NFL DFS Expert Survey: Week 2 (Afternoon Slate)

Our panel of experts is here to give you their NFL DFS picks for the upcoming afternoon slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s favorite tournament play? Or Stevietpfl’s hot take? Find out below!

NFL DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Week 2 (Afternoon Slate)

Who is your favorite player to spend up for in optimal lineups?

headChopper: Christian McCaffrey
Stevietpfl: Christian McCaffrey

Who is your favorite player to spend up for large-field tournaments?

headChopper: Saquon Barkley
Stevietpfl: Saquon Barkley

Who is your favorite salary relief play in optimal lineups?

headChopper: Puka Nacua
Stevietpfl: Puka Nacua

Who is your favorite salary relief play in large-field tournaments?

headChopper: Adam Trautman
Stevietpfl: Tutu Atwell

What’s the best position to save salary on?

headChopper: TE
Stevietpfl: TE

What player do you believe you’ll be most overweight on compared to the field?

headChopper: Darren Waller
Stevietpfl: Saquon Barkley

What player are you most afraid of being underweight on compared to the field?

headChopper: Deebo Samuel
Stevietpfl: CeeDee Lamb

What team will you target players from the most compared to the field?

headChopper: DEN
Stevietpfl: SF

What team will you target players from the least compared to the field?

headChopper: DAL
Stevietpfl: DAL

Which game will exceed its implied total by the most points?

headChopper: ARI/NYG
Stevietpfl: SF/LAR

What is your favorite player correlation?

headChopper: Christian McCaffrey + 49ers D/ST
Stevietpfl: Deebo Samuel + Tutu Atwell

Who’s your top contrarian play on the board?

headChopper: James Conner
Stevietpfl: Jahan Dotson

How do you plan to beat the field? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?

headChopper: I’m looking at some of the big performances in Week 1 and analyzing the projected ownership on those guys, then trying to find a way to get leverage on that. Fade Puka Nacua in some lineups and instead play Tyler Higbee or Van Jefferson. Then find the disappointing Week 1 players who don’t have much projected ownership and load up on them.

Stevietpfl: In large-field tournaments, I want to be overweight on Deebo Samuel and Tutu Atwell. On a smaller slate like this, people are going to overreact to Week 1 and play a lot of Brandon Aiyuk and Puka Nacua. I’ll have exposure to both of them, but I’ll be overweight on the other pieces in these offenses. This slate has low-total games, so I’ll be focusing on players that have the upside to break a big play.

What is your hot take for the afternoon slate?

headChopper: The Dallas defense does it again, with 7+ sacks that lead to two defensive scores.

Stevietpfl: The Jets beat the Cowboys with two defensive touchdowns.

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Our panel of experts is here to give you their NFL DFS picks for the upcoming afternoon slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s favorite tournament play? Or Stevietpfl’s hot take? Find out below!

NFL DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Week 2 (Afternoon Slate)

Who is your favorite player to spend up for in optimal lineups?

headChopper: Christian McCaffrey
Stevietpfl: Christian McCaffrey

Who is your favorite player to spend up for large-field tournaments?

headChopper: Saquon Barkley
Stevietpfl: Saquon Barkley

Who is your favorite salary relief play in optimal lineups?

headChopper: Puka Nacua
Stevietpfl: Puka Nacua

Who is your favorite salary relief play in large-field tournaments?

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  • Robert Brown (Epignosis)

  • 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.

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