Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Jaguars vs. Eagles 11/3/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles 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 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $11,400

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts was the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles offensive success last season. Let’s dive into Hurts relevant game data from the 2023 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 17 games that quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFL regular season, Hurts tallied a robust 3,858 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 605 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns.

Now that we have determined how Jalen Hurts played last season, let’s turn our attention to this season. In the seven games that Hurts has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Hurts compiled 1,554 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 255 rushing yards, and seven rushing touchdowns.

More recently, In the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns three weeks ago, Eagles signal caller Jalen Hurts accumulated 264 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and added 33 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Browns, Jalen Hurts compiled an impressive 21.9 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Jalen Hurts from a general matchup perspective in this NFL regular season matchup. Why? The Jacksonville Jaguars have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through eight games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are ranked a dreadful 31st in total Draftkings points allowed a game (22.4) to the quarterback position. Let us not forget that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 31st in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In summary, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Saquon Barkley, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles $11,200

In the offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles made headlines by signing former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley. How has Barkley performed for the Eagles this season? Let’s take a look at Barkley’s recent game data to see how he performed from a statistical perspective.

In the seven games that Saquon Barkley has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Barkley has tallied 766 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 17 receptions, 106 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Trevor Lawrence, Quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars) $9,600: DeVonta Smith, Wide Receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) $8,800: Evan Engram, Tight End (Jacksonville Jaguars) $10,400.