NFL DFS DraftKings Cash Picks: Week 6 (Fantasy Football)
NFL DFS cash games are all about building a high-floor lineup that can win in head-to-heads, 50/50s, and double-ups. Each week I’ll highlight my favorite cash game picks that I have some confidence heading into the weekend to put into my player pools.
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*Note: Plays listed below are in order of salary, NOT necessarily ranked by preferred plays. I’ll be updating this article from Friday – Sunday pending any news, so be sure to check back prior to lock!
Quarterbacks
Drake Maye $5,900 @ NO
The fantasy results from Maye in Week 5 against Buffalo weren’t there as he failed to throw or rush for a TD, but the man played out of his mind in primetime and has been among the best QBs in football. Entering Week 5, Maye ranks inside the top seven among all QBs in each of the following categories: YPA, Completion Rate over Expectation, EPA per drop back, and Success Rate. Prior to last Sunday night’s game, Maye had scored 16.8+ DraftKings points in all four starts, averaging 21.9 DK points per game in Weeks 1-4. This week, Maye gets an excellent matchup in the dome against a struggling Saints defense that’s allowing the league’s fifth-highest passer rating while registering the NFL’s second-lowest pressure rate. On top of the plus matchup as a thrower, New Orleans has also given up the seventh-most QB rushing yards. Mobile QBs like Jaxson Dart (7/55/0), Josh Allen (7/45/1) and Kyler Murray (7/38/0) were all able to pad the stat line with their legs against New Orleans earlier this season.
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