NFL DFS Expert Survey: Week 18 - Saturday Slate

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-01-03 20:39:23 Premium Content Part of the product NFL DFS

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 18 (Saturday Slate)

Rank your three favorite players for cash games, in order:

What is your favorite correlation and why?

Notorious: Derrick Henry + Ravens D/ST – The Ravens need to win to secure the AFC North and the #3 seed in the AFC. We know this is the time of year when Henry shines, especially in meaningful games. In the last 2 games alone, he’s had 51 rushing attempts that he’s turned into over 300 yards. While the Browns haven’t been terrible against the run this season, they have nothing to play for. They are also starting Bailey Zappe at quarterback, so we could see a lot of short fields for this Ravens offense. This is a long shot, but Henry needs 217 rushing yards to get to 2,000 on the season. If he’s getting close in the 2nd half, they have to let him go for it, right?

Stevietpfl: Joe Burrow + Tee Higgins – I think JaMarr Chase has the biggest ceiling on the slate, but I like how my lineups look with Higgins over Chase. I will build some double stacks as well. Cincy must win this game to have a chance to make the playoffs, and they’ve been one of the best offenses all season. Burrow has thrown for at least 300 passing yards in 5 of his last 7 games. He has at least 3 passing touchdowns in 7 straight games. Higgins has at least 8 targets in 6 of those 7 games. He also has at least 1 touchdown in 6 of his last 7 games. With a must-win game, I’m going to be overweight on the Cincy offense.

Krayton: Joe Burrow + JaMarr Chase – This is one of the biggest games this weekend, with Cincinnati needing to win this game to make the playoffs. Burrow, Chase, Tee Higgins, and Chase Brown have all been elite this season, but with the season on the line, I am going to Burrow and Chase. Chase has the 2nd-most targets in the league (161), the most receiving yards (1,612), and the most TDs for a wide receiver (16; next closest has 12). Higgins has been elite as well, with 10 TDs on the season, but I am going with the WR that has the biggest ceiling. And while it’s uncomfortable, there are builds I like that get both Higgins and Chase paired with Burrow.

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ebeimfohr: Derrick Henry + Ravens D/ST – We all love the Joe Burrow + JaMarr Chase pairing, but I am actually open to unique ways to play my stacks (or at least my QB) on this slate for differentiation. But the one way I’m playing the Ravens is through this combo – Henry + Ravens D/ST. The Browns have completely quit on the season, and the game script is perfect for Henry, while the matchup is the dream for the Ravens defense. Both parts of this combo should have a feeding frenzy on a lifeless Browns team, which allows us to roster players from the passing game on other teams.

ncorfield8k: Joe Burrow + JaMarr Chase – The Bengals need to win this game to have any chance of making the playoffs. And yet, Burrow said this week that it’s important to him that Chase wins the triple crown. Chase is leading in every category with enough of a buffer that he doesn’t need to have a huge game to lock it in, but Amon-Ra St. Brown is only 8 receptions behind and Justin Jefferson is 133 receiving yards behind. I think Burrow will feed Chase enough to put the leads out of reach for all three categories.

Davis Mattek: Joe Burrow + Mike Gesicki + CIN RB – The entire field will be finding a way to play JaMarr Chase and Burrow together (and you can include Tee Higgins in this group), but one of the easiest ways to attack small slates is to focus on players with poor median projections who can be in a spot to score touchdowns with their QB.

Who’s your favorite contrarian play (below 10% pOWN%) and why?

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