FanDuel NFL DFS Week 5 Top Picks

Is your fantasy football redraft team full of Titans, Bills, Broncos, and Patriots players? It’s a new season every week when you play DFS. Time to take what we’ve learned, set our FanDuel lineups, and WIN some cash! Here are my FanDuel NFL DFS Week 5 Top Picks!

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Games to Target this Week

• Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons – Implied Team Totals 54.5 points
• Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans – Implied Team Totals 54 points
• Las Vegas Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs – Implied Team Totals 55 points (Chiefs are favored by 13)
• New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys – Implied Team Totals 54 points (Dallas is favored by 9.5 points)
• Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens – Implied Team Totals 51 points (Ravens are favored by 13)

FanDuel Cash Lineups

Since you’re playing against smaller fields in cash games, and usually don’t have to place first to win money, the strategy for building cash lineups is to target players that produce consistent fantasy value.

Stay away from the risky plays, and go with more proven situations. Here’s a list of recommended players for this weeks FanDuel Main Slate of Cash Games.

Quarterbacks

• Kyler Murray ARI @ NYJ $8300
• Teddy Bridgewater CAR @ ATL $7100
• Deshaun Watson HOU vs JAC $7900

Running Backs

• Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs NYG $9000
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC vs LV $7900
• James Robinson JAC @ HOU $6600
• Mike Davis CAR @ ATL $6800

Wide Receivers

• DeAndre Hopkins ARI @ NYJ $8700
• Robby Anderson CAR @ ATL $6200
• Amari Cooper DAL vs NYG $7800
• Tyler Boyd CIN @ BAL $6000

Tight Ends

• George Kittle SF vs MIA $7100
• Darren Waller LV @ KC $6800
• Mark Andrews BAL vs CIN $7500
• Travis Kelce KC vs LV $7800
• Tyler Higbee LAR @ WAS $6000
• Dalton Schultz DAL vs NYG $5300

Defense

• Arizona Cardinals @ NYJ $4200
• Pittsburgh Steelers vs PHI $4400
• Los Angeles Rams @ WAS $5000
• San Francisco 49ers vs MIA $4600

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FanDuel Tournament Lineups

In contrast to cash, your strategy changes when building GPP (Guaranteed Prize Pool) lineups where you have to beat out thousands of players to get a shot at winning big prizes. In these types of tournaments you’re targeting players that have high-upside for the week and low ownership so you can construct unique rosters.

These risky BOOM/BUST plays may not always hit, but when they do you have the potential to stack up that cash! Here’s a list of recommended players for this weeks FanDuel GPP Tournaments Main Slate of games.

Quarterbacks

• Kyler Murray ARI @ NYJ $8300
• Deshaun Watson HOU vs JAC $7900
• Teddy Bridgewater CAR @ ATL $7100
• Dak Prescott DAL vs NYG $8700
• Daniel Jones NYG @ DAL $7000
• Joe Burrow CIN @ BAL $7300

Running Backs

• James Robinson JAC @ HOU $6600
• Mike Davis CAR @ ATL $6800
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC vs LV $7900
• Jerick McKinnon SF vs MIA $6400 (If Raheem Mostert is OUT)
• Todd Gurley II ATL vs CAR $6700
• Kenyan Drake ARI @ NYJ $6200
• Kareem Hunt CLE vs IND $7000
• Josh Jacobs LV @ KC $8200
• Antonio Gibson WAS vs LAR $5800
• Damien Harris NE vs DEN $4500

Wide Receivers

• DeAndre Hopkins ARI @ NYJ $8700
• Calvin Ridley ATL vs CAR $8300
• Robby Anderson CAR @ ATL $6200
• DJ Moore CAR @ ATL $6600
• Darius Slayton NYG @ DAL $5800
• Amari Cooper DAL vs NYG $7800
• Diontae Johnson PIT vs PHI $5800
• Marquise Brown BAL vs CIN $6100
• Will Fuller V HOU vs JAC $6600
• CeeDee Lamb DAL vs NYG $5900
• Laviska Shenault Jr. JAC @ HOU $5300
• Tee Higgins CIN @ BAL $5400
• Brandin Cooks HOU vs JAC $5200
• Olamide Zaccheaus ATL vs CAR $4800 (If Julio Jones is OUT)

Tight Ends

• George Kittle SF vs MIA $7100
• Darren Waller LV @ KC $6800
• Tyler Higbee LAR @ WAS $6000
• Eric Ebron PIT vs PHI $5100
• Evan Ingram NYG @ DAL $5500
• Logan Thomas WAS vs LAR $4900
• Chris Herndon NYJ vs ARI $4800

Defense

• Pittsburgh Steelers vs PHI $4400
• Arizona Cardinals @ NYJ $4200
• Los Angeles Rams @ WAS $5000
• San Francisco 49ers vs MIA $4600
• Dallas Cowboys vs NYG $3500
• Miami Dolphins @ SF $3600

Stacks

• Teddy Bridgewater QB $7100/Robby Anderson WR $6200/Mike Davis RB $6800/Calvin Ridley WR $8300 CAR @ ATL
• Teddy Bridgewater QB $7100/DJ Moore WR $6600/Mike Davis RB $6800/Calvin Ridley WR $8300 CAR @ ATL
• Kyler Murray QB $8300/DeAndre Hopkins WR $8700 ARI @ NYJ
• Deshaun Watson QB $7900/Will Fuller V WR $6600/Laviska Shenault Jr. WR $5300/James Robinson RB $6600 HOU vs JAC
• Deshaun Watson QB $7900/Will Fuller V WR $6600/Brandin Cooks WR $5200/James Robinson RB $6600 HOU vs JAC
• Daniel Jones QB $7000/Darius Slayton WR $5800/Evan Engram TE $5500/Ezekiel Elliott RB $9000/Dallas Cowboys DST $3500 NYG @ DAL
• Joe Burrow QB $7300/Tee Higgins WR $5400 CIN @ BAL
• James Conner RB $7000/Eric Ebron TE $5100/Pittsburgh Steeler DST $4400 PIT vs PHI