Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Steelers 10/28/24

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 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 York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver, New York Giants $8,200

In the seven games that wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York starting quarterback Daniel Jones has targeted Robinson a robust 67 times. In those 67 targets just noted, Robinson compiled 43 receptions, 303 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

More recently, in the Dallas Cowboys 20-15 victory over the New York Giants three weeks ago, New York wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson played exceptionally well. More specifically, Robinson tallied 11 receptions and 71 receiving yards in the Cowboys win over the Giants.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Cowboys victory over the Giants just mentioned, Robinson accumulated a robust 16.1 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 Wan’Dale Robinson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Najee Harris, Running Back, Pittsburgh Steelers $9,200

Talented Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris has certainly been a key contributor to the Steelers offense in 2024. Let’s review Harris’s recent statistical player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the seven games that Najee Harris has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Harris has compiled 478 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 14 receptions, and 135 receiving yards.

It is noteworthy that the New York Giants have had issues allowing fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through seven games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New York Giants are ranked a rather low 19th in total Draftkings points allowed (23.4) a game to opposing running backs.

I fully expect Najee Harris to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable New York Giants defense on Monday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Devin Singletary, Running Back (New York Giants) $8,400: George Pickens, Wide Receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,800: Russell Wilson, Quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,600.