Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Raiders vs. Chiefs 11/29/24

This Friday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Raiders. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Raiders 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 Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

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

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has undeniably been a key factor in the Kansas City Chiefs offensive success this season. To understand his impact, let’s examine Mahomes statistical Game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 11 Games that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mahomes has compiled a massive 2,673 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 2227 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 11 games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, Mahomes is averaging 18.3 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Kansas City Chiefs 30-27 overtime victory over the Carolina Panthers last week, Patrick Mahomes amassed a robust 269 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 60 rushing yards.

Additionally, I like Patrick Mahomes from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Las Angeles Raiders have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through 11 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Los Angeles Raiders are ranked a rather low 24th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (17.9) to the quarterback position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 24th 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

Brock Bowers, Tight End, Los Angeles Raiders $10,000

Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers has wasted little time showing the world that he belongs in the NFL.

In the 11 games that Brock Bowers has played for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Las Vegas Raiders quarterbacks have targeted Bowers a whopping 99 times. In those 99 targets just noted, Bowers accumulated 74 receptions, 744 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Jakobi Meyers, Wide Receiver (Las Vegas Raiders) $8,000: Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) $7,400.