The NFL season keeps rolling with an NFC North battle as the Bears host the Vikings on Monday Night Football. To prep you for the slate, we’ve built the ultimate FanDuel NFL DFS cheat sheet. Powered by Stokastic’s elite NFL DFS projections, ownership data and advanced Sims, we’ve run thousands of simulations to deliver the sharpest NFL DFS picks for Week 1.
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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 Monday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | MVP | AnyFLEX |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Caleb Williams $18,900; 27.69 J.J. McCarthy $18,000; 26.13 | Justin Jefferson $14,800; 15.12 |
| High | D’Andre Swift $14,100; 18.54 Rome Odunze $12,000; 15.22 | D.J. Moore $10,200; 12.20 Aaron Jones Sr. $10,400; 12.03 |
| Medium | Jordan Mason $5,800; 9.05 Bears DST $6,800; 6.70 Cairo Santos $6,400; 7.58 | |
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