Lions vs. Packers on Sunday is one of the highlights of the Week 9 NFL schedule with first place in the NFC North on the line. They are also two of the hottest teams in the league, with the Lions entering on a five-game winning streak and the Packers winning four straight approaching this contest at iconic Lambeau Field. This matchup is filled with top NFL DFS options like Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Jacobs, Jayden Reed and Jordan Love (questionable), so which of these stars should you include in Week 9 NFL DFS lineups?
With only two teams on bye and one Thursday Night Football and one Monday Night Football contest this week, the NFL DFS Week 9 main slate is filled with strong options for daily Fantasy football players to consider. It also features quarterbacks with varying degrees of experience, including Jameis Winston making his second start this season for the Browns, so how should newer quarterbacks affect your NFL DFS strategy? 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.
The DFS Optimizer uses info from the SportsLine Advanced-Data Projection Model and DFS Professional Millionaire Mike McClure to identify top DFS picks/plays for any slate on betting apps like DraftKings and FanDuel. It simulates every game 10,000 times to help DFS players optimize and build winning DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Optimize, export, and enter lineups confidently with injury updates, floor and ceiling player projections, and Vegas lines and picks all with one winning tool for sports betting apps.
Now, SportsLine's NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Sunday's 2024 NFL Week 9 schedule and just locked in its top daily Fantasy football lineups. You can only see its optimal lineups at SportsLine.
Top NFL Week 9 DFS picks for Sunday
One of the Optimizer's top DFS value picks for Sunday is Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels ($7,500 on DraftKings and $8,700 on FanDuel). The No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft hasn't only firmly inserted himself in the NFL Rookie of the Year race, he's also entering the NFL MVP conversation. Daniels has 11 touchdowns (seven passing) with two interceptions as he's led the Commanders to a surprising 6-2 start this season. Nothing this whole season may be as surprising as the final play of Washington's game last week when Daniels threw a 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown as time expired and Daniels flung the ball 65 yards in the air for the winning score, but that play showcased how Daniels can defeat teams in multiple ways.
Daniels can also score NFL DFS points in multiple ways as he's rushed for 424 yards, the second-most for a quarterback. He's rushed for at least 40 yards in six of eight games this season and has rushed for at least 50 yards in back-to-back contests. Daniels has thrown for more than 225 yards in all six games following his NFL debut where he started and finished the contest and with the different ways he can score NFL DFS points, the Optimizer views him as a strong value to NFL DFS lineups against the Giants, who are allowing 27 points per game over their last two contests.
The Optimizer's NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore ($6,500 on DraftKings and $6,600 FanDuel). The 27-year-old was held to two receptions for 27 yards against a Washington defense that has performed better than many expected entering the season. Moore had his best performance in Week 5 with five receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns against the Panthers.
Moore had a career-high in receptions (96), yards (1,364) and touchdowns (eight) last season as he's become the clear go-to pass-catching option in Chicago. Although he's still perfecting his timing with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, Moore still leads the team in receptions (33), targets (51) and receiving yards (341) this season. The Bears play the Cardinals, who rank 27th in yards allowed (376.5 per game) and 26th in passing yards allowed (235.6). You can see the rest of the Optimizer's NFL DFS picks here.
How to build Sunday Week 9 NFL DFS lineups
The 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.