NFL PrizePicks Predictions Week 2: Mahomes, Daniels, Purdy Make Top Plays
In this space, we’ll look at exciting offers on the PrizePicks board for Week 2 of the NFL season and try to make some predictions based on projections, trends, and the market.
PrizePicks, one of the best DFS sites for NFL pick’em, lays out player projections for us, which we stack to create entries that pay real money. They prompt us with a statistical projection for a player, and we get to pick whether or not the player will get More or Less than the line offered. There are hundreds of players from whom to choose, and we only have to make at least two picks to create an entry. Use the PrizePicks promo code “GRINDERS” to get $50 on a $5 entry if you haven’t signed up already!
For Week 2, we’ll look at the board and see what usage, game flow, oddsmakers, and — of course — our projections can tell us about how players are likely to produce. We’ll look at passing, rushing, and receiving categories most weeks. For the best ways to attack standard projections as the base for our tickets, use our fantasy pick’em tool to get more PrizePicks picks today. We’ll also look at DEMON projections to boost our payouts.
PrizePicks Top Plays for NFL Week 2
- Patrick Mahomes MORE/LESS 299.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
- Jayden Daniels MORE/LESS 224.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
- Brock Purdy MORE/LESS 20.5 Completions and 29.5 Pass Attempts
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Bengals vs. Chiefs PrizePicks Predictions
Patrick Mahomes MORE/LESS 299.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
Mahomes has the highest RotoGrinders projection for passing yards at 281.2, which is only 6.1% below his PrizePicks DEMON projection of 299.5. Mahomes is the best QB in the game on a team with an implied total of 27 points. Of all the near-300 DEMON projections to attack, Mahomes’ is clearly the best.
- PLAY: Mahomes MORE Than 299.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
Giants vs. Commanders PrizePicks Predictions
Jayden Daniels MORE/LESS 224.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
The Vikings took the ball out of the hands of Sam Darnold in the 2nd half of their Week 1 beatdown on the Giants, but Darnold was 13-for-14 for 151 passing yards in that 1st half. The Commanders have a worse defense than the Vikings, so the Giants should be more competitive in Week 2, which should lead to more volume for Daniels, who completed 70.8% of his 24 pass attempts in his Week 1 career debut. RotoGrinders has Daniels projected for 30.03 pass attempts in this competitive matchup against a terrible Giants defense, so we should expect Daniels to have a great shot at 225+ passing yards. RotoGrinders has Daniels conservatively projected for 217.8 passing yards, which is just 3% below this soft PrizePicks DEMON projection.
- PLAY: Daniels MORE Than 224.5 Pass Yards (DEMON)
49ers vs. Vikings PrizePicks Predictions
Brock Purdy MORE/LESS 20.5 Completions and 29.5 Pass Attempts
The 49ers beat the crap out of the Jets in Week 1 where Purdy was 19-for-29 passing. These are tight projections to attack, but the RotoGrinders projections say that PrizePicks is greatly under-projecting the amount of volume that Purdy will get in Week 2. RotoGrinders has Purdy projected to complete 24.4 out of 35.5 pass attempts — both well above his PrizePicks projections — making these two plays among the best, according to our fantasy pick’em tool.
- PLAY: Purdy MORE Than 20.5 Completions and 29.5 Pass Attempts
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