The Chicago Bears host the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football to open the NFL Week 10 schedule. Kickoff at Soldier Field is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. The NFL DFS player pool will feature several young and relatively unproven players for this prime time matchup. Rookie quarterbacks Bryce Young and Tyson Bagent will likely be popular NFL DFS picks for TNF, but both have battled inconsistencies in 2023. Should you build your NFL DFS stacks and NFL DFS lineups around either signal caller? Before making any NFL DFS picks for Panthers vs. Bears on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS lineup advice, strategy and player stacks from SportsLine NFL daily Fantasy expert Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine, who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings' NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor, who cashed big all season in 2022, has covered the NFL and college football for over a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks.
Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks all season in 2022. He was all over Travis Kelce's four-touchdown performance against the Raiderson Monday Night Football, Kirk Cousins' 460-yard, four-TD performance on Thanksgiving Day, and T.J. Hockenson's 13 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Week 15.
This year, Kaylor has been all over players like Justin Jefferson (11-159), D'Andre Swift (175-1), DeVonta Smith (4-132-1), T.J. Hockenson (7-66-2), D.J. Moore (8-230-3), David Montgomery (121-3), Ja'Marr Chase (12-141), Alvin Kamara (12-91, 76), Jordan Addison (7-123-2), and Jahmyr Gibbs (152-1, 5-37) in single-game slates. Anyone who followed his picks cashed in big.
Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Bears vs. Panthers on Thursday Night Football Week 10 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 Panthers vs. Bears on TNF
One of Kaylor's favorite NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Chicago wide receiver D.J. Moore. The former first-round pick out of Maryland will face the team that drafted him for the first time on Thursday night, and revenge will surely be on his mind. Moore enters this matchup with 47 catches for 735 yards, and five touchdowns, and averages seven targets per game. There is some concern with the Bears' quarterback situation, but Kaylor still believes Moore is in for a big night on TNF.
"D.J. Moore has added a much needed vertical threat to the Bears offense, and has played at a Pro Bowl level in his first season in Chicago. Carolina has defended the pass fairly well this season, but injuries are stacking up, and Moore will be out for revenge against his former team. Look for Moore to see close to 10 targets on Thursday night," Kaylor told SportsLine.
Part of Kaylor's MNF DFS strategy also includes rostering Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen. The former undrafted free agent has revived his career in his first season in Carolina and is on pace to record his third career 1,000-yard receiving season. Thielen battled injuries towards the end of his time with the Minnesota Vikings, but is now healthy and thriving in coach Frank Reich's offense.
"Adam Thielen has already exceeded expectations in his first season with the Panthers. The 33-year-old is healthy, and has an obvious rapport with rookie quarterback Bryce Young. Thielen is averaging almost 10 targets per game this season, and I expect him to meet or exceed that number on TNF," Kaylor said. You can see the rest of Kaylor's NFL DFS picks here.
How to build NFL DFS lineups for Bears vs. Panthers on TNF
Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers for 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, and the rest of Kaylor's TNF DFS picks, at SportsLine.
So who is Jimmie Kaylor including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who already won a single-game millionaire maker tournament, and find out.
