Draftkings CFL Showdown Picks: Alouettes vs. Roughriders 8/16/24

The CFL presents a matchup between the Montreal Alouettes and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing my Draftkings picks for the Montrel Alouettes vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders game, let’s review an important note regarding the rules and scoring for the single game showdown contests.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single game showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

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*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate. Remember, once lineups lock you cannot swap players.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s Montreal Alouettes vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders matchup.

Draftkings CFL Player Selections

Davis Alexander, Quarterback, Montreal Alouettes $10,100

Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander has certainly been playing quality Football entering this week’s Game with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In the three Games that quarterback Davis Alexander has played for the Montreal Alouettes this season, Alexander has accumulated a respectable 657 passing yards and five passing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Montreal Alouettes 33-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week, Montreal starting quarterback Davis Alexander played rather well. More specifically, Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander accumulated 247 passing yards and two passing touchdowns in the Montreal Alouettes win over Hamilton.

It is noteworthy that Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is available to play this week. However, as of this writing it appears that Davis Alexander will start this week’s contest versus the Roughriders.

Charleston Rambo, Wide Receiver, Montreal Alouettes, $5,800

How important has wide receiver Charleston Rambo been to the Montreal Alouettes offense this season? In the nine Games that Charleston Rambo has played for the Alouettes in the 2024 CFL regular season, Montreal quarterbacks have targeted Rambo a robust 43 times. In those 43 targets just mentioned, Rambo tallied 31 receptions, 410 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

Earlier today, the Montreal Alouettes announced that wide receiver Tyson Philpot will not play in this week’s CFL game. The unfortunate loss of Philpot should allow Charleston Rambo to have more of an opportunity to prosper within the Montreal offense.

In my opinion, Montreal wide receiver Charleston Rambo presents the best fantasy value of any player on this one Game CFL Draftkings Showdown slate.

Reggie White Jr., Wide Receiver, Montreal Alouettes $4,800

In addition to Charleston Rambo, wide receiver Reggie White Jr. has been a key contributor to the Montreal Alouettes offense in the 2024 CFL regular season. A clear illustration of White Jr.’s contribution to the offense can be seen in his performance versus the Roughriders earlier this season. In the Montreal Alouettes 20-16 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders three weeks ago, Montreal wide receiver Reggie White Jr. accumulated four receptions, 50 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

Samuel Emilus, Wide Receiver, Saskatchewan Roughriders $6,800

Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Samuel Emilus’s play on the football field this season has been exceptional. In the nine games that Samuel Emilus has played for the Roughriders in 2024, Emilus has accumulated a whopping 48 receptions, 539 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

I fully expect Samuel Emilus to continue to post outstanding fantasy numbers versus the Alouettes on Friday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Walter Fletcher, Running Back (Montreal Alouettes) $11,400: AJ Ouellette, Running Back (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) $11,200: Trevor Harris, Quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders) $9,400: Cole Speaker, Wide Receiver (Montreal Alouettes) $5,200.