Running back has been a blind spot for the Arizona Cardinals this season, made more complicated by the knee and rib injuries James Conner has been playing with. After Conner finished as one of Fantasy football‘s top running backs last year, he has outscored Eno Benjamin by less than one Fantasy point this season. On Thursday Night Football, Fantasy players must decide which players are fits for NFL DFS lineups when Arizona hosts the New Orleans Saints.
The Saints could see the return of one of their own receivers after first-round pick Chris Olave wasn’t part of the action in Week 6 (concussion). If he suits up, he’ll be a target in the NFL DFS player pool for Thursday Night Football. Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Saints vs. Cardinals, be sure to see the NFL DFS advice, strategy and player projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with over $2 million in career winnings. His methodology has led to enormous cashes on FanDuel and DraftKings. He took down two high-stakes tournaments on FanDuel in 2020 and recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in tournaments with over 130,000 entrants on DraftKings. His lineups also finished inside the top 1% in more than a dozen other tournaments.
He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every snap of NFL action, taking factors such as matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best DFS values that he shares only with members at SportsLine.
This year, he’s already won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once. Now, McClure has turned his attention to Saints vs. Cardinals and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday night in Week 7 is Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. Against the Seahawks in Week 6, Murray completed 62 percent of his passes for 222 yards, no touchdowns and an interception. He made up for the pedestrian passing stats with 10 carries for 100 yards.
Murray has only played one other game against the Saints in his career, when he threw for 220 yards in a 31-9 loss in 2019. The dual-threat QB should expect to have a more successful showing against the Saints this season, as New Orleans’ defense has the fifth-lowest pressure rate in…
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