NFL DFS Expert Survey: Week 6
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 SquirrelPatrol’s favorite correlation? Find out below!
NFL DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Week 6
Rank your three favorite players for cash games, in order:
| Analyst | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notorious | Bucky Irving | Diontae Johnson | Tony Pollard (FD) / Saquon Barkley (DK) |
| SquirrelPatrol | Bucky Irving | Jake Ferguson | Tony Pollard |
| Krayton | Bucky Irving | Jake Ferguson | Tony Pollard |
| ebeimfohr | Bucky Irving | Chuba Hubbard | Drake London |
| ncorfield8k | Drake London | Tony Pollard | Bucky Irving |
| Davis Mattek | Tony Pollard | CeeDee Lamb | Darnell Mooney |
What is your favorite correlation and why?
Notorious: Bucky Irving + Buccaneers D/ST – This is not only a solid correlation, but these two grade out as the top point-per-dollar options at their respective positions. We got some surprising news on Friday, as Rachaad White is listed as doubtful. We’ve all been clamoring for more Irving, and this week we should get it. He has averaged 5.4 yards per carry this season and has caught 8 of his 10 targets. He should see 15+ touches against the Saints, who have really struggled defensively the last few games. And for Tampa Bay’s defense, they get to square off against Spencer Rattler and a banged up offensive line.
SquirrelPatrol: Derrick Henry + Terry McLaurin – The WAS/BAL game has a 51.5-point total, which is the 2nd highest on the slate, and it features the two teams leading the league in scoring this season. The Commanders have allowed the 2nd-most yards per carry, which could be a massive problem against Henry, who has the best odds for a TD on the slate. The Ravens have allowed the 3rd-most yards per reception, which could be a problem against McLaurin, who leads the team in receiving yards and has catches of 55 yards and 66 yards already this season. I’ll be stacking this game many ways but will be making sure I get some lineups with both Henry and McLaurin as big-play pieces.
Krayton: Dak Prescott + CeeDee Lamb + Jake Ferguson + Jalen Tolbert + David Montgomery – This is the perfect matchup for Dak and the Cowboys to air it out, as the Lions have allowed 276 passing yards per game this season, which is the 5th highest in the NFL. We get a huge 52-point total in this game, and I will be looking to pair Dak with not only Lamb but also Ferguson and Tolbert. I like getting quite a bit of exposure to this entire game, and while I do like Amon-Ra St. Brown, I like getting to Montgomery, who projects for much lower ownership and gets a great matchup against a Cowboys run defense that hasn’t been good. Montgomery should have big opportunities to get a TD as well, as he has some of the better odds to score on Sunday. I like getting to Montgomery or Jahmyr Gibbs to get exposure to the Lions.
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ebeimfohr: Derrick Henry + Austin Ekeler – I don’t have a standout typical pass-game stack this week, but with Brian Robinson not practicing Friday, the game script opportunity with the Big Dog and Ekeler is too perfect. We know Henry will be fed if the Ravens can play with a lead, and he has as much TD equity as any player in the NFL. In the Ravens’ 2 games where they played with a lead throughout, Henry had 53 total touches and 4 TDs. With Baltimore squaring off with a bad Washington defense, they should have a good opportunity to lean on Henry, which should also force Washington into a more pass-heavy approach than most of their games thus far. Likely without Robinson, Jeremy McNichols will take some extra work, but Ekeler should feast if they are playing from behind, given that McNichols has just 1 target this season.
ncorfield8k: Jordan Love + Jayden Reed + Dontayvion Wicks + Trey McBride – ARI/GB stands out as a game that could have some fireworks, with really strong offenses against middling-to-weak defenses. Tucker Kraft makes a lot of sense in Packers stacks, but I like the idea of playing it through the Green Bay wide receivers with Trey McBride as the bring-back to get different. None of the players are very contrarian, but this structure of the game stack will likely come in lower owned than it should. There is also plenty of value on this slate to make the relatively expensive stack easy to play.
Davis Mattek: Dak Prescott + CeeDee Lamb + Jalen Tolbert or Jake Ferguson – The Cowboys have given up on the idea of being a running team, which makes sense given that they have the worst running back room in the NFL. Dak leads the NFL in pass attempts per game and is 3rd in yards per game. Tolbert and Ferguson each have targets per route run over 0.2, which is very strong for secondary weapons in a pass-heavy offense. With Brandin Cooks out, the offense has condensed to these 3 players. CeeDee has been running awful to start the season, with less than 50 receiving yards in the 2nd half of games this season. An explosion spot is coming for him.
Who’s your favorite contrarian play (below 10% pOWN%) and why?
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