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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 5

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 5 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 5 of the NFL season. We are back for another year of DFS domination and we have some new tools to take advantage of from my team over at WinDailySports.com.
 
Our projection model, lineup optimizer, and data tools have been revamped and back tested to start the season off right. So what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point-per-dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing. Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2-week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS Gold Package. Sign up now.
 
 
These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

Quarterbacks

Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

$6,900 DRAFTKINGS
$8,100 FANDUEL

Dak has yet to have to repeat that ceiling game in Week 1 to start the season. It’s pretty crazy to think that the Cowboys have won 3 games in a row while Dak has thrown for 188, 238, and 237 yards in those games. Dallas is looking great as a team and I think this is a spot in the division versus the Giants that has that big 25+ point game written all over it. The matchup versus the Giants is juicy and Vegas has the over set at 52, so we should see a bunch of points here from Dallas. With this being an in division game, I think the Giants fight tough through four quarters and this game stays competitive. Ownership will be down on Dak after the past couple performances being underwhelming where you will get a quarterback with a 30+ ceiling at under 10% ownership which makes him a great play for cash and tournaments. 

Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings

$6,500 DRAFTKINGS
$7,500 FANDUEL

Not many people respect Kirk Cousins and even fewer people have the courage to play him in DFS. Kirk had 3 back to back to back 25+ DraftKings games before his tough matchup versus Cleveland last week. With that matchup in our rear view mirror we are blessed with a nice matchup versus Detroit where the over is set to 49 points. The Lions are allowing 28.3 points per game and it should lead to a 30+ point performance from the Vikings offense. Unlike some other quarterbacks, the decision on who to pair them with is easy with Cousins. Lock up Kirk with Jefferson in both tournaments and cash games in Week 5. 

Running Backs

Saquon Barkley, New York Giants

$7,300 DRAFTKINGS
$7,800 FANDUEL

Saquon Barkley is the Giants offense. Everything is funneling through him and if the Giants want to have any shot to win they need to continue to increase his workload through more touches and targets. He went from 16 combined touches and targets, to 23, to 19 these past 3 weeks. If you give Saquon that form of volume or more the production will surely follow. Two back to back performances of 20+ fantasy points has me believing the man is back. With the game script in Barkley’s favor the Giants should be playing from behind which should lean to more targets. I prefer Barkley in games where the Giants will be trailing because I think he’s most dangerous and effective from a fantasy perspective when he’s catching passes. Barkley has the skill set to take anything to the house and I like him as a core play for Week 5.

James Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars

$6,000 DRAFTKINGS
$7,400 FANDUEL

If you get beat by the New York Jets you have a problem. If you allow the Jets to score 27 you will be targeted by every opposing offense from a DFS perspective moving forward. This Titan defense is getting gashed by their opponents and Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars are set up for some fantasy goodness, and maybe even their first victory. Robinson is a 3 down back for the Jaguars, their goal line back, and a back which should see increased volume in the passing game as well. Coming off two 20+ point performances in consecutive weeks has me thinking a 3rd is right around the corner. The matchup is juicy, the volume will be there, and the price tag especially on DraftKings is appetizing. Load up on Robinson in Week 5 and get different in other spots. 

Wide receivers

Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

$7,700 DRAFTKINGS
$8,000 FANDUEL

If people want to fade Cousins go right ahead, but they will have an even tougher time fading Jefferson. Jefferson is another player coming off two 20+ point performances in consecutive weeks and he is the alpha receiver in this offense. With touchdowns in three consecutive weeks and a Detroit defense who is getting torched, our projection model at WinDailySports.com projects Jefferson as the second highest scoring receiver on the slate. Lock up Jefferson in both cash games and tournaments. 

DJ Moore, Carolina Panthers

$7,500 DRAFTKINGS
$7,900 FANDUEL

People want to deny the production each week and continue to fade Moore. Don’t keep telling yourself that he is due for a bad game, maybe start questioning if Moore is the 2021 version of Adams. I know it sounds crazy to compare the connection of Darnold and Moore to Rodgers and Adams but numbers don’t lie. The targets are increasing along with yardage and touchdowns, and I don’t see it stopping in Week 5 versus the Eagles. The earlier you identify the trends the better your returns. We have two trends which align to make this a smash play in Week 5. Number 1 is the fact that Moore is the focal point of this offense and number 2 is how bad this Eagles defense continues to be. Lock up another 20+ point performance from Moore in Week 5. 

Tight ends

TJ Hockenson, Detroit Lions

$5,500 DRAFTKINGS
$6,400 FANDUEL

This should be a bounce back spot for Hockenson after two consecutive down weeks. He took a day off at practice and appeared on the injury report so be mindful of that as more news comes out prior to game time. If Hockenson is a full go and all reports lean to him being healthy we can see an outburst from him versus the Vikings. Vegas has this game scoring 49 points and with the Lions having zero elite receivers, a good portion of their game plan will be funneled through Hockenson. The Vikings are allowing 250+ passing yards per game and that should be enough for Hockenson to eclipse the 15 fantasy point mark and if he can find a way into the end zone it should lead to even a bigger week. 

Dalton Schultz, Dallas Cowboys

$4,400 DRAFTKINGS
$6,200 FANDUEL

I wrote up Schultz last week in my tight end article on Win Daily and I will be doubling down this week as well. Schultz is no slouch, and his workload has increased every week since Gallup went down with an injury. A 26 point performance versus Philadelphia followed by a 17 point game versus Carolina has me thinking we found a diamond in the rough with Schultz. It’s hard to predict if Cooper or Lamb will be the guy from week to week but targeting Schultz instead has led to a positive outcome. I like the play more on DraftKings but he’s a fine play on both sites in Week 5. 

Good luck in Week 5, and if you ever have any questions, please hit me up on Twitter!

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 4

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 4 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 4 of the NFL season. We are back for another year of DFS domination and we have some new tools to take advantage of from my team over at WinDailySports.com.
 
Our projection model, lineup optimizer, and data tools have been revamped and back tested to start the season off right. So what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point-per-dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing. Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2-week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS Gold Package. Sign up now.
 
 
These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

Quarterbacks

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,700 FANDUEL

Mahomes will find himself in this spot a lot, so please don’t get upset at me. It’s going to be the right move almost every week and that trend will definitely continue in a Week 4 matchup versus Philadelphia. The Eagles have a bad secondary and a bad defense, in general, and that should lead to a ceiling game out of Mahomes. Averaging 29.7 DraftKings points per game seems like a very good starting point to any lineup build and something tells me that the Eagles will put up a couple points in this game to keep this game close enough for another 25-plus-point game. The Chiefs have scored 30-plus points in every game and most of those points have been funneled through Mahomes. He is the best play on the board, so feel free to lock him up in cash and tournaments. 

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

$7,000 DRAFTKINGS
$7,800 FANDUEL

I hope you listened to the Win Daily SiriusXM show leading up to the season, because I was screaming from the rooftops to scoop up Stafford late in season-long drafts. The dude is balling and finally has the weapons and coaching staff to show off his talent. The over/under is set to 54.5, and it should be a shootout. I think this game stays close for four quarters of fantasy goodness in a back-and-forth affair with Arizona. Stafford has thrown for 942 yards through three games, and the trend will continue in a matchup versus the Kyler Murray-led Cardinals. Take advantage of the discount, and floor, Stafford provides in a great matchup in Week 4.

