The Week 8 NFL schedule begins with a Thursday Night Football showdown between the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It will be the second-ever meeting between 2018 NFL Draft class members Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen, and both are among the biggest names in the NFL DFS player pool. However, they are each complemented by a number of other high-value NFL DFS picks like receivers Mike Evans and Stefon Diggs. They are among the most productive receivers over the last decade, as each ranks in the top five among wideouts in receiving yards since 2014.
Utilizing NFL DFS stacks between quarterback and receiver is a tried-and-true formula when it comes to a daily Fantasy football strategy. Which of those pairings should you pursue for TNF NFL DFS lineups? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks for Bills vs. Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football 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.
He took down two high-stakes tournaments on FanDuel in 2020 and recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His lineups also finished inside the top 1% in more than a dozen other tournaments. Last year, he won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to Buccaneers vs. Bills on Thursday Night Football and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Bills vs. Buccaneers
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Buccaneers running back Rachaad White. The second-year back couldn’t get much going on the ground in his last game with just 34 rushing yards, but he made up for it in the passing game. He had a career-high of 65 receiving yards on six catches. For the season, White is averaging 71.5 scrimmage yards per game with one total touchdown.
He should find wider rushing lanes on Thursday Night Football against a Bills defense which ranks 31st in yards per carry allowed (5.2). That defense is also getting worse as the season goes on as after not giving up any TDs to opposing RBs over their first three games, the Bills have allowed five TDs to running backs over the last four games. White is averaging 17.5 touches per game in 2023, and that high volume coupled with Buffalo’s porous run defense, makes him an easy choice for Thursday’s NFL DFS lineups.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Bills running back James Cook. Cook, who was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia, had the potential to be a top-tier running back this season by being in Buffalo’s offense. But there was uncertainty about how often he’d be utilized in a backfield that included Latavius Murray, Damien Harris, and Josh Allen’s ability to run at quarterback. Cook (256 snaps) has played nearly twice as many snaps as Murray (143) through the first seven weeks of the season and emerged as a true RB1 in the Buffalo backfield. Cook has played 55% of the snaps and has 105 touches compared to Murray’s 44.
The second-year running back is coming off his third game with at least 100 total yards in his last six contests after posting 102 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots. He also has at least 70 yards in five of six games. Buffalo was second in the NFL in scoring average last season at 28.4 points per game and averaged 34.8 over the first four contests. Cook is averaging 104.8 total yards in Buffalo’s four wins this season and as the Bills are 7.5-point favorites. See the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS player pool right here.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Buccaneers vs. Bills
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Thursday Night Football. 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 here.
So who is Mike McClure putting in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football? 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.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
October 26, 2023 | 4:25 pm
