The New York Jets became the first team this season to win as a double-digit underdog last week against the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, they’ll enter Thursday Night Football as a double-digit underdog again versus the Colts. Jets quarterback Mike White stunned everybody last week by passing for 405 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to erase a 10-point deficit with less than five minutes remaining. On Thursday Night Football, he could be among the top NFL DFS picks. White could also anchor your NFL DFS stacks.
The Colts have forced 18 turnovers this season (second-most in the NFL) and White threw two interceptions last week, so there’s inherent risk in putting him in your NFL DFS lineups. Is that risk worth the reward, and who else in the NFL DFS player pool for Colts vs. Jets should you target? Before locking in your NFL DFS picks for Jets vs. Colts, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, strategy and projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert 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 Thursday Night Football and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Jets vs. Colts
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Jets running back Michael Carter. With Zach Wilson (knee) and Corey Davis (hip) out last week, Carter became the focal point of the Jets’ offense. He delivered in a big way with 15 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown as well as nine receptions for 94 yards.
Carter was targeted a whopping 14 times by backup quarterback Mike White. With Wilson and Davis out again, Carter figures to be the reliable safety valve out of the backfield. He’s now played at least 70 percent of the offensive snaps in the last two weeks and has 42 touches during that span.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Jets quarterback Mike White, who last week became the second QB in NFL history to throw for 400 yards in his first career start. White was a fifth-round pick in 2018, but didn’t make his NFL debut until replacing Wilson last Sunday.
The Colts’ defense has been shredded by opposing quarterbacks this year and just allowed Ryan Tannehill to throw for three touchdowns. That marked the sixth time in eight games that Indianapolis allowed the other team’s quarterback to toss multiple TD passes.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Colts vs. Jets
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Thursday Night Football. 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 Jets vs. Colts? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with nearly $2 million in winnings, and find out.
