Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bears vs. Cardinals 11/3/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Chicago Bears vs. Arizona Cardinals 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 Chicago Bears vs. Arizona Cardinals matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Kyler Murray, Quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, $10,600

How important has quarterback Kyler Murray been to the Arizona Cardinals offense this season? Let’s review Murray’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the eight games that Murray has played for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2024 NFL regular season, quarterback Kyler Murray compiled 1638 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns, 344 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Arizona Cardinals 28-27 win over the Miami Dolphins last week, Kyler Murray certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Murray accumulated 307 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and added 18 rushing yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Arizona Cardinals victory over the Miami Dolphins just mentioned, Kyler Murray tallied a robust 25.2 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.

In suMMAry, I think quarterback Kyler Murray is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Caleb Williams, Quarterback, Chicago Bears $10,000

Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has wasted little time showing the world that he belongs in the NFL. Having stated that, how has Williams played from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Williams relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the seven games that quarterback Caleb Williams has played for the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL regular season, Williams has compiled 1,448 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, and 210 rushing yards.

Two weeks ago, in the Chicago Bears 35-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams accumulated 226 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and added 56 rushing yards.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): James Conner, Running Back (Arizona Cardinals) $9,200: DJ Moore, Wide Receiver (Chicago Bears) $8,400: Trey McBride, Tight End (Arizona Cardinals) $7,800: Chad Ryland, Kicker (Arizona Cardinals) $4,800.