The New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers began the season with title aspirations, but as they approach the midway point, both franchises are lingering near the middle of the AFC standings. The Jets are 4-3 and will host the 3-4 Chargers on Monday Night Football in Week 9, with kickoff scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. It will be a strength-on-strength matchup as the Chargers' No. 9 scoring offense takes on the Jets' No. 8 scoring defense. On the other side, the Jets rank 26th in the NFL in scoring offense and the Chargers rank 24th in scoring defense. How will those matchups impact your NFL DFS strategy for MNF?
It's a matchup featuring two dynamic running backs with Breece Hall dominating the workload in New York, while Austin Ekeler is one of the league's most versatile offensive threats for Los Angeles. How much exposure should you have to that pair in your NFL DFS lineups, and who else in the NFL DFS player pool should you target? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks for Jets vs. Chargers 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 Chargers vs. Jets on Monday 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 Jets vs. Chargers
One of McClure's top NFL DFS picks for Monday Night Football is Jets running back Breece Hall. A second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Iowa State, Hall was in the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year discussion before a torn ACL ended his season after only seven games. When he returned in 2023, head coach Robert Saleh elected to play it safe with his workload, but ultimately took him off of a snap count after the first month of the season was complete.
Hall immediately came through with 177 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Broncos the following week. He's now scored in his last three games and racked up at least 93 scrimmage yards (380 total) during the process. Now, he'll take on a Chargers run defense that has given up eight rushing touchdowns (26th in the NFL) and allowed 273 receiving yards to running backs in the last four games.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen, who is on track for a career year in his 11th NFL season. Allen has been targeted 74 times over seven games and come up with 54 receptions for 643 yards and four touchdowns.
Allen's 30% target share ranks 10th among NFL wide receivers and he's been doing a lot of damage after the catch despite his advanced age. He ranks 11th in YAC (218) and eighth in juke rate (12.5%). He's also still an elite route-runner, ranking 11th in average target separation (2.12). His 0.57 Fantasy points per route run rank seventh among receivers as well. See the rest of McClure's NFL DFS player pool right here.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Chargers vs. Jets
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Monday 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 Monday 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.
