NFL
10/15/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is our top CPT for Seahawks at Broncos on Thursday night, with Darnold, Nix and the Denver D/ST as large-field captain pivots.
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NFL DFS Articles
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NFL
Week 6 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
Buffalo at Las Vegas carries the top total on the Week 6 DraftKings main slate, while Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay projects as the slowest game.
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NFL
Week 5 NFL DFS Review: Cash Lineup, Millionaire Winners and Best Pivots
Our Week 5 DraftKings cash lineup scored 173.16 and cashed. The Millionaire went to a Drake Maye and DeMario Douglas stack that scored 250.06.
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NFL
10/12/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Monday night Bills at Rams showdown: why Josh Allen is the single-entry CPT, Matthew Stafford the large-field pivot, and five stacks under the cap.
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NFL
10/11/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Baltimore at Atlanta on Sunday night with Lamar Jackson out: why Bijan Robinson is our single-entry CPT and Drake London is the large-field pivot.
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NFL
NFL DFS Optimizer Guide: Classic and Showdown Lineups
How to use the free NFL lineup optimizer: contest presets, QB stacks, bring-backs, position exposure, showdown captains and late swap.
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Week 5 NFL DFS Top Plays: Cash, GPP, and Cheap WR
Jahmyr Gibbs is the Week 5 cash anchor, and paying for him plus two more backs means a $3,800 tight end and the $2,100 Tennessee defense.
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NFL
10/08/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Buccaneers at Cowboys Thursday night showdown: Dak Prescott as the single-entry CPT and Jalon Daniels as the large-field leverage CPT.
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NFL
Week 5 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
Detroit at Arizona carries the slate's biggest total at 53.1, while Houston at Tennessee sits lowest at 39.2. Every Week 5 main slate game, broken down.
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NFL
Week 4 NFL DFS Review: Cash Lineup, Millionaire Winners and Best Pivots
Our Week 4 cash build scored 175.9 on DraftKings, and the Millionaire went to a Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb stack with a Nico Collins bring-back.
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NFL
10/05/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Falcons at Saints Monday night showdown: why Bijan Robinson is the single-entry CPT, plus Shough and London pivots for large fields.
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NFL
10/04/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Detroit at Carolina on Sunday night: why Gibbs is the single-entry CPT, Goff is the large-field pivot, and the under 50.5 is our top bet.
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Week 4 NFL DFS Top Plays: Cash, GPP, and Cheap WR
Chase Brown is the Week 4 cash must, and fitting him with Garrett Wilson means three backs, a $3,300 tight end and a $2,000 DraftKings defense.
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NFL
10/01/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Pittsburgh at Cleveland Thursday night showdown: why Jaylen Warren is the single-entry CPT and Deshaun Watson the large-field captain.
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Week 4 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
Jaguars at Bengals owns the biggest total on the Week 4 main slate at 51, while Dolphins at Vikings sits lowest at 40.9. Every game, broken down.
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NFL
9/28/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Monday night PHI at CHI showdown: DeVonta Smith leads the CPT pool, Caleb Williams is out, and Luther Burden III is the large-field pivot.
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NFL
9/27/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Rams at Broncos SNF showdown: Davante Adams at CPT, Terrance Ferguson as the price-adjusted anchor, and the Denver D/ST as the contrarian CPT.
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Week 3 NFL DFS Top Plays: Cash, GPP, and Cheap WR
Kenneth Walker III is the Week 3 must, and fitting him beside Jahmyr Gibbs means paying down at quarterback, tight end and defense on DraftKings.
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NFL
9/24/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Falcons at Packers DraftKings showdown: Bijan Robinson leads the captain board, with Drake London as the large-field pivot at Lambeau.
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NFL
Week 3 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
Baltimore at Dallas owns the week's biggest total at 51.5, while Titans at Giants sits at 40.6, the lowest game total on Sunday's DraftKings main slate.
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NFL
9/21/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Giants at Rams under the SoFi roof, where a Puka Nacua hip decides the board and Jaxson Dart is the CPT if it clears at 6:45.
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NFL
9/20/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Sunday night at Arrowhead, where the captain slot decides the contest. Why Mahomes, Tyler Warren and Daniel Jones beat the two popular running backs.
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Week 2 NFL DFS Top Plays: Cash, GPP, and Cheap WR
Aaron Jones at $5,100 is the must play of Week 2, and punting quarterback and tight end on DraftKings is how you afford Derrick Henry next to him.
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9/17/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Detroit at Buffalo carries the biggest total of Week 2. Gibbs is the CPT I want, Goff is how to get alone, and a windless Highmark night lifts both kickers.
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Week 2 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
San Francisco leads the Week 2 slate at a 29.5 implied total and Tennessee sits at 17.5, with coverage leans and air yards buys for all 13 games.
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NFL
9/14/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
Broncos at Chiefs on Monday night: why Mahomes is the CPT the field is skipping, why Walker is over-captained, and the wind-driven under at Arrowhead.
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NFL
Week 1 NFL DFS Top Plays: Cash, GPP, and Cheap WR's
Jahmyr Gibbs is the Week 1 must after Detroit's backup hit injured reserve, and the cheap quarterback tier is where the rest of the savings live.
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NFL
9/10/2026 NFL Showdown Playbook
49ers at Rams from Melbourne, open air and calm. Model bets on the Rams moneyline and long-shot touchdown picks
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Week 1 NFL DFS Matchups: Every Game on the Main Slate
Cincinnati and Tampa Bay own the slate's best scoring environment at a 50-point total, while the Jets and Titans sit at the bottom near 40.
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