The Dallas Cowboys aren’t completely out of the running for an NFC East title, but to stay alive in the race, they need a win against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns in a must-win game against Philadelphia on Christmas Eve and appears to have the edge as the top option for NFL DFS lineups on TNF. Cowboys running back Tony Pollard caught six passes for 61 yards last week against the Eagles and could also be a savvy pick in the NFL DFS player pool since the Titans have allowed the fourth-most receptions to opposing running backs (90). Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Cowboys vs. Titans on Thursday Night Football, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice and strategy from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with over $2 million in career winnings. 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.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.This year, he’s already won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once. Now, McClure has turned his attention to Thursday Night Football and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night FootballCowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is one of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football. Against the Eagles last Saturday, he caught 10-of-11 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. This season, he has set career-highs in catches (91), receiving yards (1,207) and touchdowns (8). Two weeks ago, when the Titans played the Los Angeles Chargers, they watched wide receiver Keenan Allen catch 8-of-9 targets for 86 yards. Lamb has more explosive potential and has nine receptions for at least 20 yards in addition to three touchdowns over his last three games.Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott. On Christmas Eve against the Eagles, Elliott finished with more rushing attempts than Pollard by a 16-9 count. With Pollard primarily relegated to work in the passing game, Elliott finished with 55 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Elliott missed Weeks 8 and 10, but for the season, he has 829 rushing yards with a 4.06 yards per carry average. He also has 11 touchdowns, and since he came back in Week 11, he has the most rushing touchdowns of any running back with seven. The Titans’ defensive front is in better shape than it has been in recent weeks, but linebackers Zach Cunningham (elbow) and Bud Dupree (chest) left last week’s game with injuries and LB Dylan Cole (ankle) was already out before last week’s game. You can see the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS advice here.How to make NFL DFS lineups for Cowboys vs. TitansMcClure is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers on Thursday 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, and the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine. Who is Mike McClure including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups? And which under-the-radar player is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who has won over $2 million with his daily Fantasy picks, and find out.