After a sluggish opening game, Derrick Henry recaptured his 2020 OPOY form vs. the Seahawks in Week 2. Henry totaled 237 yards and three touchdowns, and he now leads the league in rushing yards entering Week 3. Because of that, Henry is the most expensive option in the Week 3 NFL DFS player pool as it will cost you $9,700 on DraftKings and $8,600 on FanDuel to roster him. Henry has averaged over 150 rushing yards over his last three games against his Week 3 opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, so you can understand why his NFL DFS price tags are so high.
But slotting him into your NFL DFS lineups means you’ll have to search for value elsewhere to stay under the NFL DFS salary cap. Which daily Fantasy football picks put you in the best position to cash in Week 3? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks for the Week 3 NFL schedule on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, player rankings, stacks and top daily Fantasy football picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with almost $2 million in career winnings. His methodology has led to enormous cashes on FanDuel and DraftKings. He took down two high-stakes tournaments on FanDuel in 2020 and recorded a pair top-10 finishes in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His lineups also finished inside the top 1 percent in more than a dozen other tournaments last season.
He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every snap of NFL action, taking factors such as matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best DFS values that he shares only with members at SportsLine.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Week 3 NFL schedule and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Week 3
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Week 3 is Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce ($8,200 DraftKings, $8,500 FanDuel). Kelce is off to the best start of his career, which is amazing considering he’s a six-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro. He has 13 catches for 185 yards and three scores, finding the end zone in both of his games.
Kelce’s hot start is simply a continuation of how last season ended for him. The 31-year-old has scored 10 touchdowns over his last nine games and also averaged 109.2 receiving yards over that stretch. Now he gets to face a Chargers team that Kelce posted a 9-90-1 stat line against in the one game he faced Los Angeles last year.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf ($7,300 DraftKings, $7,200 FanDuel), who has 113 receiving yards and a touchdown on the season. Seattle takes on the Vikings in Week 3 and Metcalf shredded Minnesota last season, totaling 93 yards and two touchdowns on six receptions.
The Vikings apparently haven’t improved their pass defense any this season as opposing receivers are still running through their secondary. Minnesota has already allowed 473 yards to opposing receivers, which is the third-most in the NFL, and the five TDs its allowed is the second-most in the league. Metcalf should go off again against a defense that could struggle to get a pass rush without Anthony Barr (knee) and Everson Griffen (concussion), so you can see why McClure is high on him.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Week 3
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Sunday. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So who is Mike McClure putting in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Week 3? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with nearly $2M in winnings, and find out.
