Draftkings CFL Showdown Picks: Tiger-Cats vs. Blue Bombers 8/23/24

The CFL presents a matchup between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing my Draftkings picks for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Game, let’s review an important note regarding the rules and scoring for the single Game showdown contests.

For those readers who 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.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single game showdown contests feel free to check out the Draftkings website.

*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 Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers matchup.

Draftkings CFL Showdown Picks

Zach Collaros, Quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers $10,700

How important has quarterback Zach Collaros been to Winnipeg Blue Bombers offense this season? Let’s take a quick look at Collaros’s recent play on the football field to answer that question.

In the nine games that Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros as played for the Blue Bombers in 2024, Collaros has accumulated 2,018 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and added 35 rushing yards.

Additionally, I like Zach Collaros’s matchup in this Game. Why? Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros draws a Hamilton Tiger-Cats defense that has had issues defending opposing offenses this season. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of ten Games played in the 2024 CFL regular season, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are ranked a rather low sixth in total yards allowed to opposing offenses a Game (368.1). Keep in mind that the CFL has nine teams in the entire league. Whate did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are not playing good defensive Football entering this week’s contest with the Blue Bombers.

Brady Olivera, Running Back, Winnipeg Blue Bombers $12,500

In addition to Zach Collaros, talented Winnipeg running back Brady Olivera has certainly been a key contributor to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offense in 2024. Let’s review Olivera’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the nine games that running back Brady Olivera has played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2024 CFL regular season, Olivera tallied 689 rushing yards, 36 receptions, and 288 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the nine games that Olivera has played for the Blue Bombers this season, Olivera has averaged a respectable 15.7 Draftkings points a contest.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Olivera as a flex play for this one game CFL Draftkings Showdown contest.

Bo Levi Mitchell, Quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats $12,900

Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has been playing outstanding Football from a statistical perspective entering this week’s Game with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

In the nine games that quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this season, Mitchell has accumulated an impressive 2,816 passing yards and 19 passing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats loss to the Edmonton Elks last week, Bo Levi Mitchell played rather well. More specifically, Bo Levi Mitchell accumulated 294 passing yards and one passing touchdown in the Tiger-Cats loss to the Elks.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Shemar Bridges, Wide Receiver (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) $10,400: Kenny Lawler, Wide Receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) $2,800.