Week 12 DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks, Lineup Tips for Sunday
The Sunday slate is a little thinner than usual this week, with three games on Thanksgiving and game's on both Friday and Monday, so you'll have to get a bit creative filling out those optimal DraftKings DFS lineups.
That's why we're here to help, sharing our favorite lineup for the week, utilizing your entire budget. Let's get those wins.
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QB: Kyler Murray ($6,900)
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Murray is a much cheaper option than the top four quarterbacks available on Sunday—Jalen Hurts ($8,300), Patrick Mahomes ($8,200), Josh Allen ($8,100) and C.J. Stroud ($7,700)—and his rushing upside means he always has the potential to go off for a huge game.
That makes him the perfect balance of value and upside for your lineup. And with 40.8 points combined in his first two games back from ACL surgery, he's a strong option while saving you budget for other positions.
RB: Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams: ($6,600)
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It's risky rolling with a player coming off injured reserve, but Williams averaged 19.5 points in his six healthy weeks this season and previously torched the Arizona Cardinals to the tune of 158 rushing yards and a score in their last matchup.
The Cardinals are giving up 24 fantasy points per week to opposing running backs. If the Rams trust him with a regular workload—and that's obviously the risk here—he could be one of the fantasy MVPs this week.
RB: Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers: ($5,400)
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Jaylen Warren has rushed for 88 or more yards in three straight weeks, eclipsed 100 rushing yards twice in a row and has found the end zone in two straight games.
The hope is that quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan and running backs coach Eddie Faulkner—reportedly serving as dual offensive decision-makers in the wake of Matt Canada's firing—will see what the rest of us have already concluded: Warren is the best option in Pittsburgh's backfield, not Najee Harris.
The latter is going to get his touches, but Warren is a fantastic value with serious upside against a Bengals defense that has allowed individual running backs to go for 20 or more fantasy points against them in three of the past four weeks.
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WR: Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills: ($8,800)
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Stefon Diggs should be a popular pick this week against a Philadelphia Eagles defense that has given up the most fantasy points per week to opposing wide receivers this season.
Elite players + elite matchups = money in the bank. Don't overthink it.
WR: Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints: ($6,600)
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The New Orleans Saints have seemingly remembered that Chris Olave is an elite young talent, and the result has been 12 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns (on 17 targets) in the past two weeks.
The Falcons have been solid against opposing wideouts, but many of the better ones they've faced—Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 3 (nine catches for 102 yards), Mike Evans in Week 7 (six catches for 82 yards and a score) and DeAndre Hopkins in Week 8 (four catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns)—have put in work.
Don't be surprised if Olave does the same.
WR: Drake London, Atlanta Falcons: ($5,000)
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At some point, you have to roll the dice on cheaper players, and Drake London is the first such player in this lineup.
The positive thing to say about London is that he's put up double-digit points in DFS six times this season. The negative is that he's only exceeded 20 points once and the Saints have been relatively stingy against opposing wideouts.
The hope is that London—Atlanta's best downfield threat—takes a deep one to the house. He's absolutely a boom-or-bust selection, but he still has the talent to go off in a big way.
TE: Michael Mayer, Las Vegas Raiders: ($2,800)
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Tight end is not a priority in this lineup, but Mayer has seven catches for 65 yards and a touchdown in the past two weeks, just enough production to make him a sneaky pickup in the bargain bin. Perhaps the new coaching regime has prioritized getting their rookie tight end more involved.
FLEX: Josh Downs, WR, Indianapolis Colts ($4,800)
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Josh Downs has been boom-or-bust this season and has battled knee issues during his rookie campaign, but the hope will be that a bye week has him healthy and rested. A matchup against a Tampa Bay defense giving up the fourth most fantasy points to opposing wideouts per week makes him an enticing option on a budget.
D/ST: Kansas City Chiefs ($3,100)
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The Chiefs have been really good in fantasy this season and Las Vegas has allowed opposing defenses to score double-digit points against them six times this season. Given that Kansas City is cheaper than a bunch of other defensive options, it's a no-brainer.
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