With six teams in bye, the Week 12 NFL DFS player pool features fewer options for NFL DFS picks. There are still elite stars daily Fantasy football players will want to consider from the Week 12 NFL main slate, such as Amon-Ra St. Brown, Justin Jefferson and Nico Collins at receiver. After the Lions scored 52 points against the Jaguars last week, Detroit players could be popular options for NFL DFS lineups. St. Brown has scored at least one touchdown in every game since Week 2, so does he have the highest floor at receiver in the NFL DFS player pool?
The Lions play the Colts, who are allowing 25.3 points per game over their last four contests, so is this another week in which a winning NFL DFS strategy could include building NFL DFS stacks with Lions like St. Brown, Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery of the No. 1 scoring offense in the league? Before making any NFL DFS picks for Sunday or locking in NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine's advanced NFL DFS Lineup Optimizer.
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Now, SportsLine's NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Sunday's 2024 NFL Week 12 schedule and just locked in its top daily Fantasy football lineups. You can only see its optimal lineups at SportsLine.
Top NFL Week 12 DFS picks for Sunday
One of the Optimizer's top DFS value picks for Sunday is Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith ($5,700 on DraftKings and $7,400 on FanDuel). Smith completed 25 of 32 passes (78.1%) for 221 yards in a 20-17 win over the 49ers last week. He also rushed for 29 yards, including a winning 13-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left to complete an 11-play, 80-yard drive in the comeback victory. The 34-year-old quarterback may not run often, but he does have at least 15 rushing yards in seven of 10 games this season. He will run to extend drives or create touchdowns, which boosts his NFL DFS value.
The Seahawks play the Cardinals, who are allowing 346 yards per game this season, which ranks 21st in the league. Smith has thrown for multiple touchdowns in each of his last three games against Arizona and he's averaging 227.7 passing yards per game during those contests. He had 363 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions against the Rams in his previous game before playing the 49ers and given this recent history against Arizona, Smith can return strong value at a reasonable price for NFL DFS lineups. See who else to pick here.
The Optimizer's NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Cardinals running back James Conner ($6,500 on DraftKings and $7,700 on FanDuel). The 29-year-old running back is coming off the one thing nearly every eight-year NFL veteran loves -- rest. The Cardinals had their bye last week, so Conner could rest his legs after being one of the most relied-upon backs in the league this year. Conner is 11th in the NFL in carries as he's played at least 80% of snaps in two of Arizona's last four games.
Conner had 113 total yards in Week 10 against the Jets, including a 45-yard catch-and-run on the opening series. After his receiving touchdown was overturned on replay, Conner ran in the 1-yard score to still return an incredible opening drive for daily Fantasy football players. He has at least 110 total yards in three of his last four games heading into a matchup against the Seahawks, who have allowed the fifth-most rushing yards to running backs this season and are allowing 138.6 total rushing yards per game this year. You can see the rest of the Optimizer's NFL DFS picks here.
How to build Sunday Week 12 NFL DFS lineups
The NFL DFS Optimizer is also targeting multiple undervalued players who could explode for huge numbers on Sunday. Those players could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who they are, and the rest of the Optimizer's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
So what is the optimal NFL DFS lineup for Sunday, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks, all from an NFL DFS Optimizer that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.