Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Chiefs vs. Panthers 11/24/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Carolina Panthers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Carolina Panthers 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 New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs $10,800

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has certainly been the driving force behind the Kansas City Chiefs success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Mahomes performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Patrick Mahomes relevant key player game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the ten games that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mahomes has compiled a massive 2,404 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 167 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the ten games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, Mahomes is averaging 17.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Kansas City Chiefs 30-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers three weeks ago, Patrick Mahomes amassed an impressive 291 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and added nine rushing yards.

Additionally, I like Patrick Mahomes from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Carolina Panthers have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through 11 Games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Carolina Panthers are ranked a rather low 26th in total Draftkings points allowed a Game (18.6) to the quarterback position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 26th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In my opinion, Patrick Mahomes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Travis Kelce, Tight End, Kansas City Chiefs $7,000

In addition to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce has been a key contributor to the Kansas City Chiefs offense this season.

In the ten games that Travis Kelce has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has targeted Kelce 80 times. In those 80 targets just noted, Kelce accumulated 62 receptions, 507 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Young, Quarterback (Carolina Panthers) $8,600: Chuba Hubbard, Running Back (Carolina Panthers) $9,600: Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) $6,600.