Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bengals vs. Browns 10/20/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals 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 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,000

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow played exceptionally well last year. Unfortunately, for the Cincinnati Bengals, Burrow suffered an injury that ended his season prematurely. Having stated that, let’s review Burrow’s relevant key player game data from the 2023 NFL regular season.

In the ten games that quarterback Joe Burrow played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2023 NFL regular season, Burrow compiled 2,309 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, and added 88 rushing yards.

Now that we have determined how Joe Burrow played last season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 NFL regular season. In the six games that Joe Burrow has played for the Cincinnati Bengals this season, Burrow has compiled a massive 1,578 yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 94 rushing yards, and one rushing yards.

More recently in the Baltimore Ravens 41-36 win over the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks ago, Joe Burrow compiled 392 passing yards and five receiving touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Ravens victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Joe Burrow tallied a robust 37.8 Draftkings points.

For the specific reasons just noted, I am backing talented Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Tee Higgins, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals $9,400

In the four Games that wide receiver Tee Higgins has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Cincinnati starting quarterback Tee Higgins has targeted Higgins a robust 37 times. In those 37 targets just noted, Tee Higgins compiled 25 receptions, 259 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

Additionally, I like Tee Higgins from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Cleveland Browns have had issues containing opposing wide receivers this season. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Cleveland Browns are ranked a rather low 23rd in total Draftkings points allowed a game (35.3) to opposing wide receivers.

In summary, I fully expect Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Cleveland Browns secondary on Sunday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,400: Pierre Strong Jr., Running Back (Cleveland Brows) $5,800: David Njoku, Tight End (Cleveland Browns) $6,200.