NFL DFS Expert Survey: Week 12
Our panel of experts is here to give you their NFL DFS advice for this week’s main slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know Noto’s three favorite players for cash games? Or headChopper’s favorite correlation? Find out below!
NFL DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Week 12
Rank your three favorite players for cash games, in order:
| Analyst | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notorious | Brian Robinson (DK) / Kyren Williams (FD) | Kareem Hunt | Rome Odunze |
| Stevietpfl | Brian Robinson | Kareem Hunt | Amon-Ra St. Brown |
| Krayton | Christian McCaffrey | DeVon Achane | Kareem Hunt |
| ebeimfohr | Christian McCaffrey | DeVon Achane | Kareem Hunt |
| ncorfield8k | Kareem Hunt | Brian Robinson | Christian McCaffrey |
| Davis Mattek | Christian McCaffrey | DeVon Achane | Brian Robinson |
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What is your favorite correlation and why?
Notorious: Kareem Hunt + Chiefs D/ST – The Chiefs are coming off their first loss of the season and now get to face Bryce Young and the Panthers. Kansas City has been in far too many close games this season, and last week’s loss isn’t going to sit well with the coaches or players, so I am expecting them to run away with this week’s game. Isiah Pacheco is still out, which means Hunt will have a clear path to 20+ touches in one of the best possible matchups for a running back. He pairs nicely with the defense, who should be able to get pressure on Young.
Stevietpfl: Tommy DeVito + Malik Nabers – With the pricing a little softer this week, I think most people will pay up for quarterback. While I will do that some in tournaments, I like what DeVito opens up. With the Giants releasing Daniel Jones, DeVito should have a full game of opportunity to prove himself against one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. Tampa has allowed 283.5 passing yards per game, which is the 3rd most in the NFL. They’ve allowed 26.4 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, which is the most in the NFL. If DeVito succeeds, I think Nabers will be the reason why. I love the upside for this combo and what the rest of my lineup looks like with it.
Krayton: Christian McCaffrey + Juwan Jennings + Jayden Reed – This is the exact favorite stack I had listed last week and I going right back to it again this week. CMC and Jennings are two elite plays in this SF offense and I like capturing the best plays in this offense and then look to get different with some other low-owned plays. CMC has still not seen a huge price increase and he is capable of breaking the slate. Juwan Jennings has been great with Aiyuk out and he has seen 7 and 10 targets in his last two games. This will be one of the last times we can get him at under $6000 on DK and this game environment has one of the higher totals on the slate.
ebeimfohr: Kyler Murray + Trey McBride – The Cardinals have one of the best matchups on the board, but only James Conner is generating much pOWN%. Kyler has an excellent price and has 5 games with at least 21 DK points this season, and he has the rushing upside we love in our QBs. With soft enough pricing to pay up at TE, McBride is a huge priority at his pOWN% as well. He is (IMO) the best TE in the NFL, and he has scored at least 10 DK points in 6 straight games. He would be tremendously more expensive if he had any good TD luck, and this is a great spot to bet on that regression hitting in his favor.
ncorfield8k: Kyler Murray + Marvin Harrison – Murray already has 25 or more fantasy points 3 times this season, yet he’s expected to be low-owned in a great matchup. Harrison has had a solid rookie season already, but there’s still room to grow. I’m hopeful we’ll see a post-bye rookie bump, and I think we could see it this week in what should be a competitive, high-scoring game.
Davis Mattek: Patrick Mahomes + Xavier Worthy + Travis Kelce – Despite having the 4th-highest team total of the slate, the only Chiefs chalk is Kareem Hunt. Stacking the passing game is a great way to get leverage on the field. Worthy had his most efficient game since Week 1 last week versus Buffalo and left a 50+ yard touchdown on the field. If KC reverts to Andy Reid’s RZ play calling averages, this could be an explosion spot.
Who’s your favorite contrarian play (below 10% pOWN%) and why?
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Robert Brown (aka Epignosis) was having lunch at a sports bar. A football game was on. He remarked to his wife that if he could have a second life, he’d like to be someone who enjoyed watching sports. That enjoyment began when he signed up for a fantasy football league that needed one more player. Since then, he has enjoyed playing NFL, NBA, and (especially) MLB DFS. When not teaching American literature, editing content for RotoGrinders (which he has done since 2019), or making lineups, Epignosis is rocking out or jazzing it up on one of several possible instruments.