The Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers will kick off the Week 14 NFL schedule on Thursday Night Football. Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is coming off a monster week, catching eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns in a win over the Ravens. Johnson now has 24 catches for 301 yards and three scores in the last three weeks and could be a popular option for NFL DFS lineups and NFL DFS stacks on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kirk Cousins has been a more prolific passer than Ben Roethlisberger this season. Which player has the higher upside, and who else in the NFL DFS player pool should you consider? Before finalizing your Steelers vs. Vikings NFL DFS picks, 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 Vikings vs. Steelers and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Steelers vs. VikingsOne of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Steelers running back Najee Harris. With the inconsistency of Pittsburgh's passing game this year, the rookie has been the most reliable part of the offense. He had 107 yards from scrimmage in Week 13 and has topped 100 scrimmage yards in half of his 12 games.
The Vikings have been gashed on the ground all season and have allowed the 29th most rushing yards. Running backs have been fail-proof against the Vikings this year, as every starting running back has posted at least 73 scrimmage yards or scored a touchdown against Minnesota through 12 games. Pittsburgh is undefeated when Harris has over 15 carries but winless when he has 15 or fewer rushes, so expect the Steelers to feed him early and often.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, who is coming off career-highs of 11 catches and 182 yards to go along with a touchdown in Week 13. After catching 88 passes for 1,400 yards and seven scores as a rookie, Jefferson has been even more prolific in 2021. He's already caught 78 balls for 1,209 yards and seven scores in 12 games and been one of the game's most productive receivers on a weekly basis.
Jefferson has had at least eight catches for 143 yards in three of his last four games. He's already had 12 games with at least 100 yards receiving in his career. He is first in the NFL in air yards (1,418), first in deep targets (26) and second in air yards share (43.4 percent), so expect Cousins to look for him downfield on Thursday Night Football.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Vikings vs. SteelersMcClure 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
