NFL DFS players entering tournaments for Patriots vs. Jets on Monday Night Football need to keep a close eye on the injury report. The Pats have ruled out receiver Josh Gordon (knee/ankle) and running back Rex Burkhead (foot), while receivers Julian Edelman (chest) and Phillip Dorsett (hamstring) are questionable. Even if Gordon and Dorsett do play, should they be part of your optimal NFL DFS strategy? New York, a week after getting quarterback Sam Darnold (mono) back, lists tight end Chris Herndon (hamstring) as doubtful, while receiver Demaryius Thomas (hamstring) is questionable. The best Monday Night Football DFS strategy will take all the injuries and matchups into account. Then, you can lock in Patriots vs. Jets DFS lineups on daily Fantasy sites like FanDuel and DraftKings. Before you submit your lineups, be sure to see the top NFL DFS picks and advice from Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro who has won almost $2 million in his career.
McClure is also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best NFL DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NFL DFS player.
McClure rolled through the 2018 NFL season, cashing in the top 5 percent of tournaments on FanDuel and DraftKings multiple times. His optimal lineups cashed as high as the top 0.1 percent on FanDuel and as high as the top 1 percent on DraftKings.
He's off to a red-hot start in 2019 as well, including a strong 3x return on DraftKings in Week 3 and a 2x return on Monday Night Football in Week 4. On Sunday of Week 5, his optimal lineup finished in the top 1 percent of tournaments on DraftKings, with his four core players -- Deshaun Watson, Michael Thomas, Christian McCaffrey and Will Fuller -- combining for a whopping 196.34 points, enough to cash in tournaments by themselves. He followed that up by cashing his FanDuel and DraftKings lineups on Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football in Week 6, and Cowboys vs. Eagles in Week 7. Anyone who has been following him has seen huge returns.
Now, he has turned his attention to Patriots vs. Jets on Monday Night Football and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks over at SportsLine.
For Monday's Patriots vs. Jets NFL DFS slate, we can tell you McClure is banking on Darnold. The second-year pro out of USC was extremely sharp in his return from mono in Week 6, as he shredded the Cowboys for 338 yards and two touchdowns. For the season, he's completed 69.9 percent of his passes for 513 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
And while New England's defense has been elite this season, there have been opportunities for opposing quarterbacks to pile up numbers late in games after the Patriots have built a lead. Look for Darnold, who has now thrown for over 300 yards in two of his last four games dating back to last season, to return value in this primetime matchup.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy for Monday Night Football also includes rostering Jets running back Le'Veon Bell. The season-long numbers (85-256-1) haven't stood out, but with Darnold missing extended time earlier in the season, Bell has seen plenty of stacked boxes.
With Darnold back in the lineup last week, Bell had more room to operate and found the end zone as a runner for the first time on the season. Also one of the top receiving backs in the NFL, Bell, who has 28 catches on the year, could generate value if the Patriots (-9.5) build a lead and force the Jets to throw late.
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Monday Night Football because of a dream matchup. The stars are aligning for him to go off for 30, even 40 points. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing.
So who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NFL DFS lineup on Monday night? Visit SportsLine now to see the full optimal tournament lineups for Jets vs. Patriots from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.
