Noto's NFL DFS Key Personnel: Wild Card Weekend - Saturday Slate

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-01-10 14:54:04 Premium Content Part of the product NFL DFS

A daily fantasy sports OG, Notorious has been roaming the DFS streets ever since they were invented. So, who better to walk you through all of the key NFL DFS positions each week? Noto has racked up multiple live final seats and several six-figure tournament wins in his DFS career, and he will mix it up in all different types of contests. In his Key Personnel article, he will walk you through his favorite NFL DFS picks, ways to pivot away from the chalk, and overall strategy for the upcoming slate.

The NFL playoffs are finally here! After a bunch of meaningless games the last couple of weeks, we should have a great weekend of football in store. There are all kinds of slates that you can play this week. There’s a 2-game Saturday slate, a 3-game Sunday slate, a 6-game full week slate, and 6 individual Showdown slates. We decided to provide written content (this article and the Expert Survey) for both the Saturday and Sunday slates. For the Consensus Value Rankings, we ranked players from all 6 of the games. We will also have content for Showdowns. No matter what slate(s) you are playing, we’ll have you covered.

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NFL DFS Top Picks & Plays: Noto’s Key Personnel for Wild Card Weekend – Saturday Slate

The 2-game Saturday slate is shaping up to be a difficult one from a roster construction standpoint. You certainly can’t play all of the expensive options, so we have to be careful when it comes to which players we prioritize. I want to be as overweight on the Ravens as possible. They have a massive team total (26.5 points) and are without their top wideout in Zay Flowers. I like the idea of using at least 3 players from Baltimore in each lineup. Naturally, this will force me to be underweight on the first game (LAC-HOU).

To stay up to date with my thoughts on the slate and the weather, make sure to check out our NFL DFS Optimizer and the NFL Weather page.

Quarterback

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Lamar Jackson: $8,000 DK / $8,700 FD

I generally don’t like to target the quarterback and running back from the same team, especially when said running back isn’t involved in the passing game, and especially when they are the two most expensive players on the slate. However, Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry have had plenty of outings this season where they have both topped 20 fantasy points. Jackson could easily outscore every other quarterback by 10+ fantasy points on Saturday. He’s scored at least 21 fantasy points in 15 of 17 games this season. And this is the playoffs, so it’s not like the Ravens are going to let off the gas if they build a lead early.

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