Tom Brady and the Buccaneers will host Aaron Rodgers and the Packers during the Week 3 NFL schedule. However, daily Fantasy football players may want to look elsewhere than the multi-time MVPs when plucking a quarterback from the NFL DFS player pool. Neither QB has more touchdowns than turnovers thus far, and both teams boast top-eight pass defenses. Perhaps you could turn to Trevor Lawrence as one of your NFL DFS picks since last year's No. 1 overall selection is coming off the best game of his career. He also comes at a relative discount, so rostering him would allow you to splurge on pricier options and still fall under your NFL DFS salary cap. Before making your NFL DFS picks for Week 3 on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, you need to see the NFL DFS advice, strategy and player projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with over $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 of top-10 finishes in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His lineups also finished inside the top 1% in more than a dozen other tournaments.
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.
Last week, McClure featured Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams in his Thursday Night Football NFL DFS picks for Los Angeles vs. Kansas City. The result: Without Keenan Allen (hamstring) available, Williams went off for 113 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Chiefs.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to Week 3 and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Week 3One of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Week 3 is Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette at $6,500 on DraftKings and $7,200 on FanDuel. The 27-year-old is averaging 105.5 scrimmage yards this season and has a plus-matchup against Green Bay. The Packers have allowed the sixth-most rushing yards this year and are giving up 5.6 yards per carry, which is the fourth-most in the league.
Tampa is dealing with a suspension to Mike Evans as well as injuries to Chris Godwin and Julio Jones. That should shift the Bucs offense to a run-heavy one on Sunday, and Fournette has already been the focal point of the offense through two weeks. He's had 20-plus carries the last two weeks after having just two such games in his first two years in Tampa. Given his volume and the Packers' subpar run defense, Fournette is in an ideal situation for Week 3.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy includes rostering Bills receiver Stefon Diggs ($7,700 on DraftKings, $8,300 on FanDuel). Diggs ranks second in the league with 270 receiving yards and tops the NFL with four receiving touchdowns. That means he's picked up right where he left off last year, as the two-time Pro Bowler has 11 scores over his last 11 regular season games.
Buffalo takes on Miami on Sunday, and receivers accounted for three touchdowns against Miami in Week 2. The team also ranks 25th in pass defense and Diggs scored touchdowns in both games versus the Dolphins last season. The receiver's connection with quarterback Josh Allen has been extraordinary, so rostering him in what's expected to be a shootout game is a no-brainer. You can see the rest of McClure's NFL DFS advice here.
How to make NFL DFS lineups for Week 3McClure is also targeting another undervalued option that could explode for huge numbers. 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, and the rest of McClure's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
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