Super wild card weekend is officially in the books as we head into the Divisional round of the playoffs. Let’s hope for some closer matchups because it was blowout city in five of the first six playoff games. Good luck with this weekend’s NFL DFS contests.
DraftKings Cash Game Picks for NFL DFS – Divisional Round
Quarterbacks
Lamar Jackson ($7,900)
Jackson is heading into his first playoff start since 2020. The former MVP is coming into this matchup after an outstanding regular season, which resulted in the best record in the NFL and likely another MVP trophy. This week he will face the Houston Texans who are coming off a huge playoff win against the Cleveland Browns. However, the Texans give up an average of 270 passing yards per game which is the fifth most in the league. Furthermore, Jackson will be getting his number one target back in Mark Andrews. It’s been a great story for the Texans after going from second worst in the league to winning the division. However, look for the Baltimore Ravens to win this game handily behind a stellar offensive performance from Jackson.
Jared Goff ($6,300)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a very good run defense as they only allowed only 3.9 YPC and only surrendered five rushing touchdowns to running backs this season. Therefore, the recipe for the Detroit Lions’ success is going to come down to the arm of Jared Goff. He’s going to need to sling it if the Lions are going to advance to the NFC Championship game. The good news for Goff is the Buccaneers pass defense allows the fifth most passing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks. This game has shootout potential and Goff should be among the highest-scoring quarterbacks on the slate.
Running Backs
Isiah Pacheco ($6,400)
Pacheco is built for cold playoff football games and is used to playing cold weather games going back to his college games at Rutgers. Despite only being 5’10 he runs angry and like he’s a bulldozer on every carry. More importantly, in his playoff career, he has averaged 71.5 rushing yards in four games. Furthermore, he will continue to see a majority of the snaps just as he did last week having a 70% snap share. This week he faces the Buffalo Bills rush defense who were middle of the road this season giving up the 16th most fantasy points to runningbacks. However, they are tied for seventh worst in the NFL allowing 4.4 YPC on the season. Look for Pacheco to be the workhorse this week as the Kansas City Chiefs lean on him to keep the ball out of Josh Allen’s hands.
Devin Singletary ($5,700)
Since week 10, Singletary has only failed to score double-digit DraftKings points in just two games. A big reason for that has been his volume. Singletary is as much of an every-down back as you’ll get in today’s NFL. He has played 88% and 72% of the running back snaps in the last two weeks which were both elimination games. While the Ravens have a very good defense they are susceptible to the run. During the regular season, the Ravens have allowed the fifth-best YPC to running backs. Look for Singletary to be a big part of the Texans’ game plan heading into this matchup.
Wide Receivers
Deebo Samuel ($7,700)
The 49ers have weapons all over the field but Samuel is by far the most versatile on the team. Samuel can do it all whether it’s line up outside, in the slot, or even in the backfield. His YAC ability is one of his best attributes as he had the ninth most YAC yards in the NFL this season. This week against the Green Bay Packers, his YAC ability will certainly come into play. The Packers defense was 15th worst in missed tackles with 101 on the season. Moreover, the Packers allow the ninth most fantasy points to slot wide receivers. While Samuel isn’t exclusively a slot receiver, he still lined up in the slot on 16.7% of his snaps this season. Look for Samuel and the 49ers to attack the Packers in the slot for this matchup.
Jameson Williams ($3,600)
Williams was a highly-rated prospect coming out of Alabama despite tearing his ACL in his final college football game. However, his NFL career overall has been very disappointing. Williams can put all of that behind him with a good performance that helps send the Lions to the NFC Championship game. Williams gets a great matchup to do just that. The Buccaneers’ secondary is the third worst in the NFL in terms of 20+ yard receptions allowed with 52. Moreover, they are seventh worst on 40 or more yard receptions with nine allowed. This is a breakout opportunity for Williams. Don’t miss out especially at his price as this very well could end up being his best game as a pro.
Tight Ends
Travis Kelce ($6,000)
Kelce was much more involved in the offense last week, as he saw his most targets since week 14. It is no coincidence that the Chiefs’ opponent in week 14 was the Bills who is also this week’s opponent. Furthermore, Kelce has matched up against the Bills twice in his playoff career. In those matchups, he has 214 total receiving yards and three touchdowns. Moreover, in his playoff career as a whole, he has 16 touchdowns in just 19 games. Kelce plays his best football in the playoffs and that should continue this week in a huge matchup.
Cade Otton ($3,500)
Otton was a huge factor in the Buccaneers wild card win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the Buccaneers leading receiver and saw a season-high eleven targets, season-high eight receptions, and a season-high 89 receiving yards. This week, you can still get him at a great price and Otton finds himself in another great matchup. The Lions allowed 11.2 yards per reception against tight ends this season, which was fifth worst in the league. Look for Otton to once again be a heavy contributor in the Buccaneers offense.
Defense / Special Teams
Kansas City Chiefs ($2,700)
The deeper we get into the postseason the tougher it gets to pick a defense. This pick will be risky but the Chiefs have a high ceiling due to Josh Allen’s turnover potential. Allen has thrown the 2nd most interceptions this season with 18, while also adding four lost fumbles. Many people will expect this game to be a shootout because of the playoff matchup a few seasons ago. However, in their week 14 matchup the final score was only 20-17. More importantly, the over/under for this matchup is currently at 45 which is the 2nd lowest of the four playoff matchups this weekend. This is a potentially high-risk, high-reward pick but could provide some much-needed value for this playoff slate.
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