The NFL season kickoff continues in style with the Chargers taking on the Chiefs under the Friday Night Football lights of Sao Paulo. To get you ready, we’ve built the ultimate FanDuel NFL DFS cheat sheet. Powered by Stokastic’s industry-leading NFL DFS projections, ownership data and advanced Sims, we’ve run thousands of scenarios to help you crush Week 1 with your NFL DFS Picks.
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FanDuel NFL picks accurate as of publish time. We’ll update our picks as the week progresses, but for real-time insights, make sure to check out Stokastic’s Showdown NFL DFS projections.
FanDuel NFL DFS Picks: Week 1 Friday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | MVP | AnyFLEX |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Justin Herbert $18,000; 25.83 Patrick Mahomes $19,800; 28.09 Ladd McConkey $18,300; 20.37 Xavier Worthy $17,400; 19.49 | |
| High | Isiah Pacheco $9,000; 10.23 | |
| Medium | Omarion Hampton $6,400; 10.19 Chargers DST $6,000; 6.04 Harrison Butker $7,000; 8.62 Cameron Dicker $7,800; 8.11 | |
| Low | Hollywood Brown $5,200; 8.05 |
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