Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Raiders vs. Dolphins 11/17/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup featuring the Miami Dolphins and the Las Vegas Raiders. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Miami Dolphins vs. Las Vegas 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. Miami Dolphins matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback, Miami Dolphins $10,000

How important has talented quarterback Tua Tagovailoa been to the Miami Dolphins offense this season? Let’s review Tagovailoa’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the five games that Tua Tagovailoa has played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2024 NFL regular season, Tagovailoa has compiled 1,115 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, and 43 rushing yards.

More recently, in the Miami Dolphins 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last month, Tua Tagovailoa tallied 338 passing yards, one passing touchdowns, and 44 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Miami Dolphins victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars just mentioned, Tagovailoa accumulated an impressive 21.6 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers that I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position in a Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

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 determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.

In my opinion, Tua Tagovailoa is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Miami Dolphins starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jakobi Meyers, Wide Receiver, Las Vegas Raiders $7,600

In the seven Games that wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has played for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Las Vegas Raiders quarterbacks have targeted Meyers a robust 54 times. In those 54 targets just noted, Meyers accumulated 39 receptions, 430 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

Last week, in the Cincinnati Bengals 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas wide receiver Jakobi Meyers compiled eight receptions and 105 receiving yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Bengals victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, Jakobi Meyers tallied a massive 21.5 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): De’Von Achane, Running Back (Miami Dolphins) $10,2000: Brock Bowers, Tight End (Las Vegas Raiders) $8,800: Tyreek Hill, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $9,800.