Running Backs

Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans

$8,600 DRAFTKINGS
$9,700 FANDUEL

J-E-T-S … the Jets are just terrible! They scored a whopping zero points last week, and this team is going to be bad for a very long time. Henry should be running the ball down their throat all day on Sunday, and we should see a 100-yard two-touchdown game. Henry has 80 carries through three games and has racked up 353 yards. There is no doubt in my mind that Henry will get the touches, and there is nobody competing for his red zone opportunities. Find value elsewhere and lock in a sure thing with Henry in Week 4. 

Zack Moss, Buffalo Bills

$5,300 DRAFTKINGS
$6,000 FANDUEL

After being a healthy scratch in Week 1, Moss has put up consecutive good games out of the Buffalo backfield. Averaging 17.3 points per game, Moss comes in as a nice value play, which will be low-owned in Week 4. The Bills are favored here by 16.5 points, which leads me to believe the game script will rely heavily on the run and Moss should be a big beneficiary. If you’re not playing Mahomes and a passing stack from the Chiefs side, I also like Clyde Edwards-Helaire for a midrange value play in Week 4.

Wide receivers

Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers

$6,500 DRAFTKINGS
$6,900 FANDUEL

Samuel is the alpha dog in this San Fran passing attack. Averaging 20.7 DraftKings points per game, while only carrying a $6,500 price tag, he has me loving the upside that Deebo possesses at a discount. San Fran has a juicy matchup versus the Seahawks, who keep getting lit up week after week. The ‘Hawks have allowed 285 passing yards per game, and that’s averaged between matchups against Minnesota, Tennessee, and Indianapolis. San Fran is a run-first offense, but they will be forced to throw the ball to keep pace with Seattle. We have an over of 53 and game that is being slept on in regards to ownership. Samuel is solid play for tournaments to get off the chalk at the high end. 

Odell Beckham Jr., Cleveland Browns

$5,800 DRAFTKINGS
$6,600 FANDUEL

Another low-owned play will be Beckham in a matchup versus Minnesota. The Vikings secondary is getting torched for a total of 290.3 passing yards per game, and that trend should continue when QB Baker Mayfield and Beckham connect on Sunday. Beckham returned in Week 3 and caught five passes for 77 yards and didn’t have to be used late in the game due to the blowout of the Chicago Bears. The Vikings shouldn’t have that issue, and Vegas has set this game with a total of 51.5 points, so expect a high-scoring affair. I will take my chances on an elite receiver in a high-scoring game while taking a discount on salary in Beckham. 

Tight ends

Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,200 FANDUEL

The kind algorithms of DraftKings and FanDuel felt the need to slide down the price of Kelce $100-$300 after his third consecutive 20-point game. Kelce will be in this top spot most weeks, and there is simply no reason to fade him in cash. Kelce is a fantasy scoring machine and the consistency of 20-plus points is a free square in lineups. The Eagles’ passing defense is terrible, and the Chiefs will feast on them. Kelce is matchup-proof and when you take into account a 54.5-point total, which Vegas has set, we should expect another 100-yard, 20-point performance in Week 4. Play Kelce in cash, and be confident that you can find discounts in tournaments to free up some money to slide in the best tight end in the game.

Noah Fant, Denver Broncos

$4,300 DRAFTKINGS
$5,700 FANDUEL

Fant had a down game in Week 3, simply because the Jets could not score one point and the Broncos had no need to pass the ball in the second half. The matchup changes in Week 4 against a Baltimore Ravens team with a bad defense and a explosive offense that can put up points. Bridgewater will have to throw the ball to keep pace, and more targets will go Fant’s way with Hamler going down. Fant is going to compete with Sutton to be the most targeted member of this offense moving forward. Expect a 10-plus-point performance, and I can easily see Fant scoring over 20 points. 

Good luck in Week 4, and if you ever have any questions, please hit me up on Twitter!

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 3

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 3 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 3 of the NFL season. We are back for another year of DFS domination and we have some new tools to take advantage of from my team over at WinDailySports.com.
 
Our projection model, lineup optimizer, and data tools have been revamped and back tested to start the season off right. So what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point-per-dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing. Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2-week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS Gold Package. Sign up now.
 
 
These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

Quarterbacks

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,200 DRAFTKINGS
$8,700 FANDUEL

It was close up top between Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Kyler Murray, but the consistency of what Mahomes does in September is as good as it gets. Mahomes has a passer rating of 125.5 with 3,984 yards, 38 touchdowns and 1 interception in 12 games in the month of September in his career. The dude just flat-out balls and is averaging 32 points per game to start the year. This should be another close game with a over/under of 55, which should bring out the best in Mahomes. The Kansas City defense is not putting Mahomes in a position to coast late in the game, which provides the opportunity for another ceiling game. I will have shares of Jackson and Murray as well, but I give a slight lean to Mahomes in Week 3.

Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

$7,600 DRAFTKINGS
$8,400 FANDUEL

This is a juicy matchup for Wilson and the entire Seattle offense. Coming off a horrible loss last week against Tennessee, I think Russell comes out cooking and doesn’t let his foot off the gas in this one. We have another game against a weak defense here, along with a total of 55.5, which is one of the highest on the board. A full-game stack is in play here, where I love going with Russ, DK, and Tyler Lockett, then running it back with one of the opposing players from Minnesota. Russell has a 146.9 QB rating through two weeks and has thrown for 597 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. The consistency that Russ brings each week, combined with the matchup and potential low ownership, provides the leverage you need to take down a tournament in Week 3.

Running Backs

Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans

$8,600 DRAFTKINGS
$9,700 FANDUEL

Henry exploded in Week 2 with a monster stat line, which carried fantasy owners. Henry rushed for 182 yards, 3 touchdowns, and caught 6 passes for 55 yards in a comeback victory versus Seattle. As much as I like him this week, I am not expecting a repeat performance from last week. I’m expecting a three-down back with a heavy workload in a game, where Tennessee should be pounding the rock often versus a backup quarterback in Indianapolis. With question marks surrounding the rest of the high-end running backs, Henry is the safe play for cash, if you can afford him. But keep an eye out on the injury report as we have several questionable running backs, which could open up value at the position.

Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers

$6,600 DRAFTKINGS
$7,500 FANDUEL

I’m going back to the well here with Harris in Week 3. The matchup combined with the price tag is too good to pass up. I know there is a lot of chatter surrounding Clyde Edwards-Helaire and his price tag, but I don’t see a reason to play a highly owned running back who falls short week after week. Harris and the Steelers offense as a whole have disappointed for the most part, but this matchup should provide Najee some breakout potential. Harris is more of a tournament play for me, and I am hoping some value opens from now until Sunday. Austin Ekeler is also in play,  and if no value opens up, I will split my exposure to both Ekeler and Harris.

