There wasn’t much offensive production in either of the Packers vs. Lions games last season, as the teams combined for 60 total points in their two meetings. Now, the two NFC North teams will meet on Thursday Night Football. How should the potential for low scoring impact your NFL DFS strategy and NFL DFS picks? Is there value in selecting a defense or kicker at a cheaper price point to leave money for quarterbacks, who typically have a higher floor for your Lions vs. Packers DFS lineups? Predicting a game script is pivotal when forming single-game NFL DFS lineups.
Who should daily Fantasy football players use in NFL DFS stacks to cash in tournaments, cash games and 50/50s on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, strategy, and stacks from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with more than $2 million in career winnings. He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every snap of NFL action, taking factors such as matchups, statistical trends, and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best DFS values that he shares only with members at SportsLine. His methodology has led to enormous cashes on FanDuel and DraftKings.
He took down two high-stakes tournaments on FanDuel in 2020 and recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His lineups also finished inside the top 1% in more than a dozen other tournaments. Last year, he won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to Lions vs. Packers and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Lions quarterback Jared Goff. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft ranks fifth in the NFL in passing yards (819) this season after finishing sixth (4,438) last year. The eight-year veteran had an up-and-down career before arriving in Detroit, but after posting his second-best QBR (63.3) last season, Goff has been a consistent performer for the Lions.
Goff wasn’t asked to do too much in a 20-6 win over the Falcons last week, completing 22 of 33 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown. But he completed 80% of his passes (28-of-35) for 323 yards and three touchdowns the week before in a 37-31 loss to Seattle. Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown have formed one of the top quarterback-receiver duos in the NFL and the emergence of rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, who had eight receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown last week, gives Goff another reliable playmaker. You’ll want to include Goff as a high-floor play in Thursday Night Football NFL DFS lineups.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Packers receiver Jayden Reed. Green Bay has played without its presumed No. 1 receiver in Christian Watson (hamstring) all season, which has provided opportunities for others to produce. Reed, who was selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, has taken advantage of those chances and is tied for the team lead in targets (20) with Romeo Doubs and leads Green Bay in receiving yards (148).
Reed had all three of his receptions as a part of Green Bay’s 18-point fourth quarter in an 18-17 comeback victory over the Saints last week. He had a pivotal 30-yard, over-the-shoulder, diving catch in the fourth quarter in the Packers’ winning drive. Jordan Love has shown confidence in Reed in the biggest moments and the Packers should have opportunities to throw the ball on Thursday. The Lions allowed the second-most yards per attempt (7.5 yards) last season and the third-most passing yards in the NFL last year. See the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS player pool here.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Thursday Night Football. 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 here.
So who is Mike McClure putting in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with more than $2 million in winnings, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
September 27, 2023 | 9:10 am
