Every NFL season comes with its share of early-season surprises and the 2024 NFL season is no exception. The New Orleans Saints are 2-0 with a +62 point differential, the best of any team in football. Saints running back Alvin Kamara was the RB1 in Fantasy football last week, so he could be somebody to factor intro your Week 3 NFL DFS strategy. Conversely, the Baltimore Ravens are 0-2 after finishing with the best record in the AFC last season, so daily Fantasy football players will need to figure out how to value Lamar Jackson, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews when making Week 3 NFL DFS lineups.
The Sunday Week 3 main slate NFL DFS player pool includes stars like Jalen Hurts, CeeDee Lamb and Jonathan Taylor, so which ones should you include in NFL DFS picks? Who are some under-the-radar NFL DFS sleepers to consider for your Week 3 NFL DFS stacks? Before making any Week 3 Sunday main slate NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, 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, including. 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 Sunday main slate on the Week 3 NFL schedule 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 Week 3
One of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for the Sunday Week 3 main slate is Dolphins running back De'Von Achane at $7,000 on DraftKings and $7,700 on FanDuel. Miami plays its first game of the season without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion on Thursday Night Football in Week 2. Skylar Thompson will start at quarterback on Sunday and that will likely limit the big-play potential of wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Thompson, a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, averaged 120.5 passing yards in his two regular-season starts in 2022.
Miami will likely lean heavier on its rushing attack against Seattle in Week 3 and Achane should take the bulk of the carries. Raheem Mostert missed last week with a chest injury and may be unable to return on Sunday. Achane rushed for 96 yards on 22 carries and added seven receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown last week against Buffalo. Four of those seven receptions came from Thompson as Achane could see a high volume of targets near the line of scrimmage as Thompson may need some time to build chemistry and timing with the wide receivers.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs ($6,800 on DraftKings, $7,900 on FanDuel). Gibbs rushed for 84 yards on 6.5 yards per carry and added seven receptions for 22 yards last week against Tampa Bay. Although Gibbs still finds himself in a timeshare with David Montgomery, he's been the more effective runner, averaging 5.2 yards per carry on 24 attempts compared to Montgomery's 4.5 yards per rush on 28 carries this season.
The Lions play the Cardinals, who had the second-worst scoring defense (26.8 points per game) in the NFL last season and allowed 34 points to the Bills in Week 1 before holding an injury-riddled Rams team to 10 points last week. Gibbs is a big-play runner and the Cardinals allowed the most rushing yards (143.2 per game) and the second-highest yards per rush (4.7) last season. See who else McClure likes right here.
How to set Week 3 Sunday main slate NFL DFS lineups
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 Week 3 on Sunday, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value for Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with more than $2 million in winnings, and find out.
