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Week 1 DFS Plays and Picks Against the Spread

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
Episode • Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 2m

Week 1 is here, and the first full Sunday of NFL action can't arrive soon enough. Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper get you ready for the DFS weekend ahead with their favorite plays at every position, and various lineup-building strategies. Then, Beller and Vic Tafur make their five favorite picks against the spread for the week. They also both give an upset special, and weigh in on survivor pools, where there aren't a lot of attractive picks in Week 1.

Rundown
3:25 The Latest on Injuries to Courtland Sutton, Kenny Golladay and Mike Evans
7:21 Games to Target in DFS Contests
9:24 Quarterbacks to Play in Week 1
11:56 A Bears Stack Led By Mitch Trubisky?
15:28 The Difficulty of Working Christian McCaffrey Into Lineups
17:46 Lots of Love for Josh Jacobs and Joe Mixon
19:58 Targeting the Mid-Level Wide Receivers
24:18 Paying the Premium for George Kittle?
27:52 Trusting Washington's Defense Against the Eagles?
32:03 Let's Make Some Picks Against the Spread
32:52 Dolphins-Patriots
34:45 Browns-Ravens
36:46 Jets-Bills
39:12 Raiders-Panthers
40:49 Bears-Lions
42:03 Colts-Jaguars
43:46 Chargers-Bengals
47:23 Cardinals-49ers
49:57 Buccaneers-Saints
52:30 Cowboys-Rams
54:15 Steelers-Giants
56:34 Picks Recap and Upset Specials
59:19 Backing the Bills in Survivor Pools

Vic's Picks Column

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Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
Follow Vic on Twitter: @VicTafur

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