DraftKings NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Best Week 2 TNF Picks From NFL DFS Contest Sims | Jayden Daniels

Week 2 is here, and Thursday Night Football brings a heavyweight showdown: Commanders vs. Packers. To help you build winning DraftKings NFL DFS picks, we’ve crunched the data using Stokastic’s NFL DFS projections, ownership metrics and advanced NFL Sims. After running thousands of scenarios, we’ve pulled together the top plays for your Week 2 TNF DFS cheat sheet.

Data accurate as of publish time. We will update picks as the week goes on, but if you want real-time data, check out Stokastic’s Showdown NFL DFS projections.

DraftKings NFL DFS Picks: Week 2 Thursday Night Football Cheat Sheet

TierCPTNFLEX
SuperstarJayden Daniels
$16,500; 31.45
Josh Jacobs

$15,900; 28.28
Jordan Love
$15,000; 27.47
HighDeebo Samuel Sr.
$12,900; 20.70
Terry McLaurin
$9,000; 12.83
MediumTucker Kraft
$5,400; 10.23
LowBrandon McManus
$5,000; 9.21
Matt Gay

$4,600; 8.01
Romeo Doubs

$4,000; 9.67
Packers DST
$4,800; 7.09
These DraftKings NFL picks are selected based on exposures in top-300 lineups according to simulated ROI.

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Sam Smith is a writer and editor with Stokastic and OddsShopper. He has been immersed in the world of professional sports data since 2015, while also writing extensively on the NFL for a multitude of blogs and websites. With Stokastic, Sam looks to blend his sports and editorial expertise with Stokastic's data to bring you the best fantasy information possible.

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