NFL DFS Best Plays for Week 1 (Fantasy Football)
Each week we will review some of the content found in the DFS Pass and discuss some of our most confident plays heading into Sunday. A lot can change over the weekend, especially with injury news (See Betz’s Injury Blitz podcast) and roster percentages shifting who is in-or-out before roster lock time. Let’s review.
- Locked-in Cash Plays
- CORE Plays
- Game Stacks We Love
- Full-On Fades of the Week
- Favorite Leverage Plays
- Favorite Dart Throws
- Boldest Calls of the Week
Week 1 Main Slate Podcast
Locked-In Cash Plays
DraftKings Cash Picks / FanDuel Cash Picks
Borg – After initially putting in Chris Olave here, Joe Mixon ($6800-DK) is my locked-in cash play. The opportunity is glorious versus a Cleveland rush defense that was hammered all year. They ranked 30th in expected points per rush attempt and 25th in rushing yards allowed per game. The RB landscape is mostly people paying down for cheap guys (Mostert, JWilly and BRob) and I want a piece of a team with a 25+ team implied total.
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