Wide receivers

DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks

$7,300 DRAFTKINGS
$7,200 FANDUEL

The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and it’s about time for the monster Metcalf game. We played this round-robin game last year between Lockett and Metcalf. After every great game from Lockett, the odds keep swinging back in favor for Metcalf. I don’t dislike Lockett at all, and I will have rosters with Wilson stacked with both Lockett and Metcalf. The targets are split down the middle with each of the receivers totaling 16 through two games, but it just happens to have paid greater dividends so far for Lockett. As I noted above, the matchup is great and arguably the best on the board, so load up on both of these receivers and feel free to game stack this entire game in tournaments. If you need to pivot down, both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are in a great spot if Antonio Brown is out this week.

K.J. Osborn, Minnesota Vikings

$3,500 DRAFTKINGS
$5,100 FANDUEL

With all the high-end players we want in our lineup, Osborn sticks out as a value play in a great game environment. I’m shocked that neither site has raised his price after great performances in consecutive weeks. Osborn has been targeted 15 times through two games and caught 12 passes for 167 yards and 1 touchdown. As we have seen through the first two games, this Seattle defense has major holes, and no lead is safe. This should be a back-and-forth affair with Minnesota most likely trailing, which should be a nice boost for Osborn and the Vikings. If you have the salary, feel free to load up on some shares of Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson in game stacks as well.

Tight ends

Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,200 DRAFTKINGS
$8,500 FANDUEL

Fade Kelce if you have the courage. Kelce has started the season with two 25-plus-point performances on DraftKings. You would have to go way back in the game logs to find the last time Kelce had a game under 20 points. The Chargers secondary slowed down the Dallas Cowboys, but the Kansas City offense is levels above the Chargers’. Kelce is the alpha dog, and he is the first option Mahomes looks to no matter where Kansas City is on the field. Combine that with a 55-point over/under, and we should expect another 100-yard, 20-point performance in Week 3. Lock him up in cash and be confident that you can find value plays in tournaments to pay up for the best tight end in the game.

Rob Gronkowski, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

$5,500 DRAFTKINGS
$5,500 FANDUEL

With Antonio Brown on COVID-19 reserve, feel free to load up Gronk shares. There will be some regression coming with Gronk’s touchdown output, but at $5,500 on DraftKings and an average of 24.5 points per game, he is looking really good in a game with a total of 55.5 points. If Gronk can find ways in back-to-back weeks with Brown on the field, you can surely expect another big week with Brown presumably off the field. Between the three stud pass catching options in Tampa, I think Gronkowski finds his way to lower ownership than Godwin and Evans. I will be buying shares in both tournaments and in cash games. 

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 1

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 1 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 1 of the NFL season.

We are back for another year of DFS domination and we have some new tools to take advantage of from my team over at WinDailySports.com. Our projection model, lineup optimizer, and data tools have been revamped and back tested to start the season off right. So what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2-week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS Gold Package. Sign up now.

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These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,800 FANDUEL

I will go out on a limb here and call Mahomes elite. We all the know the talent he possesses and the weapons he has around him, but people will choose to “fade” the man who is in a great spot this week just to get different. We have a over under of 54, which is the highest on the board with a spread of only 6, so Vegas is predicting a high-scoring shootout that bodes well for fantasy points. Take your pick with whom to pair Mahomes, or play both Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce in a three-man stack. Mahomes is as safe as it gets for cash games, and with enough salary savings on the board, I like him in both tournaments and cash games.

Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

$6,400 DRAFTKINGS
$7,600 FANDUEL

We go from elite to truly unproven, but the savings and rushing upside provides a path where Hurts smashes his value. What he possesses is a huge rushing upside at the quarterback position. With that comes a nice floor. He finished last year strong, also adding another year to his belt and some new weapons. I would not force a receiver with Hurts in a stack but wouldn’t oppose it, either. Vegas has the Eagles coming in as 3.5-point underdogs and has the total at 48. So Hurts is setup in a up-paced environment where he may be trailing late, which should equate to more fantasy points. He is more of a tournament play for me, but I think his rushing floor puts him in cash game consideration as well.

RUNNING BACKS

Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints

$8,600 DRAFTKINGS
$8,600 FANDUEL

You really can’t go wrong with Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, or Derrick Henry, but give me Kamara at a discount — especially on DraftKings, where you get a full point per reception. There has been some questions marks all offseason in regards to the New Orleans offense, but I think Week 1 is now setting up perfectly for Kamara with Jameis Winston starting and Latavius Murray having been cut. We may see the Kamara show early and often this year, and before the industry takes notice, lock in Kamara and his pass-catching upside. The Saints are at home as a 4.5-point underdog with a game total sitting at 49.5, which I think shoots over. This is a good game script for Kamara and fantasy points, so lock him into both cash games and tournaments.

Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals

$6,200 DRAFTKINGS
$7,200 FANDUEL

We are going to need some value wherever we can find it on this slate, and this is a great spot for Mixon with Joe Burrow back along side him. This offense has potential to light any team up, and the Minnesota Vikings defense has more holes in it than Swiss cheese. Vegas has the total at 47.5, and I could see this as another game that shoots over 50. Mixon is not in any form of time share with Gio Bernard out of town, and it could lead to more receptions for Mixon. We have a great price on Mixon, so take advantage of it.

WIDE RECEIVERS

DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks

$7,500 DRAFTKINGS
$7,700 FANDUEL

I don’t know if this is a bold statement, but I think Metcalf ends this season as a top-5 wide receiver. The guy is a athletic freak, and there is nothing he can’t do on a football field. The Seattle offense sputtered to finish last year, and the occasional drop from Metcalf hurt as well. I don’t expect that trend to continue, and I will be all over the discount off the top tier. Vegas has the Seahawks as slight favorites with the total set at 50. This is a great game environment in a dome, so expect a lot of points on the scoreboard. I am expecting a big game out of Metcalf, and I love attacking his props as well.

Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts

$4,100 DRAFTKINGS
$5,300 FANDUEL

Seattle’s secondary was very suspect last year, and I see them as another area to attack in Week 1. The Colts are a run-first offense, but with the addition of Carson Wentz, combined with the injury to T.Y. Hilton, we have some nice upside along with a value price on Pittman. He emerged as a go-to target last year and should only get better over time. As I mentioned above, we have a 50-point over/under with the Colts possibly playing from behind and forced to throw the ball to catch up. Pittman should provide upside at lower ownership, which could be a recipe for success in your tournaments on DraftKings and FanDuel.

TIGHT ENDS

Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,300 DRAFTKINGS
$8,500 FANDUEL

Don’t hate me for pointing out the obvious, but there is truly no need to avoid Kelce. Give me the best tight end in the game in a good environment. This game has shootout potential, and I believe the Cleveland Browns find a way to keep it close enough for us to see a ceiling-level Kelce game here in Week 1. In cash games, don’t get cute … in tournaments, I will have 50 percent of my teams with Kelce and then will sprinkle shares of tight ends who are in good game environments.

Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

$4,400 DRAFTKINGS
$6,000 FANDUEL

The price is right on Pitts in his career debut in the NFL. Pitts is another wide receiver playing the tight end position. This contest has a total of 48, and this defense in Philly has holes to take advantage of in the passing game. Outside of Calvin Ridley, Pitts should be the second-highest targeted player in this game. There is some risk to a rookie tight end in his first game, but at this value price tag and game script, he should be good for 8-plus fantasy points and will exceed value at $4,400 on DraftKings. Honorable mentions to Logan Thomas, Dallas Goedert, and Gerald Everett, all of whom I will have shares of in tournaments.

