Thursday Night Football features the Denver Broncos hosting the Indianapolis Colts, and both teams will be without their starting running backs. Javonte Williams (knee) is already out for the season, while defending sprint champion Jonathan Taylor (ankle) is out for the Colts. So, NFL DFS owners should have the opportunity to find some hidden gems in the Broncos vs Colts NFL DFS player pool. Melvin Gordon and Nyheim Hines could be targets for Denver and Indianapolis, respectively, but both teams would need more than one running back to get through the game.
Mike Boone threw away 29 scrimmage yards in Week 4 once Williams got out. Which backs should work their way into your NFL DFS rosters for Colts vs. Broncos? Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football, be sure to check out NFL DFS tips, strategy and player projections from SportsLine Fantasy daily expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary DFS professional player with over $2 million in career earnings. His methodology has led to huge wins on FanDuel and DraftKings. He won two high-stakes tournaments on FanDuel in 2020 and recorded a pair of top 10s in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His rosters have also finished in the top 1% in over a dozen other tournaments.
It uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every instant NFL action, taking into account factors such as games, statistical trends, and injuries. This allows him to find the best DFS values which he only shares with SportsLine members.
This year he has already won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, smashing the Rams vs 49ers Monday Night Football game. Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Colts vs. Broncos and locked in his top fantasy football daily picks.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Broncos vs. Colts and locked in his top fantasy football daily picks. You can only see his picks and analysis on SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Colts vs. Broncos
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton. The lanky wide scored his first touchdown last week as part of a 5-52-1 stat line. His first three games have seen him average 97 receiving yards per game, and he’s leading or tied for the lead among Broncos receivers in targets every game.
During the preseason, there was a debate about whether Sutton or Jerry Jeudy would be Denver’s No. 1 receiver, but that debate is clearly over. Sutton has twice as many catches and nearly twice as many receiving yards as Jeudy. With running back Javonte Williams now out for the year, the Broncos could rely more on the pass and Sutton established himself as the leader of the Air Squad.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who has yet to hit his stride under new head coach Nathaniel Hackett but had a productive game in the loss to last week against Las Vegas. Against the Raiders, Wilson completed 68% of his passes and finished with three total touchdowns. For the season, he threw for 980 yards with four touchdowns for just one interception.
Wilson was not credited with a single bad pitch last week against the Raiders, and for the season he has a bad pitch rate of 13.5%, down from the overall rating of 18.6 of last season. You can see the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS tips here.
How to Create NFL DFS Lineups for Broncos vs. Colts
McClure is also targeting another undervalued option that could explode in numbers. This choice could mean 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, on SportsLine.
Who does Mike McClure include in his NFL DFS Optimal Lineups for Thursday Night Football? And which under-the-radar player is a must-have? Visit SportsLine now to see the NFL DFS picks, rankings, tips and optimal stacks, all from a DFS expert who has made millions with his daily fantasy picks, and find out.
