Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Panthers vs. Broncos 10/27/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup featuring the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos 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 Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Bo Nix, Starting Quarterback, Denver Broncos $9,600

How important has quarterback Bo Nix been to the Denver Broncos offense this season? Let’s review Nix’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the seven Games that Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2024 NFL regular season, Denver quarterback Bo Nix tallied 1,246 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, 255 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Denver Broncos 34-18 win over the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks ago, Bo Nix accumulated 206 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and nine rushing yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Broncos victory over the Raiders just mentioned, Bo Nix accumulated a robust 23.1 Draftkings points.

It is noteworthy that the Carolina Panthers have had issues allowing passing yards to opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through seven games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Panthers are ranked an abysmal 25th in total passing yards allowed (223.6 yards) to opposing quarterbacks a game.

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 construct your lineups for this NFL regular season game.

In summary, I am backing Denver Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Chuba Hubbard, Running Back, Carolina Panthers $9,800

Talented Carolina running back Chuba Hubbard has certainly been a key contributor to the Panthers offense in 2024. Let’s review Hubbard’s recent statistical player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the seven games that Chuba Hubbard has played for the Carolina Panthers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Hubbard has compiled 537 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions, 93 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

I fully expect Chuba Hubbard to continue his outstanding play versus the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Javonte Williams, Running Back (Denver Broncos) $10,000: Troy Franklin, Wide Receiver (Denver Broncos) $7,200: Denver Broncos, Defense $5,800.