Week 1 DFS Plays and Picks Against the Spread

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🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Week 1 is here, and the first full Sunday of NFL action can't arrive soon enough. Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper get you ready for the DFS weekend ahead with their favorite plays at every position, and various lineup-building strategies. Then, Beller and Vic Tafur make their five favorite picks against the spread for the week. They also both give an upset special, and weigh in on survivor pools, where there aren't a lot of attractive picks in Week 1.

Rundown
3:25 The Latest on Injuries to Courtland Sutton, Kenny Golladay and Mike Evans
7:21 Games to Target in DFS Contests
9:24 Quarterbacks to Play in Week 1
11:56 A Bears Stack Led By Mitch Trubisky?
15:28 The Difficulty of Working Christian McCaffrey Into Lineups
17:46 Lots of Love for Josh Jacobs and Joe Mixon
19:58 Targeting the Mid-Level Wide Receivers
24:18 Paying the Premium for George Kittle?
27:52 Trusting Washington's Defense Against the Eagles?
32:03 Let's Make Some Picks Against the Spread
32:52 Dolphins-Patriots
34:45 Browns-Ravens
36:46 Jets-Bills
39:12 Raiders-Panthers
40:49 Bears-Lions
42:03 Colts-Jaguars
43:46 Chargers-Bengals
47:23 Cardinals-49ers
49:57 Buccaneers-Saints
52:30 Cowboys-Rams
54:15 Steelers-Giants
56:34 Picks Recap and Upset Specials
59:19 Backing the Bills in Survivor Pools

Vic's Picks Column

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1:39.9	Hello everyone and welcome in to the Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast and the Athletic Football Show, a joint effort as we will have every single Friday here through the NFL season.
1:47.5	I am Michael Bellar. I am joined by Derek Van Riper Friday, September 11th, one NFL game down.
1:55.2	We saw the Chiefs take down the Houston Texans 34 to 20 to kick off the season, kick off their Super Bowl title defense.
1:59.0	And hey, Clyde Edwards Hilaire drafters, oh boy, Derek.
2:01.5	I got to think they're among the happiest football fans out there right now. Yeah, absolutely. I wish I was on board early on when I was doing my drafts. I've got my
2:06.5	home league coming up on Sunday night. Yeah, we missed week one in my home league. At least we're having
2:10.8	it this year. So I guess that's the silver lining. But I imagine that Clyde Edwards Haleer with that
2:15.6	volume in the opener and the performance itself
2:18.9	probably creeps up into that top tier price-wise since it's a small 10-team auction.
2:24.2	He probably does, and man, I mean, the volume, you said it.
2:27.2	No receptions, which is maybe a tiny bit concerning, but he looked every bit apart of a first rounder
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