There wasn’t a Thursday Night Football game this week, and there won’t be a Monday Night Football game. However, there will be two games on Saturday. As a result, DraftKings has a 13-game main slate, and FanDuel has a 14-game main slate. Week 18 is a tricky week to navigate, though. Some teams out of contention might take a look at younger backups, and some that have clinched a playoff berth are resting starters to avoid injuries. Gamers should pay extra attention to beat reporter and national reporter news, and it’s imperative to be ready to pivot when inactives begin rolling in on Sunday morning.

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NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Week 18

Sunday Main Slate

ATL vs. CAR

• Core Plays: Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, Adam Thielen, Bryce Young, Jalen Coker
• GPP Only: Drake London, Michael Penix, Darnell Mooney, Xavier Legette

DAL vs. WAS

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

GB vs. CHI

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

IND vs. JAC

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: Jonathan Taylor, Brian Thomas

NE vs. BUF

• Core Plays: Ray Davis
• GPP Only: N/A

PHI vs. NYG

• Core Plays: NYG DST
• GPP Only: Tyrone Tracy

TB vs. NO

• Core Plays: Mike Evans, Bucky Irving, Baker Mayfield, Jalen McMillan, Juwan Johnson
• GPP Only: TB DST

TEN vs. HOU

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: Chigoziem Okonkwo, HOU DST

ARI vs. SF

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

DEN vs. KC

• Core Plays: Bo Nix, Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, DEN DST (DraftKings)
• GPP Only: DEN DST (FanDuel), Noah Gray

LAR vs. SEA

• Core Plays: Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington, Zach Charbonnet, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, DK Metcalf, Geno Smith, SEA DST
• GPP Only: Blake Corum

LV vs. LAC

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: Brock Bowers

NYJ vs. MIA

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

DET vs. MIN (FanDuel Main Slate Only)

• Core Plays: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Justin Jefferson, Sam Darnold, Jordan Addison
• GPP Only: Jahmyr Gibbs

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Bryce Young
• Baker Mayfield
• Bo Nix
• Geno Smith
• Jared Goff
• Sam Darnold

RB

• Bijan Robinson
• Ray Davis
• Bucky Irving
• Zach Charbonnet

WR

• Adam Thielen
• Jalen Coker
• Mike Evans
• Jalen McMillan
• Courtland Sutton
• Marvin Mims
• Tutu Atwell
• Jordan Whittington
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba
• DK Metcalf
• Amon-Ra St. Brown
• Jameson Williams
• Justin Jefferson
• Jordan Addison

TE

• Kyle Pitts
• Juwan Johnson
• Sam LaPorta

DST

• NYG DST
• DEN DST (DraftKings)
• SEA DST

Sunday Night Football

DET vs. MIN

• Top shelf captains: Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff, Justin Jefferson, Sam Darnold
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Jordan Addison
• Flex only: Tim Patrick, Craig Reynolds, T.J. Hockenson, Jalen Nailor, Cam Akers

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