First and foremost I am grateful for everyone who took the time to click on this article and the simple fact that you are a part of the Win Daily Family! We are blessed to be able to talk sports everyday and to have you in our community. If anyone is struggling making lineups, need advice, an opportunity, or help, you know where to find me and the rest of our team. Hop in our expert chat and ask away and I will do my best to help each and every one of you to the best of my ability. This is my favorite slate of the entire year, NFL THANKSGIVING DAY DFS has arrived and I’m expecting a big day for all of us so lets break down this slate!
Strategy is very important on this slate, just like any other slate. With only 3 games on the slate we have to avoid mistakes, we need raw points, and we need 1-2 plays that are under owned in order to climb the leaderboards. My approach to the NFL Thanksgiving Day Slate is a little different than typical main Sunday slates. What I do every year is pretty simple. I first build my GPP lines and I simply get exposure to every quarterback as ugly as it may look like on paper. I force in each quarterback and make game stacks of each game from both angles.
Is Alex Smith going to be in my optimal single entry lineup? NO.
Is Andy Dalton a elite QB? NO.
Will I have a shares of each? YES.
Ok so here is the plan. Imagine you have $100 to invest in this slate for tournaments and a $150 for cash games. This is a sample how I would split it up. If you have a strong feel I would change the ownership up slightly and you can always push the envelope on your game stacks by adding more pieces into a stack.
Tournament Structure
- Deshaun Watson 30%: Have one stack with Cooks, one with Fuller, one with Cooks and Fuller. Don’t mind sneaking in Duke or Akins in as well. Run the stacks back with one or two Lions.
- Lamar Jackson 20%: Have one stack with Andrews, have one with Hollywood or Duvernay. Run stack back with one or two Steelers.
- Ben Roethlisberger 20%: Have one stack with Johnson, have one with Claypool. If Juju is out for any reason run a stack with both Johnson and Claypool. Run back with one or two Ravens.
- Matthew Stafford 10%: We need news on Golladay and Amendola. Will most likely have a stack with just Hockenson or Jones. Run back with one or two Texans.
- Andy Dalton 10%: Have a stack with Cooper or Lamb. Run back with one or two Redskins.
- Alex Smith 10%: Have a stack with Terry. Run back with one or two Cowboys.
My Player pool for Tournaments
Texans
- Deshaun Watson
- Duke Johnson
- Brandin Cooks
- Will Fuller
- Jordan Akins
Lions
- Matthew Stafford
- Need Clarity on Swift (if he is in I love him)
- If Swift is out both Peterson and Johnson are in play
- Need Clarity on Golladay & Amendola
- Marvin Jones Jr.
- Marvin Hall
- TJ Hockenson
Football Team
- Alex Smith
- Antonio Gibson
- Terry McLaurin
- Cam Sims
- Steven Sims Jr.
- Logan Thomas
Cowboys
- Andy Dalton
- Ezekiel Elliot
- Amari Cooper
- Ceedee Lamb
- Michael Gallup
- Dalton Schultz
Steelers
- Ben Roethlisberger
- James Connor
- Ben Snell
- Diontae Johnson
- Chase Claypool
- Juju Smith-Schuster
- James Washington (only if Juju out)
- Eric Ebron
Ravens
- Lamar Jackson
- Gus Edwards
- Justice Hill
- Marquise Brown
- Mark Andrews
- Devin Duvernay
- Willie Snead
Cash Games
Its a Deshaun Watson lock button for cash games on both sites. The matchup, the rushing floor, and the fact that Duke Johnson has a yard per carry that is approaching zero makes Watson the quarterback you want for cash games. He will be popular for good reason so don’t get cute.
At running back I think you need to take the discount and grab Gus Edwards here and pair him with Ezekiel Elliott to the best of your ability. I don’t mind sliding in Swift if he starts or Gibson if you want to pivot.
At wide receiver the first person I will be sliding in is Terry McLaurin. The floor is high and the same thing goes with Cooks. The third man in will be Diontae Johnson. I will try my best to lock these 3 as my wide receiver combo for cash.
At tight end depending on how much cash you have left, pending the site you’re playing on, and the flex choice you make I will either go Andrews, Hockenson, Thomas, or Akins if I need some extra savings.
At flex pending your build here are the guys I would be looking at. First up is Swift if he ends up starting. Second is the running back that didn’t make it to your running back spot, so either Zeke or Gibson. If you cant there I don’t mind either fuller, cooper, or lamb. Now in your flex spot make sure you have someone from the latest possible game in this spot in case you need to pivot for whatever reason.
At Defense if you can get to the Steelers go for it, but don’t force it. Next up would be Dallas or Washington at a nice discount. If you need to the Lions are the next team up.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving and make sure once lineups lock you spend some quality time with your friends & family!
