Thursday Night Football features Jalen Ramsey and the Los Angeles Rams battling Davante Adams and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Rams have been bitten by the injury bug, losing quarterback Matthew Stafford (neck) and star wide receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle). Van Jefferson has ascended to the No. 1 receiver for L.A. and could be a target for your NFL DFS lineups and NFL DFS stacks. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, meanwhile, has thrown multiple touchdowns in five straight games and could be a standout option in the NFL DFS player pool. Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Rams vs. Raiders on Thursday Night Football on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, 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 Thursday night's NFL DFS slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Raiders vs. RamsOne of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Rams running back Cam Akers. The Rams' offense has struggled for most of the season, but Akers has shown signs of life over the last three weeks. Against the Seahawks last Sunday, Akers ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.
Over his last three games, Akers has rushed for 158 yards and a 4.05 yards per carry average. With Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson all out, the Rams will try to run clock and keep their offense on the field following Akers' best performance of the season.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Raiders tight end Foster Moreau. Darren Waller hasn't played since October 23 and was placed on injured reserve (hamstring) on November 10. In seven games since Week 6, Moreau has 242 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Moreau hasn't been a high-volume tight end option, but twice in the last two weeks, he has turned just one catch into a 30-yard reception. Opponents haven't gone out of their way to target tight ends against the Rams this year, but L.A. has yielded an average of 11.34 yards per catch to the position. Furthermore, Moreau has had five red zone targets since Week 6, tied with four other players for the sixth-most such looks during that stretch. You can see the rest of McClure's TNF DFS advice here.
How to make NFL DFS lineups for Rams vs. RaidersMcClure 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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