarterback Aaron Rodgers compiled 1896 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, and 44 rushing yards.

More recently, in the New York Jets 24-3 win over the New England Patriots last month, Aaron Rodgers certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Rodgers accumulated 281 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and added 18 rushing yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Jets victory over the Patriots just mentioned, Aaron Rodgers tallied a robust 21.1 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Aaron Rodgers from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Houston Texans defense has had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Through eight Games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Houston Texans are ranked a rather low 23rd in total Draftkings points (17.7) to opposing quarterbacks a Game. 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 quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Thursday evening’s NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Joe Mixon, Running Back, Houston Texans $11,000

Talented Houston running back Joe Mixon has certainly been a key contributor to the Texans offense in 2024. Let’s review Mixon’s recent statistical player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the five Games that Joe Mixon has played for the Houston Texans in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mixon has compiled 503 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 14 receptions, 115 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

I fully expect Joe Mixon to continue his outstanding play versus the New York Jets on Thursday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): C.J. Stroud, Quarterback, (Houston Texans) $10,000: Breece Hall, Running Back (New York Jets) $10,400: Dalton Schultz, Tight End (Houston Texans) $7,000.