The Week 13 NFL DFS player pool will be missing a lot of notable names because of the rash of injuries the NFL has seen, but it’s important for NFL daily Fantasy players to recognize opportunity in such instances. With stars like Dalvin Cook (shoulder), Darren Waller (knee) and Deebo Samuel (groin) all injured last week, less expensive options like Alexander Mattison, Foster Moreau and Brandon Aiyuk suddenly step into larger roles. So figuring out how you can work this week’s injury situation to your advantage is critical.
Meanwhile, backs like Jonathan Taylor, Joe Mixon and Najee Harris have all become constants. But which of those superstar runners is the best value? Those are the sort of questions you have to nail as you set your Week 13 NFL DFS lineups if you want to win big in tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on FanDuel and DraftKings. Before finalizing your NFL DFS picks for Week 13, 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 the Week 13 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 13
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Week 13 is Lions running back Jamaal Williams at $5,400 on DraftKings and $6,500 on FanDuel. With D’Andre Swift suffering a shoulder injury on Thanksgiving against the Bears, Williams will be the next man up in the Detroit backfield. The veteran runner has proven that he can be productive when called upon over the last five seasons with the Packers and now the Lions.
Williams has had eight games where he’s started and put up at least 100 scrimmage yards. The Lions won’t be shy about loading him up with touches after going over 10 touches in seven of his first nine games both with and without Swift in the lineup. Now he’ll take on a Vikings defense that ranks 30th in the NFL against the run and that gives up more yards per carry (4.8) than any team in the league.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen at $7,500 on DraftKings and $7,300 on FanDuel. Allen isn’t as flashy as some of the other big-name wide receivers in the NFL, but he has proven himself to be incredibly dependable over the last nine years and his productivity makes it clear that he’s one of the best in the game.
Allen has had at least 97 catches in each of the last four seasons and he’s averaging a career-high 7.4 receptions per game in 2021. That alone builds in a comfortable floor with DraftKings offering full-point PPR and FanDuel offering half-point PPR scoring, but he’s also produced 399 receiving yards the last four weeks and his 15 red-zone targets this season ranks sixth among NFL receivers. Bengals vs. Chargers is one of the few games this week that looks like it could be high-scoring and you can expect Allen to be a huge benefactor if it is.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Week 13
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers in Week 13. 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 13? 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.
