Maximizing your DFS Odds for New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday Night Showdown

Jumping in to this hot garbage due to being short of time.

Expectations vs Salary

Najae sits up top for workloads with a new QB behind him. Parker is floating high on the other side of Johnson. Reagor and Hayword look like potential darts. I will also mention Steelers DST as viable with this type of game.

Fanduel

Id probably start with Najae and stay above the diag line on Fanduel tonight.

Vegas Projections

I have a 17-13 game showing in projections. Thats the saddest island game Ive seen in a long time. Not much to say here except New England might cover the 6 points and is coming in lower owned than Pittsburg.

Game Script

Maybe Pitt is facing a slight pass funnel defense, meaning passing game may pan out. RB is viable in that situation too though, as New England ranks 29th against pass catching backs. New England may try to run the ball heavily tonight.

Defense vs Receivers

Both teams funny enough- rank 32nd and 31st against WR3. So it may be worth staying away from the primary WRs tonight and getting the other guys if going to WR.

When NE has the ball:

Not liking these captain options for leverage. Maybe Zappe but it doesnt fit the game script, or maybe Hunter Henry, who celebrates his birthday today apparently. Either way they all see to be bad options for a captain IMO. Maybe that changes as ownership sharpens.

When PIT has the ball:

Trubisky looks like the best captain option surprisingly. The steelers defense is showing really high on this list as well, so maybe they are in play as a captain pick. Check back in for sharper leverage later!