Our panel of experts is here to give you their NFL DFS picks for the upcoming Showdown slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s three favorite Captains? Or squirrelpatrol’s favorite correlation? Find out below!
NFL DFS Showdown Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Thursday Night Football
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Who are your three favorite Captains, ranked in order?
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Who is your favorite player to correlate with your favorite Captain?
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Who are your three highest exposure players in your FLEX position, ranked in order?
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Who is your favorite contrarian Captain?
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Who is your favorite contrarian FLEX option?
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What player do you plan on being most overweight on compared to the field?
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What player do you plan on being most underweight on compared to the field?
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Who are your three favorite MVPs, ranked in order?
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Who is your favorite player to correlate with your favorite MVP?
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Who are your three highest exposure players in your AnyFLEX position, ranked in order?
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Who is your favorite contrarian MVP?
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Who is your favorite contrarian AnyFLEX option?
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What player do you plan on being most overweight on compared to the field?
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What player do you plan on being most underweight on compared to the field?
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What is your favorite game-script build and why?
squirrelpatrol: Washington takes a commanding lead in this game through the air with connecting to , then controls the game on the ground with and .
headChopper: A close game with plenty of scoring. I think the Bears look very respectable tonight and the Commanders bring some offensive firepower. All positions and angles are on the table in terms of where the scoring is going to come from.
kmurray03: I think the Bears will be in catch-up mode a bit, but I also think their offense will be able to have some success, leading to a little bit of a shootout.
TJ Zwarych: I don’t think the Bears defense will be able to stop the Commanders offense, who I think will put up a ton of points tonight. I think has to come from behind and put up a lot of garbage time points, but to no avail in the win column.
What is your favorite way to differentiate from the field?
squirrelpatrol: I’ll aim to be overweight the Washington offense and underweight the Bears offense, particularly . The Commanders defense is better than it looks on paper after matchups with the Bills and Eagles, and Fields is averaging more than 40 fewer rushing yards per game compared to last season.
headChopper: I think the Bears backfield will have some value, so I can get different by trying to nail the RB usage. I think I want to be different by favoring , as people will favor coming off a monster game.
kmurray03: I like both TEs in this one. TEs can be ignored at times in Showdown, but both and stand out as pretty interesting plays who have some nice TD equity. So I’ll be using them to get different.
TJ Zwarych: I’ll be underweight on the Bears offense, particularly the run game. I’ll use , , and as my primary run-backs while being significantly overweight on the entire Commanders offense.
What is an example of one rule you can program into LineupHQ to capitalize on the above strategies?
squirrelpatrol: Player Pool > , (MVP/CPT) > Set Mx% below projected ownership
headChopper: Player Pool > > set Mn% to 40%
kmurray03: Groups > New Group > Set Conditional player ( CPT/MVP) > Use 1-2 players (, )
TJ Zwarych: Groups > New Group > Use 1-1 in Every Lineup > , CPT/MVP
What is your hottest take for this game?
squirrelpatrol: is outrushed by five other players in this game.
headChopper: and combine for over 200 yards receiving and 2 TDs.
kmurray03: 3 RBs in this game score 10+ fantasy points.
TJ Zwarych: throws for 5 TDs.
Predict the final score of the game.
squirrelpatrol: WAS 27 – CHI 17
headChopper: WAS 30 – CHI 24
kmurray03: WAS 31 – CHI 23
TJ Zwarych: WAS 38 – CHI 23
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Our panel of experts is here to give you their NFL DFS picks for the upcoming Showdown slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s three favorite Captains? Or squirrelpatrol’s favorite correlation? Find out below!
squirrelpatrol: Washington takes a commanding lead in this game through the air with Sam Howell connecting to Terry McLaurin, then controls the game on the ground with Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson.
headChopper: A close game with plenty of scoring. I think the Bears look very respectable tonight and the Commanders bring some offensive firepower. All positions and angles are on the table in terms of where the scoring is going to come from.
kmurray03: I think the Bears will be in catch-up mode a bit, but I also think their offense will be able to have some success, leading to a little bit of a shootout.
TJ Zwarych: I don’t think the Bears defense will be able to stop the Commanders offense, who I think will put up a ton of points tonight. I think Justin Fields has to come from behind and put up a lot of garbage time points, but to no avail in the win column.