The Baltimore Ravens (6-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) will meet for the second time this season and, surprisingly, neither team leads in AFC North standings. This pivotal divisional matchup will aid the winner keep close with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) in the division. The Ravens have won three straight meetings, including Lamar Jackson throwing for 348 yards and four touchdowns while adding 55 rushing yards in a 41-38 overtime matchup in Week 5. Should daily Fantasy football players spend up for Jackson in Thursday Night Football NFL DFS lineups?
If so, who are cheaper targets from the NFL DFS player pool to consider when forming an NFL DFS strategy? Before locking in any NFL DFS lineups for Bengals vs. Ravens 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 on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks for SportsLine members throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. 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 2023, he hit on Ja’Marr Chase’s massive Week 5 performance (15 catches, 192 yards, three TDs), D.J. Moore’s eight catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns in Week 14, and De’Von Anchane’s breakout performance (233 total yards, four TD’s) in Week 3.
This season, some of Kaylor’s top picks in Showdown DFS slates include Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, (4-138-1, 33-1), Bills quarterback Josh Allen (263-4), and Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (509-4). Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Ravens vs. Bengals on Thursday Night Football in Week 9 and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Bengals vs. Ravens
One of Kaylor’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Ravens didn’t ask Jackson to do too much in their 41-10 victory over the Broncos on Sunday. He completed 16 of 19 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in a near-flawless performance. Jackson will likely need to throw more than 19 times and be more involved in the running attack to keep up with an offense like Cincinnati’s though.
Jackson is the QB1 in Fantasy football this season and he’s thrown for at least 280 yards in five straight games. Although he may not be rushing as much as he used to, Jackson has rushed for at least 40 yards in eight of nine games this season. Jackson had a monster performance with 348 passing yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 55 yards in Baltimore’s first meeting with the Bengals this year.
Kaylor is also targeting Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. The fourth-year receiver has one of the highest floors in this matchup as he has more than 50 receiving yards in seven of nine games this season. Chase has 11 targets in each of the last two games as Joe Burrow’s go-to option in the offense every game.
Chase had 10 receptions for 193 yards and two touchdowns against Baltimore in Week 5. He’s had some of his biggest performances over his career against the Ravens, including a 201-yard outburst. He has more than 100 yards in three of seven career games against the Ravens and the Bengals will need another huge performance from him to pull off the upset over Baltimore. See who else Kaylor likes right here.
How to set Ravens vs. Bengals NFL DFS lineups, player pool
Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers in Bengals vs. Ravens. 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 Thursday Night Football, 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 an NFL DFS expert who won a prestigious millionaire maker tournament, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
November 6, 2024 | 11:51 am
