NFL DFS First Look at DraftKings Salaries for Week 9 (Fantasy Football)

Every week the First Look article gives you a taste of the slate and some of the more intriguing salaries that DraftKings and FanDuel release. The goal is to identify early-week cash game considerations, as well as potential tournament plays before we piece together the stacking options. On Tuesdays, I share some of these insights on the Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting Podcast if you want further commentary on some of the salary standouts.

Check back later in the week when Matthew Betz and I share our official DraftKings and FanDuel picks for cash and GPPs exclusively in the DFS Pass.

Here are the games for this week’s main slate* including team-implied totals (TIP) for each matchup.

Overview

For newcomers, the main slate for DFS includes the Sunday early (1:00 EST) and afternoon games (4:05 EST). At first glance, here are a couple of things to note:

• Off the Main Slate: HOU, NYJ, IND, MIN, TB, KC
• Bye Week Teams: SF & PIT

Quarterbacks

• Jalen Hurts ($7800) went for four total TDs last week becoming the 1st player in NFL history with three games of 3+ rushing TDs in his career. The matchup could not be better against a Jacksonville “defense” allowing the most schedule-adjusted fantasy points to QBs and the 2nd most passing yards (271.1) per game.

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