Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 3-1 against the New England Patriots in his last four meetings against his AFC East rivals. However, in two of those games he had at least 300 passing yards and three touchdowns, and in the other two he finished with a combined 299 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Allen will face off against the Patriots for the first time this season on Thursday Night Football, but which version of him will you get if you include him in your NFL DFS lineups and NFL DFS stacks?
The other main quarterback option in the TNF NFL DFS player pool is Mac Jones, who is coming off of a 382-yard performance with two touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 12. Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Bills vs. Patriots, 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 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.
This year, he's already won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once. Now, McClure has turned his attention to Bills vs. Patriots and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Bills vs. PatriotsWe can tell you that Bills quarterback Josh Allen is one of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football. Last Thursday against the Lions, he finished with 253 passing yards, two touchdowns and an interception, but he also ran for 78 yards and another score. Overall this season, he has 3,183 passing yards and 23 touchdowns to go with 561 rushing yards and five more touchdowns on the ground.
Opposing quarterbacks haven't run much on the Patriots, but when they have, they've been effective. The Pats have allowed 270 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 43 attempts from opposing passers. Allen also has the highest yards per carry average in the NFL at 6.9.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis. He had four receptions for 38 yards on Thanksgiving against Detroit. Davis has the highest depth of target (15.9) among all players with at least 50 targets this season and New England's defense has allowed the second-highest average depth of target to opposing offenses.
Davis has the longest reception from any player this season, a 98-yard touchdown against the Steelers in Week 5. Since Week 10, he has 15 catches on 22 targets for 199 yards and a touchdown. You can see the rest of McClure's NFL DFS advice here.
How to make NFL DFS lineups for Patriots vs. BillsMcClure is also targeting another undervalued player who could 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, and the rest of McClure's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
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