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Welcome to Week 9 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet.
- We are officially now using 2023 DATA!
- Green means GO (good for the player) while red reflects a poor rating/matchup. The more green, the better...
- In fact, CASH CORE pieces are highlighted with BRIGHT GREEN highlighter on the chart for extra emphasis.
- The "fantasy points allowed rank" reflects how a player's opponent ranked in fantasy points allowed to their specific position. The lower the number, the better the matchup.
- Passing and Rushing game matchups are once again DVOA ratings as I regained access to that metric and I find it to be super helpful.
- A play labeled "cash" is a higher-owned play that is recommended for cash games. A "strong" play is playable in all formats. "Slate-breakers" are some of my favorite GPP targets for upside or reduced ownership.
- Vegas and risk columns will all be updated during the week to reflect injury info, weather info, and the most recent Vegas info.
Premium NFL DFS Cheat Sheet - Week 9
Cash Game Cores
DraftKings: Lamb, Taylor, Flowers
FanDuel: Lamb, Flowers, Hubbard
Deeper GPP Flyers
This is where I want to give you some other players who will be in my player pool, who didn't make the cut for the cheat sheet. The main recommended plays are always going to be geared more toward cash games and single-entry tournaments, but here are some lower-owned options for large-field tournaments.
QB: Bryce Young, Sam Howell, Jaren Hall
RB: Josh Jacobs (I've sworn him off, but rookie QB, decent matchup, etc), Zack Moss
WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Chris Olave (cheapest and lowest ownership we are going to see on him), Tank Dell, Jahan Dotson, Rashid Shaheed
TE: Dallas Goedert, Trey McBride, Logan Thomas
DEFENSE: NYG (cash chalk), GB, NE, LAR, NO
Week 9 DFS Slate Notes
Sunday Morning Updates: (Updated 7:15 EST Sunday 11/5)
One small change in the core for FanDuel - I am moving Chuba Hubbard in there for Kareem Hunt. Jerome Ford is healthy and will split carries with Hunt. Hubbard is also in a timeshare with Miles Sanders but is likely to be the big half.
Running back is a nightmare on this slate as we now have a chalky Devin Singletary to deal with, too. I do not trust him or the Texans running game enough to put into my cash games and I don't want to always match ownership ALL the time. If he burns me, he burns me. But there is so much "fishy chalk" on this slate that I am going to play lighter in cash and heavier in GPPs.
I am playing some Jonathan Taylor and some Zack Moss, one of them is going to have a big day.
Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown are both chalk, and while I have been on them for several weeks I think this is the week to pivot to Dak - CeeDee Lamb. I also like pairing a chalky Giants Defense with Saquon Barkley as I believe in the Giants more than I do the Raiders who just fired their entire staff.
The Rams are a tough case because they start their backup QB and I wanted to play their running game. I think I still will use Henderson and Freeman at very low ownership. Atlanta is going with Taylor Heinecke under center this week which theoretically upgrades their receivers, but I am still mainly on the Vikings' defense, which is playing well.
One guy who I omitted earlier in the week was David Njoku because I didn't think Deshuan Watson would be back this week and now he is. I like Njoku and he's projected as the third-highest owned TE on this slate. I am still not going overboard with Cleveland's passing game, but I do think you can take some shots on Amari Cooper and others as Watson presents a significant upgrade over PJ Walker.
This slate is pretty wonky, so I wouldn't hesitate to get pretty weird with lineups as the range of outcomes is pretty wide in my opinion.
FAVORITE GAME STACKS:
PHI-DAL: Prescott-Lamb-Swift (also consider: Brown, Goedert)
IND-CAR: Young-Thielen-Taylor (also consider: Moss, Pittman Jr.)
BAL-SEA: Jackson-Andrews-Flowers (also consider: Edwards)
Premium DFS Expert Lineups - Week 9
FanDuel Lineup
DraftKings Lineup
Please note that these are sample lineups we provide as a tool for you to use. They are designed to give you building block options as you go about choosing your own lineups, but in no way can we guarantee success. Be sure to examine the latest injury updates, Las Vegas projected game totals, and late scratches before finalizing your lineups to ensure the players you are choosing are active on game day.
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