Good luck in your games, and let’s start the season off right!

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Championship Weekend

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 6 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for the Championship Round of Playoffs.

We have made it AFC & NFC Champion games and things are heating up. It was a long year for us all, but I hope I helped you make it a profitable one. Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders to this season so it’s time to crank out some playoff lineups. What I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2 week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS & SportsBetting package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS & SportsBetting Packages. Sign up now.

These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

PATRICK MAHOMES, KC

$7,600 DRAFTKINGS, $9,000 FANDUEL

Assuming Patrick Mahomes comes back to play on Sunday he has to be the quarterback you have the most exposure to on this slate. After Rodgers and Brady outscored him last week and with Patrick dealing with the questionable tag due to the concussion I think his ownership will be lower than it should be. This will provide us with some leverage over the field and I believe Mahomes will be needed heavily for the Chiefs to move on to the Super Bowl. This game has an over / under of 54 which has the NFC championship beat by 3. With both the Chiefs and Bills missing a running game, this game should be played at a higher pace thus providing more possessions and drop backs for both quarterbacks. In this two game slate Mahomes may be the most popular but I don’t see a reason to fade him this weekend.

JOSH ALLEN, BUF

$6,900 DRAFTKINGS, $8,500 FANDUEL

Like I stated above, if I was playing only one lineup on Sunday my lean would be to get more shares of the Chiefs vs Bills game over the Buccaneers vs Packers. The Bills barely ran the ball the entire game and this entire offense is in the hands of Allen. I will have the popcorn and beverages handy and I am truly excited to see both these games played out. I am hoping scoreboard watchers will look back to the first matchup vs the Chiefs and be scared off by Allen’s performance. He had a bad game, but a lot had to do with game script and some pretty bad weather conditions. Allen will be my second highest owned quarterback on the slate.

RUNNING BACKS

LEONARD FOURNETTE, TB

$5,300 DRAFTKINGS, $7,200 FANDUEL

I never thought I would say this but Fournette is shaping up to be the safest running back on the slate. He has been the primary ball carrier and a go to receiver for Brady in the flat. I like the price better on DraftKings than on FanDuel but it’s slim picking on both sites. Aaron Jones is also in play but the way my lineup builds have started on DraftKings, I have been paying down at running back to pay up at wide receiver and tight end. Fournette should be safe for cash or tournaments unless the coaching staff decides to change the gameplan a game before the Super Bowl.

DEVIN SINGLETARY, BUF

$4,500 DRAFTKINGS, $5,800 FANDUEL

It will not be fun to watch, and Singletary could easily get less than 10 carries in this one but I’m hoping he falls into the endzone and catches some passes to finish off both halves. The price is just too cheap on DraftKings and I will be forced to eat some chalk and get different elsewhere. If Hellaire is out again I will increase more ownership to Williams instead because he has more upside than Singletary. Either way I will be rolling the dice with some Singletary come Sunday.

WIDE RECEIVERS

STEFON DIGGS, BUF

$7,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8,400 FANDUEL

The price is too cheap and the consistency of Diggs at this point of the season is second to none. He is the true number one option in this offense and he should get more targets than anyone else on the slate this weekend. I will attempt to hit the lock button on Diggs in at least 80% of my lineups and run it back with either Hill, Kelce, or both. We should see another 100+ yard game and touchdown out of Diggs so count me in this weekend. In lineups I don’t have Diggs I will have shares of Beasley or Brown.

TYREEK HILL, KC

$7,200 DRAFTKINGS, $8,300 FANDUEL

If you can hit value with Chad Henne throwing you the football for over a quarter imagine what’s to come if we can see four quarters of Patrick Mahomes slinging it in a shootout. Tyreek is truly a blur on the field and he will find holes in this defense and exploit it. As long as Mahomes suits up I will have plenty of shares of Mahomes, Hill, Diggs, and Kelce stacks this weekend. In lineups I don’t have Hill I will have Hardman (if Watkins is out again).

TIGHT ENDS

TRAVIS KELCE, KC

$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8,600 FANDUEL

Travis Kelce is a wide receiver masked as a tight end. The numbers don’t lie and the production is as consistent as any receiver in the game. Receptions, Touchdowns, and yards after the catch are all parts of Kelce’s game. The Bills struggle defending the tight end and Kelce should eat against the 29th worst defense covering the position. I think it’s safe to set the floor at 20 and I will go as far as saying that I feel safer playing Kelce over Davante Adams in my flex, but it’s obviously very close.

ROBERT TONYAN, GB

$3,600 DRAFTKINGS, $5,700 FANDUEL

Tonyan is simply mispriced on DraftKings. Whether you’re playing him at the tight end position or the flex in a double tight end stack $3,600, he is way too cheap for the safety he provides while looking for value on this slate. Tonyan is my preferred way to get exposure to the Packer side of the football and he will be a cornerstone value piece in my lineups.

We have some great football games on the slate and as a fan I feel truly blessed that we made it to this point of the season and we get 2 dream matchups and a great Super Bowl to come regardless of who makes it there!

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Divisional Round

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for the Divisional Round of Playoffs.

We are now in Round 2 of the playoffs and things are heating up. It was a long year for us all but I hope I helped you make it a profitable one. Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders to this season so its time to crank out some playoff lineups. What I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2 week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS & SportsBetting package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS & SportsBetting Packages. Sign up now.

These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

PATRICK MAHOMES, KC

$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $9,200 FANDUEL

What can I say about Patrick Mahomes? He is really good at football and he has some of the best weapons in the game around him. Don’t overthink things and simply have your fair share of Mahomes stacks with Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Have some lineups with one of his pass catchers and then run some lineups with them both. Mahomes should be a lock for 300+ yards and a minimum of 2 touchdowns but if this game stays tight we can see a ceiling game here for Mahomes and all the Chiefs. Lock him in your cash games and focus on building some nice game stacks with both Chiefs and Browns mixed in.

JOSH ALLEN, BUF

$7,400 DRAFTKINGS, $8,800 FANDUEL

Josh Allen is carrying a city on his back and I know he doesn’t want to disappoint. We saw him take over in the wildcard round and he was the quarterback you needed on your roster on the Saturday only slate. If you’re not paying up for Mahomes in your cash games Allen is the safest place to land. He has one of the highest ceilings at the position and I prefer Allen over Jackson in this game. If you need some salary relief for tournaments and are fading the two quarterbacks I mentioned, I would pivot all the way down to Brees or Mayfield at $5,600 or $5,300 on DraftKings.

RUNNING BACKS

ALVIN KAMARA, NO

$7,900 DRAFTKINGS, $9,000 FANDUEL

If you’re building cash lineups on DraftKings or have the salary to spend up for one running back Kamara is my top choice at the position. Kamara has averaged 25.2 DraftKings points on the season and with the full point PPR on DraftKings, he has the safest floor of any position player on this slate. There is a path to fade him on FanDuel and once we get a clearer picture on practice reports from Helaire and Jones Jr. there may be some nice values that open up like Fournette or possibly Bell. I am currently leaning on an all value running back core to pay up at the wide receiver position but I will also have shares of Kamara as well. Devin Singletary, Kareem Hunt, Cam Akers, and Leonard Fournette (if Ronald Jones is out) are all nice values to squeeze into your lineups.

