The NFL doesn't do a rivalry week like some college sports do, but a look at the Week 11 NFL schedule has a few pairings of teams and fan bases that often clash. The Baltimore Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a traditional hard-nosed AFC North matchup, the Seattle Seahawks play the San Francisco 49ers in a battle of consistently strong NFC West teams and the Buffalo Bills play the Kansas City Chiefs in what has seemingly become a twice-a-year matchup with the teams often meeting in the NFL playoffs as well.
All six of these teams have some top options in the NFL DFS player pool, such as Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, Travis Kelce and Josh Allen, so how should daily Fantasy football players form an NFL DFS strategy to include some options from these matchups? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Sunday, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, strategy, and stacks from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with more than $2 million in career winnings. 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. His methodology has led to enormous cashes on FanDuel and DraftKings. Last year, he won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Week 12 NFL schedule on Sunday and just locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Commanders vs. Eagles
One of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Sunday is 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey ($8,300 on DraftKings, $9,800 on FanDuel). Head coach Kyle Shanahan quickly reintroduced McCaffrey to the offense after missing the first nine weeks with a calf/Achilles injury. McCaffrey played 88% of snaps last week, reassuming his role as the lead back despite Jordan Mason's effectiveness during his absence.
McCaffrey showed a little rust in his return, averaging just 3.0 yards per carry for 39 rushing yards, but he did have six receptions for 68 yards as his high involvement in the passing attack always boosts his NFL DFS value. McCaffrey was the RB1 in Fantasy football last season and scored a touchdown in 16 of 19 games, including the playoffs. Now that he's shaken the cobwebs off a bit, McClure expects a more typical McCaffrey performance against the Seahawks, who are allowing 4.8 yards per carry, which ranks 26th in the league.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Dolphins running back De'Von Achane ($7,200 on DraftKings and $8,700 on FanDuel). Achane has three touchdowns over three games since the return of QB1 Tua Tagovailoa following his most recent concussion. The second-year running back and entire Miami offense has performed better in recent weeks under Tagovailoa and Achane is averaging 106.7 yards from scrimmage over the last three weeks.
The Dolphins play the Raiders, who enter on a five-game losing streak and allowed at least 30 points in three of those contests. The Raiders had a bye last week following a 41-24 loss to the Bengals in which Chase Brown rushed for 120 yards on 27 carries and added five receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown. McClure believes Achane can have similar success against a struggling Las Vegas defense. See who else McClure likes right here.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Week 12
McClure is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers on Sunday. 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.
So who is Mike McClure including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Sunday, and which under-the-radar player offers huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, NFL DFS rankings, NFL DFS advice and NFL DFS stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with more than $2 million in winnings, and find out.