Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Seahawks vs. Lions 9/30/24

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions 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 Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jared Goff, Quarterback, Detroit Lions, $9,400

How important was quarterback Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions offense last season? Let’s review Goff’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 Games that Jared Goff played for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL regular season, Goff tallied a whopping 4,575 passing yards, and 30 passing touchdowns.

Now that we have determined how Jared Goff played last season, let’s shift our focus to 2024. In the three games that Jared Goff has played for the Detroit Lions in 2024 NFL regular season, Goff has compiled 723 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, through three Games played in the regular season, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is averaging a respectable 13.91 Draftkings points a Game.

I certainly like Jared Goff from a general matchup perspective in tonight’s game. Let me elaborate on my previous statement. The Seattle Seahawks defense has had issues allowing fantasy points to the quarterback position this season. Through three games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Seattle Seahawks are ranked a rather low 20th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (14.4) to opposing quarterbacks.

In summary, I think Jared Goff is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this game. For that specific reason, I am backing Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions $11,200

In addition to Jared Goff, Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has been a key contributor to the Lions offense in 2024. In the three games that Amon-Ra St. Brown has played for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL regular season, Lions starting quarterback Jaed Goff has targeted St. Brown a robust 33 times. In those 33 targets just noted, St. Brown tallied 21 receptions, 207 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

I fully expect Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Seattle Seahawks secondary on Monday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): DK Metcalf, Wide Receiver (Seattle Seahawks) $10,600: Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver (Seattle Seahawks) $6,600.