While Joe Burrow (calf) remains sidelined, a battle is underway for the Bengals’ No. 2 quarterback job. Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning combined for 45 pass attempts in the team’s preseason opener and the spotlight will be on the two for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL preseason on Friday. Cincinnati visits Atlanta and both quarterbacks have intrigue as NFL DFS picks. Perhaps utilizing NFL DFS stacks with a Bengals QB and WR Andrei Iosivas is the way to go after the wideout was targeted 10 times last week.
Friday’s other preseason game is Giants vs. Panthers. Out of the four teams that will be in action, only Carolina played its starting quarterback last week in Bryce Young. The No. 1 overall pick is expected to see the field even more on Friday, but does that warrant him a spot in your NFL DFS lineups? Before making any NFL preseason DFS picks for Friday on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS lineup advice, strategy and player stacks from SportsLine NFL daily Fantasy expert Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings’ NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor, who cashed big all season in 2022, has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks.
Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks all season in 2022. He was all over Travis Kelce’s four touchdown performance against the Raiders on Monday Night Football, Kirk Cousins‘ 460-yard, four TD performance on Thanksgiving Day, and T.J. Hockenson’s 13 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Week 15.
In the season-opening Hall of Fame Game, Kaylor was all over Jets rookie running back Israel Abanikanda, who turned out to be the game’s highest scoring player. Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to the Friday NFL schedule and just locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL preseason DFS picks for Friday
One of Kaylor’s top NFL DFS picks for Friday, where every player on DraftKings is priced at $5,500 and $6,000 on FanDuel, is Falcons running back Godwin Igwebuike. Now with his seventh NFL team, Igwebuike is trying to carve out a role on offense after primarily being used on special teams in his previous stops. He’s in a battle with rookie Carlos Washington Jr. for the Falcons’ No. 4 RB, and Igwebuike has a leg-up based on the first preseason game.
Washington drew the start, but Igwebuike outperformed him and had the team’s three longest rushes and only offensive touchdown in a win over Miami. He finished with 70 yards and a score on 13 carries (5.4 ypc), while Washington had 27 yards on 12 attempts (2.3). Friday presents an appealing matchup against the Bengals, who allowed 183 rushing yards last week which was the second-most of any NFL team.
Kaylor’s NFL DFS strategy also involves rostering Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas. The former Princeton Tiger achieved the Ivy League triple crown last year, leading the conference in receptions (66), receiving yards (943) and receiving touchdowns (seven). He was then drafted in the sixth round and was heavily utilized in Cincy’s preseason opener, logging a team-high 10 targets and 50 receiving yards.
Iosivas took the field on the Bengals’ second drive and played into the fourth quarter. He was also behind Cincinnati’s biggest play of the game in which he took a short pass and evaded multiple defenders for a 24-yard gain. The Bengals elected to sit Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd in that game, and a similar approach on Friday would create many opportunities for Iosivas to shine. You can see the rest of Kaylor’s NFL DFS picks here.
How to Friday NFL DFS lineups, player pools
Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers on Friday. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is, and the rest of Kaylor’s NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
So who is Jimmie Kaylor including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Friday, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who won a prestigious millionaire maker tournament last season, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
August 18, 2023 | 2:42 pm