KAREEM HUNT, CLE

$4,800 DRAFTKINGS, $6,200 FANDUEL

Kareem Hunt will be an integral part of this offense that will most likely be playing catch up mode for most of the game. The current line is set at the Browns +10 points which means we should see a lot of Kareem Hunt catching balls out of the backfield. We need to find safe value in the playoffs and there are a couple of nice value pieces at the running back position that I named above with Hunt leading the charge especially on DraftKings. The total in this game is set at 57.5 and is the highest of the slate so you will need exposure to this game. At $4,800 you won’t be able to find anyone else in this price range that has the upside and floor that Hunt has. Feel free to lock up Kareem Hunt and the narrative of him playing against his old team who let him go not too long ago.

WIDE RECEIVERS

TYREEK HILL, KC

$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8,800 FANDUEL

You can call him the “Freak” or the “Cheetah” but on this slate I will call him “Mr. Upside”. The upside Tyreek has coming off a couple weeks of rest is second to none. He is my favorite receiver to pay up for on the slate and there is truly no way to guard him with Mahomes and Kelce by his side. The Browns can be beat through the air as we saw last week and they rank 29th in the league at defending the wide receiver position. I will have shares of Diggs, Adams, Landry, and the trio of Tampa Bay receivers but if I had to choose just one it would be Hill, especially in lineups I passed up on Kelce. Make sure you get some Mahomes / Hill stacks during the divisional round weekend slates.

MICHAEL THOMAS, NO

$6,700 DRAFTKINGS, $7,200 FANDUEL

The pricing algorithm simply can’t catch up to the proper price levels on Thomas and he is your free square at the position. He is simply too cheap and safe to pass up on in what looks to be the second highest scoring game as per Vegas. With this game having a tighter spread of only 3 along with an over/under of 52 we can see the most production from the wide receiver position coming out of this game. It’s truly tough to predict which of the Tampa Bay receivers will be the highest scoring but I can say with great confidence that Thomas will lead the Saints. Tampa Bay ranks 25th at defending the wide receiver position and Thomas should have a field day when the Saints square off against the Bucs.

TIGHT ENDS

TRAVIS KELCE, KC

$7,800 DRAFTKINGS, $7,600 FANDUEL

Sooner or later people will realize that Travis Kelce out produces most wide receivers on every slate and rostering him is like having 4 wide receivers in your lineup. It’s a cheat code which has made Kelce a lock for me in cash in every slate I play and I load up on him in tournaments as well because no other tight end comes close in providing the consistency that he does week in and week out. Kelce is averaging 22.1 DraftKings points per game and draws an elite matchup versus the Browns defense who ranks 30th against defending the tight end. Lock him up in all your cash lineups and have him as your highest owned tight end in tournaments as well.

TYLER HIGBEE, LAR

$3,000 DRAFTKINGS, $5,200 FANDUEL

Tyler Higbee is the safest cheap option at the position at only $3,000 on DraftKings. With Cooper Kupp dealing with a knee injury, the Rams will need to get production out of Higbee whether or not Kupp makes it on the field Saturday. With Kupp dealing with a questionable tag due to a sore knee combined with the fact he will be dealing with harsh temperatures in Green Bay, it has me believing Higbee will be a nice value to slide into your tight end or even flex spot this weekend. The Rams should be trailing in this game, so Higbee could be the beneficiary of a prevent defense and some garbage time. That’s all you may need at $3,000 on DraftKings so get some Higbee shares in tournaments Saturday.

DEFENSES

GREEN BAY PACKERS

$3,900 DRAFTKINGS, $4,600 FANDUEL

With only 8 teams to choose from, give me the Packers defense who are favored by 7 and going against the Rams who possess the lowest team total offense as per Vegas. This Packers defense has been getting better over the season and a matchup versus Jared Goff is all they need to force some turnovers and keep this game low scoring. They have secured 17 sacks over the past 5 weeks and anytime I can get a home favorite against a Quarterback 2 weeks out from thumb surgery on his throwing hand I will take it.

BUFFALO BILLS

$2,900 DRAFTKINGS, $4,000 FANDUEL

We saw Lamar Jackson make some bad throws and scramble a lot last weekend. Now he faces off against a team who has secured 15 interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries on the season which could be a recipe for defensive fantasy points. The Bills are cheap and have the upside with playmakers who can find their way into the end zone on Saturday if the ball bounces right. Split up your shares of Defense, but as of right now with Lamar Jackson carrying some heavier ownership I like the leverage that the Bills bring to the table this weekend.

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Wild Card Weekend

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Wild Card Weekend DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 6 of the NFL season.

We have officially made it to the playoffs and are out of 2020. It was a long year for us all but I hope I helped you make it a profitable one. Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders to this season so its time to crank out some playoff lineups. What I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2 week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS & SportsBetting package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS & SportsBetting Packages. Sign up now.

These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

JOSH ALLEN, BUF

$7,500 DRAFTKINGS, $9,300 FANDUEL

I could make a case for Josh Allen to be the MVP. The steps he took this year officially landed him in the elite category for me. He has been a fantasy darling for season long and DFS and carried me to a championship in one of my leagues. Averaging 27.3 DraftKings points per game establishes him as one of the safest plays on the slate. The Bills really don’t have a running game and it all relies on Allen, which is great for fantasy purposes. The matchup is one of the best on the board as well with the Colts ranking 26th against defending Quarterbacks. Lock him into cash and tournaments and hopefully the Bills win this week so we can play him again next week.

LAMAR JACKSON, BAL

$7,800 DRAFTKINGS, $9,000 FANDUEL

Let Lamar cook! Russell Wilson has officially stopped his chef status and its time for Lamar to shine. It looks like the 2019 Lamar is back. In 4 of his last 5 games he ran for over 80 yards, which provides such a nice floor for fantasy. This Tennessee defense really struggles all across the field and is coming off a shootout where Deshaun Watson just torched them. We can expect the same here from Lamar in what should be one of the higher scoring games of the slate. Lamar’s rushing floor combined with a weak defense on the other side of the ball should provide safety for cash games and upside for tournaments.

RUNNING BACKS

ALVIN KAMARA, NO

$8,500 DRAFTKINGS, $9,000 FANDUEL

It will be very scary to fade Derrick Henry and I will have to watch that game with one eye open. I will not fade Henry in all lineups and will have some exposure to him, but I am currently leaning on a pivot to Kamara in my main lineup on DraftKings if I can’t find a way to play both. We will need some savings and especially on DraftKings the full point PPR opens a door where I can see Kamara outscoring Henry. Playing Henry on FanDuel and Kamara on DraftKings is also a great option to hedge your plays. The matchup may not look so great on paper but I still like the upside with Kamara being so heavily involved in the offense with Michael Thomas out.

CAM AKERS, LAR

$5,100 DRAFTKINGS, $6,100 FANDUEL

We need to save money somewhere and Akers seems like the safest spot to land at the running back position. The play on Akers is slightly dependent on whether or not Goff plays in this one. If Goff plays I feel more comfortable about the Rams moving the ball. It looks like Kupp will be back and the offense may be at full strength. If that holds true when the ball is kicked off Akers should be a solid value with some touchdown equity at a very fair price. We will need to take some chances in order to land the elite plays in our lineup and I believe Akers is that guy in Wild Card Weekend.

