NFL DFS: Optimizer shares Week 3 Thursday Night Football Jets vs. Patriots picks for DraftKings, FanDuel
There weren’t many daily fantasy football players considering Braylon Allen in their NFL DFS strategy last week after he didn’t touch the ball until the Jets’ final drive in Week 1. Anyone who did had one of the best values in the NFL DFS player pool, as the backup Jets running back had a 12-yard touchdown reception and a 20-yard touchdown run in a 24-17 win over the Titans. Allen finished with 56 total yards, so should you consider the rookie for NFL DFS lineups when the New York Jets host the New England Patriots on Thursday night at 8:15 p.m. ET?
Allen also flashed speed and explosiveness during the preseason, but with Breece Hall as New York’s RB1, the rookie could see limited snaps. Hall jumped from playing 82% of the snaps in Week 1 to 72% in Week 2, while Allen played 35% of the snaps against the Titans, so could these two New York running backs have any value to the NFL DFS stack? Before making any NFL DFS picks for Patriots vs. Jets or locking in NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine’s NFL DFS Lineup Optimizer.
DFS Optimizer uses the SportsLine advanced-data projection model and information from DFS Professional Millionaire Mike McClure to identify the top DFS picks/plays for any slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. It simulates every game 10,000 times to help DFS players optimize and build winning DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Optimize, export and enter lineups confidently with injury updates, floor and ceiling player projections and Vegas lines and picks, all with one winning tool.
Now, SportsLine’s NFL DFS Optimizer has set its sights on Jets vs. Patriots on Thursday Night Football in the 2024 NFL Week 3 schedule and just locked in its top daily fantasy football lineups. You can see its optimal lineups only at SportsLine.
NFL Week 2 top DFS picks for Patriots vs. Jets
One of the optimizer’s top DFS value picks for Thursday Night Football is Patriots running back Rahmondre Stevenson. The fourth-year running back has played at least 72% of the snaps in each of New England’s first two games and has taken 70.8% of the Patriots running backs’ carries this season. He’s been successful with those opportunities as well, ranking fifth in the NFL in rushing with 201 yards, an average of 100.5 yards per contest.
Stevenson is also an asset in the passing attack with five receptions on eight targets this season, getting multiple catches in both contests. The 26-year-old had 38 receptions (3.2 per game) in 12 games last year. In 2002, his last full season, Stevenson was fourth among running backs with 69 receptions. The Jets allowed 147 rushing yards to Jordan Mason in Week 1 and with key defenders like linebacker C.J. Mosley (toe) and cornerback DJ Reed (knee) either absent or limited in practice early in the week, there could be opportunities for Stevenson to break off some chunk runs and possibly find the end zone. Here’s a look at who else to pick.
The optimizer’s NFL DFS strategy also includes adding Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the roster. The 40-year-old quarterback was not done any favors by the schedule makers, having to start the season on Monday Night Football at San Francisco in his first game back from a torn Achilles, but even in that 32-19 loss, he showed flashes of his excellent arm strength in a 12-play, 70-yard drive that set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Hall. Rodgers completed 18 of 30 passes (60%) for 176 yards and two touchdowns against the Titans last week and finished as the QB10 in fantasy football this week.
Rodgers is a more established quarterback than Jacoby Brissett in this matchup and also has strong playmakers around him. Having at least one QB in NFL DFS lineups provides a stable floor and Rodgers is priced lower than both Hall and wide receiver Garrett Wilson on both FanDuel and DraftKings. The future Hall of Fame quarterback should feel more comfortable getting back on the field with each game and in a matchup against the Patriots, who had the lowest expectations in the NFL entering this season, optimizers expect Rodgers to return value for NFL DFS picks. You can see the rest of optimizers’ NFL DFS picks here.
How to build a Jets vs. Patriots NFL DFS lineup
The Optimizer is also targeting several other underrated players who could explode for big numbers on Thursday Night Football. Those players could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can see who they are, and what the rest of the Optimizer’s NFL DFS picks are, only at SportsLine.
So who does the optimizer have in his optimal NFL DFS lineup for Patriots vs. Jets, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer the most value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks, all from an NFL DFS optimizer that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.
