by The Houston Texans failed to reach double figures for the second time since quarterback CJ Stroud’s NFL debut last season in a 34-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week. However, the Vikings have the second-best scoring defense in the NFL, allowing 10.0 points per game, so Stroud and the Texans might consider it a tough matchup. Houston has arguably the best wide receiver options in the NFL DFS player pool with Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs, so should everyday Fantasy Football players worry about using them in the Week 4 NFL DFS picks against the Jacksonville Jaguars?
The Jaguars rank 28th in scoring defense, making this a significantly better matchup for all Houston options in the NFL DFS player pool. Which receivers to include in the Week 4 NFL DFS stacks? How should you form a Week 4 NFL DFS strategy for the Sunday main slate approaching the quarter point of the 2024 NFL season? Before you make any NFL DFS picks for Sunday or commit to NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine’s NFL DFS lineup optimization.
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Top NFL Week 4 DFS picks for Sunday
One of the optimizer’s top DFS value picks for Sunday is Panthers wide receiver Diontae Johnson ($5,600 on DraftKings, $6,200 on FanDuel). The move from Bryce Young to Andy Dalton did wonders for the Panthers offense last week and no one was a bigger benefactor of that than Johnson. The 28-year-old had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown on 14 targets after gaining 34 total yards and catching less than 50% of his targets from Young. Dalton is a skilled quarterback who knows how to get the ball to his receivers, and Johnson had more than 650 receiving yards in each of his first five seasons as a proven pass catcher.
The Panthers play the Bengals, who allowed Commanders WR1 Terry McLaurin to record 100 yards and a touchdown last week. The Bengals have one of the softest pass defenses in the NFL this season, as opponents are completing 75% of their passes against them. With Adam Thielen (hamstring) on IR, expect Dalton to lean heavily on Johnson again when making NFL DFS picks in Week 4. See who else to pick here.
The optimizer’s NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Jets behind Breece Hall ($7,800 on DraftKings, $8,000 on FanDuel). Hall was the first running back selected in the 2022 NFL Draft as a second-round pick (No. 36 overall) and he has proven why throughout his career. He averaged 97.2 yards over seven games as a rookie before suffering a season-ending ACL injury and quickly rehabbed to return for Week 1 last season, rushing for 127 yards on 10 carries with a 20-yard reception on Monday Night Football against Buffalo. He finished the season with 994 rushing yards while facing stacked boxes due to poor quarterback play throughout the season, but continued to provide value in the passing attack with 76 receptions, the most of any running back.
Hall has continued his success from distance, averaging 96.7 yards per game this season, but now that he’s playing with a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers, he also has more touchdown options. The 23-year-old has scored a touchdown in each of New York’s three games this season and will face a Broncos defense that allowed the fifth-most Fantasy Football points per game to running backs last season. Denver allowed the most rushing yards to running backs in the NFL last season and with the Jets being 7.5-point favorites, this could be a positive game script for Hall for the NFL DFS lineups, according to the latest SportsLine consensus odds on Sunday. You can see the rest of the optimizer’s NFL DFS picks here.
How to Build NFL DFS Lineups for Sunday Week 4
The optimizer also focuses on several other undervalued players who could explode for big numbers on Sunday. These players can make the difference between winning tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who they are, and the rest of the optimizer’s NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
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