WIDE RECEIVERS

STEFON DIGGS, BUF

$7,700 DRAFTKINGS, $8,700 FANDUEL

What more can we say about Stefon Diggs? He was criticized prior to the season similarly to Josh Allen, and all he did was come out and put up one of the best wide receiver seasons and hushed all the haters. The upside is massive, the targets are consistent, and the fantasy production follows almost every week. All we need is for Philip Rivers and the Colts to be able to hang in this game long enough in order to get four quarters of Diggs. The Colts rank 21st at defending wide receivers so this should be another 100 yard day for Diggs. Feel confident playing him in both cash games and tournaments.

ALLEN ROBINSON, CHI

$6,600 DRAFTKINGS, $7,200 FANDUEL

I will try my best to get at least two stud receivers in my lineups this week and Robinson will be the second. I want target monsters with a safe floor in the playoffs, along with the proper upside. Robinson caught 6 of 7 passes for 87 yards and one touchdown in a matchup against the Saints in Week 8. A solid rapport with Trubisky can bolster that stat line and the fact that this game is in a dome gives me extra confidence that the game conditions will help provide safety as well. I can see the Bears covering the spread, winning this game outright, and I believe Robinson will be a major factor in making that happen.

TIGHT ENDS

MARK ANDREWS, BAL

$5,200 DRAFTKINGS, $7,000 FANDUEL

If you have the salary, pay up for tight end and lock in Andrews as he should be the safest on the slate with an elite matchup. He torched the Titans in Week 11 for 5 receptions, 96 yards and 1 touchdown. This game has a real opportunity of shooting out and Andrews should be able to take advantage of it. Tennessee ranks 17th against defending tight ends and are currently allowing 287 passing yards per game. If you’re playing Lamar make sure you pair him with Andrews this weekend.

LOGAN THOMAS, WAS

$4,900 DRAFTKINGS, $6,400 FANDUEL

Logan has put up numbers almost every single week within a below average passing offense. Quarterback play has been average at best and that has not stopped Thomas. Thomas has put up double-digit points in the past 6 weeks and that should continue against Tampa Bay. Tampa ranks 15th against defending tight ends and are allowing 269 passing yards per game. Game script should be in Logan’s favor as Washington should be trailing and passing most of the second half. Thomas is one of the safest tight ends on the board and I will try to lock him into 50% of my lineups this weekend.

DEFENSES

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

$3,400 DRAFTKINGS, $4,300 FANDUEL

The Washington Football team is struggling on offense. When you can’t score at will against the Eagles you will struggle heavily versus Tampa. As much as I respect the comeback of Alex Smith, he is still hobbling out there and I think Tampa brings the pressure and sacks him at least 4 times on the day. The Bucs are the play this weekend if you can afford paying up.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

$2,700 DRAFTKINGS, $3,600 FANDUEL

This Seahawks team has transformed from the start to the end of the season. This defense was terrible and league worst while this offense was elite and putting up points by the dozen. A tail of two seasons and with the addition of Dunlap and a healthy Adams this defense has changed. If Goff is out this week I slide them ahead of the Buccaneers. If Goff plays I still like this defense as I don’t believe in Goff regardless.

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 17

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 17 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 17 of the NFL season.

Even though we have had great results in picking top DFS plays in this article every week, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders this season so what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2 week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS & SportsBetting package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS & SportsBetting Packages. Sign up now.

These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

LAMAR JACKSON, BAL

$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $9,000 FANDUEL

The easiest way for the Ravens to lock in a playoff spot is to win and get in. The easiest way to get the W is to run Lamar and break down the porous Cincinnati defense. Lamar has run the ball well in the last four games, with 4 rushing touchdowns along with 333 rushing yards. The Ravens need this win to not only get into the playoffs, but they need to get this offense clicking to carry some momentum into the first round. In Week 17 we need to find motivated players who are looking to put up big weeks and I believe we get that safety with Jackson. He is having a down season overall compared to last year, but with a 26, 37, 30 and 22 point weeks in the last four we can expect a nice floor of 20 with a ceiling of 40 to finish off the regular season.

RYAN TANNEHILL

$7,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8,200 FANDUEL

The Titans are in a “win and clinch” scenario and that’s what we want out of the Quarterbacks we are rostering in the last week of the season. The Titans easiest path is to beat the Texans, while taking home the AFC South title and getting the number four seed. With their destiny in their own hands, this entire team is in play and I honestly believe a Titans stack is one of the most appealing plays on this slate. The majority of people will lock in Derrick Henry which I will have shares of as well but Tannehill will be lower owned and will come at a discount. This same matchup made our team at Win Daily a bunch of money in Week 16 with our Branden Allen, Gio Bernard, and Tee Higgins stacks and I’m going back to the well this week. Feel free to run a complete game stack of 2-3 players from both teams in tournaments and climb up the leaderboards when this game shoots out!

RUNNING BACKS

ALEXANDER MATTISON, MIN

$6,100 DRAFTKINGS, $5,000 FANDUEL

Mattison is just too cheap to pass up on with Dalvin Cook out in the last game of the season. The matchup is elite and the Vikings, while not playing for playoff contention, are playing for their jobs. Mattison has slate breaking talent and the Lions are one of the worst defenses in the league. We saw what the Buccaneers did to the Lions last week so we can only expect what Mattison and the gang will do in Week 17. The price combined with the elite matchup makes Mattison the easy square that you must lock into both cash games and tournaments this week.

WIDE RECEIVERS

AJ BROWN, TEN

$7,200 DRAFTKINGS, $8,400 FANDUEL

We love picking on Houston’s secondary and there is no better threat to do so for the Titans than A.J. Brown. Brown has been slightly inconsistent this year but is still averaging 17 DraftKings points per game and has a ceiling to break a slate. With his price in the upper tier on both sites we need a big game from Brown and I think this is the week we get it. The volume of receptions doesn’t put him into the Diggs and Adams category but the talent is there. I see lower ownership on Brown and a ceiling of 30+ points out of him this week. My prediction is Brown exceeds the 100 yard bonus on DraftKings and finds a way into the end zone as well. This game has shootout written all over it and if Brandon Allen can throw for 300+ yards I’m sure this Titans offense will blow the doors off them in the final week.

BRANDIN COOKS, HOU

$6,900 DRAFTKINGS, $7,300 FANDUEL

What makes this game so appealing in Houston is that both offenses are elite and both defenses are atrocious. These two teams continue to play in shootouts every week and we also get the added benefit of an indoor environment in January which always adds a bump. Cooks carried my teams to victory in Week 16 and I have no issues going back to him this week. He is the clear number one receiver in this offense and Watson’s favorite target on the field. Combine that with the fact he is going against the 29th ranked defense against opposing wide receivers and we have the upside we need in both cash and tournaments. Lock in Cooks in your game stacks and safe one off in Week 17.

