NFL DFS Expert Survey: Bills vs. Rams (10/12)

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26)

Created Oct 12, 2026

Last Updated 2026-10-12 18:49:38 Premium Content Part of the product NFL DFS

Our panel of experts is here to give you their insights on NFL DFS today for the 10/12 Showdown slate on DraftKings and FanDuel that features the Bills vs. Rams. They’re ready to answer key questions that will assist you in making those crucial lineup-building decisions. Curious about Noto’s three favorite Captains? Or perhaps you’re wondering about Neil Orfield’s favorite correlation? Read their thoughts below!

NFL DFS DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey: Monday Night Football Picks

DraftKings

Who are your three favorite Captains, ranked in order?

Notorious: Josh Allen, Puka Nacua, Colby Parkinson
headChopper: Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Matthew Stafford
ncorfield8k: Puka Nacua, Josh Allen, Davante Adams
Davis Mattek: Puka Nacua, James Cook III, Josh Allen

How do you plan to beat the field of opponents in the tournaments you will be playing? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?

Notorious: We have more value on this Showdown slate than most, so I’m going to lean into a stars-and-scrubs build on both DraftKings and FanDuel. While Josh Allen is my favorite CPT, I don’t mind the idea of using a cheaper CPT like Keon Coleman or Colby Parkinson. On FanDuel, Skyler Bell is only $1,000, which provides massive salary savings at FLEX. If he gets a catch, he will pay off his cheap salary. I’m going to be in the small-field tournament streets tonight.

headChopper: I’m building 20 lineups on each site, and I’ll break them into pockets of roughly 5 lineups each. Those pockets will be based on different game scripts. My preferred game scripts, in order, are a Rams onslaught, the Rams passing attack exploding, the Rams scoring primarily through Kyren Williams, Josh Allen taking over, and James Cook III dominating Buffalo’s scoring. Matthew Stafford is the one constant on both sites and fits into almost all of these game scripts, so I’ll be overweight on him.

ncorfield8k: I’ll have a ton of Puka Nacua at the top of my lineups. It’s an ideal matchup, and he’s a target hog. I’ll be overweight on Blake Corum and Skyler Bell on both sites and underweight on Tyler Higbee, who I think takes a backseat with Colby Parkinson returning (along with Nacua).

Davis Mattek: This is the easiest slate of my life, at least in theory. The field will be jamming Puka Nacua and Josh Allen CPT lineups, so any CPT lineup without those two is beautiful. Then, the field is projecting and playing Colby Parkinson vs. Tyler Higbee wrong. I will be playing this game like it goes over the total and rotating cheap pass-catching options on the Bills.

What’s one rule/setting that you’re going to use in our NFL DFS optimizer (LineupHQ) or NFL DFS sims tool (SimLabs)?

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