After playing quarterback for much of last season, Taysom Hill has thrown just five assists this year. He may have to throw a few more on Thursday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals as New Orleans’ two top quarterbacks, Jameis Winston and Andy Dalton, are questionable with injuries to the back. Although he is listed as a quarterback and tight end on various daily fantasy football sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, Hill’s value in NFL DFS lineups mostly comes from his rushing stats.
Two weeks ago against Seattle, Hill ran the ball nine times for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and for the year he has 267 yards on 26 rushing attempts with five scores. With so much up in the air heading into Thursday’s game against Arizona, could Hill be one of the best NFL DFS sleepers in the NFL DFS squad? Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Saints vs Cardinals, be sure to check out the 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 twice and the FanDuel Million once. Now, McClure has turned his attention to Saints vs. Cardinals and locked down his top fantasy football daily picks. You can only see his picks and analysis on SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night in Week 7 is Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Last week against the Bengals, Kamara finished with 19 carries for 99 yards for an average of 5.21 yards per carry. His performance follows his first 100-yard game of the season against Seattle, when the Saints won 39-32 in Week 5.
Over the past two weeks, the Saints have run the ball 57% of the time, and New Orleans has questions at quarterback. The Cardinals gave up fourth-fewest expected points added via opponent rush plays (-0.169), but the Saints gave up third-fewest (-0.175). Kamara may not have reached the same level of production he has in the past two weeks, but all he has to do is be Thursday Night Football’s best running back to break the lineups. waiting for the NFL DFS.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes lining up Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The five-time Pro Bowler is still just 30 and not too far off a four-season streak that brought him into the conversation for the NFL’s top wide receiver.
Hopkins caught 430 passes for 5,522 yards and 37 touchdowns from 2017-20 and his return isn’t the perfect time for a Saints defense that’s been torched by top receivers in recent weeks. New Orleans gave away the winning numbers for the week to Ja’Marr Chase (7-132-2), Tyler Lockett (5-104-2), DK Metcalf (5-88-1) and Justin Jefferson (10- 147) over the past three weeks and Hopkins is hoping for a similar outing on Thursday Night Football in his season debut. You can see the rest of McClure’s NFL DFS tips here.
How to create NFL DFS lineups for Saints vs Cardinals
McClure is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode in numbers on Thursday Night Football. This choice 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, 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.