TIGHT ENDS

DARREN WALLER, LV

$7,100 DRAFTKINGS, $7,800 FANDUEL

The main target in the Raiders passing game all season has been Waller. With Kelce most likely resting in Week 17, Waller becomes the clear top dog to pay up for at the tight end position. Waller has eclipsed the 1,000 yard marker on the season and is coming off of two consecutive 100 yard games. Averaging 17 points per game there is nobody on this slate which is safer than Waller in what should be a good game environment versus Denver. With all the value that is opening up on this slate, I will try my best to pay up for Waller and use the value at other skilled positions in Week 17.

MARK ANDREWS, BAL

$5,800 DRAFTKINGS, $7,200 FANDUEL

The perfect pairing with Lamar Jackson is Mark Andrews. I don’t trust the hands of Marquise Brown and I want the upside that Andrews brings against the 29th defense at defending the tight end position. Andrews has 5 consecutive double digit performances and that brings the safe floor you need when rostering tight ends. In a game earlier this season Andrews went for 6 catches, 56 yards and a touchdown versus the Bengals and I would be satisfied with the same performance in Week 17.

DEFENSES

BALTIMORE RAVENS

$4,200 DRAFTKINGS, $4,900 FANDUEL

The Baltimore Ravens need this win and I want to roster motivated defenses if I’m paying up in the final week of the season. The Ravens defense has been getting better as the season has progressed and I’m hoping they put on a show in the final week of the season. In four of the last five weeks they have held opposing offenses under 20 points and I think they do that again this week. They shutdown the Bengals in Week 5 scoring 26 fantasy points and if they can come close to that this week I will be more than happy.

NEW YORK JETS

$2,300 DRAFTKINGS, $3,500 FANDUEL

It’s only fitting that in the last week of the season I flip the script and instead of targeting the Jets with the opposing defense I do the opposite. I have used them the past two weeks at near minimum salary and I will go back to the well this week. The Patriots are struggling to put drives together and they truly don’t have the talent on the offensive side of the ball to compete. With the Jets defense getting stronger, the Patriots struggling, and the cheap price tag feel confident locking in the Jets defense.

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 16

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 16 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 16 of the NFL season.

Even though we have had great results in picking top DFS plays in this article every week, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders to start the season so what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.

Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2 week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS & SportsBetting package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS & SportsBetting Packages. Sign up now.

These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

PATRICK MAHOMES, KC

$8,500 DRAFTKINGS, $9,400 FANDUEL

If Tom Brady can go out there and light up the Falcons, one can only imagine what Mahomes and the Chiefs will do. Mahomes is my MVP on the season in both real life and in fantasy. He has been super consistent scoring over 20+ points in every game but 1, and has exceeded 30+ points 6 times on the season. The matchup doesn’t get any better than the Falcons and should push Mahomes to a ceiling game. The Falcons are allowing over 300+ passing yards per game and allowing the 29th most points to quarterbacks. There is no safer play on the board this week so load up on Mahomes in both cash games and tournaments in week 16.

MITCHELL TRUBISKY, CHI

$5,700 DRAFTKINGS, $7,200 FANDUEL

The price on Trubisky has stayed low simply due to the fact that David Montgomery has been scoring touchdowns in bunches lately. That can easily change this week. Trubisky will get his points regardless because the matchup is elite versus the Jaguars. The Jaguars rank 25th against defending the quarterback position and give up a league worst 424 total yards per game. Both Trubisky and Montgomery are in great spots but the price is right on Trubisky. At $5,700 on DraftKings, we don’t need much and if the touchdowns go through the air instead of the ground this week we have a nice leverage spot as Montgomery will be popular this week. In lineups you’re playing Montgomery feel free to play Jalen Hurts, Matt Ryan, and Drew Lock in tournaments.

RUNNING BACKS

AUSTIN EKELER, LAC

$7,600 DRAFTKINGS, $7,000 FANDUEL

Austin Ekeler is a nice pivot away from what will be a chalky David Montgomery. Don’t get me wrong I will have shares of Montgomery and he is a great play this week. The matchup is one of the best on the board and the running back position is rather weak this weekend so if you can find a way to pay up for both I can agree to it. The matchup for Ekeler is just as good, and facing off against the Broncos run defense should help him get over 20+ points on DraftKings. With the PPR upside that Ekeler brings to the table he can easily have a slate breaking performance in Week 16 climbing you to the top of the leaderboards.

DAVID JOHNSON, HOU

$6,100 DRAFTKINGS, $6,700 FANDUEL

With all the injuries around him in Houston, David Johnson had a monster game in Week 15. He found a way to catch 11 passes for 106 yards and caught each of his 11 targets. If we can remember way back when, Johnson was a dual threat running back and one of the best fantasy performers in the entire league. The consistent play from Johnson has been hampered by injuries over his career but when he’s healthy he’s been a solid fantasy producer. The price is right on Johnson and the matchup is a plus one as well. The Bengals allow the 26th most rushing yards per game and Johnson should find pay dirt in Week 16.

WIDE RECEIVERS

TYREEK HILL, KC

$9,000 DRAFTKINGS, $9,400 FANDUEL

We need shares of the Kansas City offense and the more the merrier. Tyreek is stud and simply can’t be covered. He has been more consistent this year than in years past and as long as his hamstring is ok, I will be loading up on him and Kelce in any lineup I can afford them. If for any reason Tyreek is out or limited due to injury, feel free to lock up any of the value Chief receivers like Watkins, Robinson, or Hardman. You will need shares of this offense to cash in tournaments so find ways to get your exposure. The Falcons rank league worst at defending wide receivers and second worst in passing yards allowed. Expect those numbers to rise after a Week 16 matchup versus the Chiefs.

BRANDIN COOKS, HOU

$6,700 DRAFTKINGS, $5,700 FANDUEL

Brandin Cooks is still the number 1 receiver in a Deshaun Watson offense. That’s all I need to know in Week 16. It’s a small slate with not too many studs to pay up for at the wide receiver position, so I will lean on Cooks. His floor is safe and the upside will come this week once he finds the end zone. The Bengals defense has played better as the season has progressed, but I have confidence that Cooks will find a way to get to 20 DraftKings points in  Week 16.

TIGHT ENDS

LOGAN THOMAS, WAS

$4,900 DRAFTKINGS, $6,000 FANDUEL

Logan Thomas has found a way to have wide receiver production from the tight end slot with a mixture of below average quarterbacks around him. He has become one of the safer tight ends to roster each week and the targets continue to roll in. Thomas has become the top target in this offense the past couple of weeks and that should continue in Week 16. The matchup is great against a Panther team that ranks 25th at defending the tight end, so have confidence in Logan in Week 16.

DALLAS GOEDERT, PHI

$3,600 DRAFTKINGS, $5,700 FANDUEL

We will need some value on this slate and Goedert provides that for us. He has scored 7 or more points in the past 6 games, and scored double digits in 3 of them. At the respective prices on both sites, Goedert is as safe as you can get at the tight end position. This game should be close and on the higher pace side, so we need some exposure to the Eagles. Even though Greg Ward had a great game the last time out, I don’t see a repeat performance from him again. All we need from Goedert in Week 16 is 4 catches, 50 yards, and a touchdown.

