Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Buccaneers vs. Lions 9/15/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jared Goff, Quarterback, Detroit Lions, $9,000

How important was quarterback Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions offense last season? Let’s review Goff’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 Games that Jared Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff tallied a whopping 4,575 passing yards, and 30 passing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 17 regular season contests that Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff averaged 18.8 Draftkings points a game.

Now that we have determined how Jared Goff played last season, let’s turn our attention to the 2024 NFL regular season. Last week, in the Detroit Lions 26-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Lions signal caller Jared Goff tallied 217 passing yards, one passing touchdown and added 17 rushing yards.

It is noteworthy that that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have significant injuries within the team’s secondary. Why is this relevant to Goff? If multiple Buccaneers cornerbacks miss this week’s game Lions quarterback Jared Goff should have an easier time moving the Detroit Lions offense which will only elevate his value in DFS.

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. Keep that in mind as you determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.

In summary, I am backing Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $8,800

Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield certainly played at a high level in last week’s win over the Washington Commanders. Let’s review Mayfield’s game data from the game to better shed light on my previous statement.

in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-20 win over the Washington CoMMAnders just mentioned, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield accumulated a robust 289 passing yards, four passing touchdown and added 21 rushing yards.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Chris Godwin, Wide Receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $8,000: Rachaad White, Running Back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $8,600: Jameson Williams, Wide Receiver (Detroit Lions) $6,200.