DEFENSES

CHICAGO BEARS

$3,600 DRAFTKINGS, $4,700 FANDUEL

The Bears entire team has come on strong as late while trying to make a push for the playoffs. They are motivated and have one of the best matchups on the board. They need this win and they will be bringing the heat to this Jaguar team. The Jaguars are projected to score only 20 points and I doubt they make it there. They scored a combined 24 points in the last 2 weeks and without a quarterback they will struggle to score points versus the Bears. I will have equal shares of the Bears, Ravens, and Browns defense in Week 16.

HOUSTON TEXANS

$2,800 DRAFTKINGS, $4,600 FANDUEL

If you need some value on DraftKings I will be taking a shot or two on the Texans. They are a DraftKings only play for me when needed. As good as the Bengals looked against the Steelers I don’t see a repeat performance from Ryan Finley in Week 16. The Bengals will struggle scoring points and are projected to score less than 20 by Vegas standards. Finlay will take a couple sacks and hopefully turn the ball over a couple times in Week 16, so fire up a couple shares of the Texans defense.

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 15

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 6 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 15 of the NFL season.

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These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

QUARTERBACKS

PATRICK MAHOMES, KC

$7,900 DRAFTKINGS, $8,900 FANDUEL

A lot of the field will look back at the “cramp game” and automatically slide in Lamar Jackson as their QB1. Lamar is in a great spot and I will have shares but I trust Patrick and his weapons a tad more than Lamar. Don’t get me wrong they are both elite fantasy scorers and the floor of Lamar’s running potential is a great landing spot for your cash games. My suggestion is to go 60% Mahomes and 40% Jackson to get exposure to both. Now back to Mahomes and his 4208 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 27.9 average DraftKings points per game. What else can you ask for? You get a safe floor, enormous upside, and a matchup against Drew Brees with an over/under of 52.5. Any time you can get Mahomes in what’s expected to be a close game and high pace, sign me up.

PHILIP RIVERS, IND

$5,900 DRAFTKINGS, $7,100 FANDUEL

It pains me to say it but Philip Rivers is doing his thing this year. He is leading his team to victory after victory and has held up with a sub par receiving core around him. It’s time to give the man some respect and take advantage of a great matchup and a cheap price tag. In his last matchup against Houston he threw for 285 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. A couple more yards and he would have hit his 300 yard bonus on DraftKings and smashed his value even more. If Houston is able to put up a fight in this one and keep this game close, I like what Rivers has to offer. In this lower tiered price range, I will also have Jalen Hurts and Mitchell Trubisky thrown into the mix. For tournaments, get equal shares of all 3 of these cheap quarterbacks in Week 15.

RUNNING BACKS

DERRICK HENRY, TEN

$9,500 DRAFTKINGS, $10,200 FANDUEL

Oh Mr. Henry! He made me a ton of money last week and I hope everyone who read this article didn’t fade him. The man just gets tougher and tougher to tackle as the season progresses and I simply will be hitting the lock button in any lineup I can afford Henry. The matchup couldn’t get any better facing off against the 31st ranked defense against running backs. The lions are getting gashed on the ground which could mean another 200 yard rushing game for Henry. Sometimes the analysis is just simple, play the best player on the board versus the worst defense. If you can’t afford Henry, I’m also a big fan of Cam Akers and Jonathan Taylor this week as well.

JEFF WILSON, JR., SF

$5,100 DRAFTKINGS, $5,800 FANDUEL

To pay up for Henry you need a RB2 at a cheaper price tag. With Mostert questionable at the time I’m writing this Wilson is a good landing spot if we get a confirmation of Mostert being out. Regardless he has seen an increasing workload week after week and I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts regardless. Dallas is allowing the most rushing yards at a whopping 162 yards per game. If you want another second cheap running back feel free to go back to J.D. McKissic on DraftKings. As a pass catching back he should see a ton of targets playing from behind against the Seahawks. Most of my lineups will have either of these 2 backs in Week 15 or I will hopefully find a way to stack Henry with Akers or Taylor like I stated above.

WIDE RECEIVERS

ALLEN ROBINSON, CHI

$7,400 DRAFTKINGS, $7,300 FANDUEL

I always try my best to lock in the prime targets of each offense at the wide receiver position. At times going to a WR2 or WR3 can pay off but the variance can drown you at times. Allen Robinson has emerged as a stud fantasy receiver once again ever since Trubisky stepped back into the starting lineup. I wrote up Robinson last week and he went out and scored 30 DraftKings points while racking up 123 yards and a touchdown. It would have been even greater, but the Bears got out to such a big lead they barely had to throw the ball the entire second half. That should change versus the Vikings in Week 15. We still have a great matchup versus the 25th ranked defense at defending the pass, and we also have an offense which should be able to keep pace. Load up on Robinson in both cash games and tournaments in Week 15.

BRANDON AIYUK, SF

$6,300 DRAFTKINGS, $6,900 FANDUEL

With Deebo Samuel out for the rest of the season Aiyuk is the clear number 1 threat in the passing game for the 49ers. With no Kittle and Samuel, Aiyuk will get all the targets and workload he can handle. The price is right on Aiyuk and I believe he is one the best point per dollar plays on the entire slate. Coming off a 10 reception 119 yard game in Week 14 in a very tough matchup versus Washington he now gets a dream matchup versus Dallas. Dallas ranks 31st against defending the wide receiver position and that will force my hand into locking Aiyuk into almost all my lineups in Week 15.

TIGHT ENDS

TRAVIS KELCE, KC

$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8.500 FANDUEL

Travis Kelce is simply a beast! He is putting up wide receiver numbers at the tight end position. Week after week he doubles and triples the fantasy output of almost every tight end in the field. There is simply too much downside in fading him and then watching him go out there and put up another 30 point performance while your tight end gets 6. This Saints defense is good but it’s almost impossible to slow down the combination of Mahomes and Kelce. For me it’s either Kelce, playing Andrews in my Lamar stacks, or punting all the way down to a great value spot in Week 15.

COLE KMET, CHI

$3,000 DRAFTKINGS, $5,100 FANDUEL

As the season has progressed, and since Trubisky stepped back in Kmet has become fantasy relevant. The rookie has the athletic skills to get open and is receiving more and more targets each week. I want to temper expectations here at the near minimum salary. We don’t need much and I am content with a 3 catch 40 yard performance at a $3,000 price tag on DraftKings. Anything on top of that is a bonus and I will take it in Week 15.

DEFENSES

LOS ANGELES RAMS

$4,500 DRAFTKINGS, $5,000 FANDUEL

Who are the J-E-T-S playing? The Los Angeles Rams! For whoever has been reading this article each week this is where we start our defense conversation and it pans out every week. Not only has it helped us cash in DFS, but I hope you locked in the bet earlier this season when I told everyone to bet the house that the Jets would finish under 2 wins. The Jets are putrid, the Rams defense is molding into one of the better units. This combination locks in a 10+ point performance with upside of 20+. Lock in the Rams in any lineup you can afford them in Week 15.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

$3,000 DRAFTKINGS, $4,100 FANDUEL

We need some value and anytime we can get a rookie quarterback facing off against Big Bill I will take a shot. We have seen what the Patriots did to great young quarterbacks recently, by shutting down Kyler Murray and Justin Herbert in consecutive weeks. The same can happen when they face off against Tua and a weaker overall offense in Week 15.

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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