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Week 12 NFL DFS Stacks and Picks
Jared Goff + Jahmyr Gibbs + Amon-Ra St. Brown + Jameson Williams
- Jared Goff ($6,000 DraftKings, $8,000 FanDuel)
- Jahmyr Gibbs ($8,300 DraftKings, $9,100 FanDuel)
- Amon-Ra St. Brown ($8,000 DraftKings, $9,200 FanDuel)
- Jameson Williams ($5,700 DraftKings, $7,100 FanDuel)
The Detroit Lions have not lost back-to-back games since 2022. They lost last week to the Philadelphia Eagles with their offense only scoring nine points, which was their lowest total since 2023. Normally when the Lions lose, they come back firing on all cylinders. That is what we can expect this week hosting the 2-9 New York Giants. The Lions are 10.5-point home favorites, implied for a slate-high 30.5 points.
Another factor pointing in the Lions’ favor is playing at home and, most importantly, in a dome. This offense is averaging 33.5 points and 368 total yards per game in their four home games this season. The Lions also know how to dominate inferior opponents. They have averaged over 40 points per game in their victories over the Bears, Browns, Bengals, and Commanders this season.
Jared Goff is notoriously one of the quarterbacks with the most obvious home/road splits in the league. With the Lions, Goff is averaging 21.27 DraftKings points per game and a 107.7 rating with 86 touchdowns and 20 interceptions at home compared to 15.51 DraftKings points and a 94.8 rating with 50 touchdowns and 23 interceptions on the road. He has a fantastic chance for a ceiling performance again this week.
Goff currently leads all quarterbacks on this 11-game slate in optimal lineup rate at 14% in our NFL Sims and is only drawing 10% projected ownership. His mid-range price tag is intriguing when it comes down to this elite matchup against the Giants, who rank 31st in EPA per play. The Giants are allowing 30.3 points and 411.2 yards per game in their six road games this season.
Running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been a boom-or-bust fantasy option over the past five weeks. He has three ceiling games averaging 34.5 DraftKings points and two duds with 6.5 DraftKings points per game. His backup running back, David Montgomery, is $3,000 cheaper on DraftKings but does not have a high ceiling, which is why paying up for Gibbs is the best way to attack this stack in tournaments.
Gibbs leads the Lions with 10 total touchdowns and 106.6 rushing and receiving yards per game. Last week with Sam LaPorta out, Gibbs had a 26% target share and 30% targets per route run. It was the first game this season where he had over 100 receiving yards. Not only can Gibbs dominate on the ground, but he is also a major factor in the passing attack, especially with LaPorta sidelined again.
Amon-Ra St. Brown is the clear pay-up wide receiver on this slate. He leads the position with a 40.2% optimal lineup rate, with the next closest wide receiver coming in at 23.2%. St. Brown only caught two of his 12 targets last week but has double-digit targets in four of his last five games. This is a phenomenal matchup for St. Brown and a bounce-back spot with his salary coming down.
St. Brown is easily Goff’s top option, leading the Lions in receptions, targets, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns with eight. He is one of the first clicks in cash-game lineup builds and a strong play in tournaments to get exposure to this elite Lions offense.
Continuing with the Lions’ onslaught, Jameson Williams since the bye week has been an explosive weapon. He has scored in each of his last three games, averaging 91 yards and 21.1 DraftKings points per game. Still priced under $6,000 on DraftKings, Williams is a cheap way to get exposure to the Lions.
Williams is a home-run hitter leading the Lions with a 14-yard aDOT and 34% air-yards target share. The Giants’ secondary has given up several explosive plays, which sets up Williams for another big game. He will be another benefit to the offense without LaPorta. Let’s hit on all the big plays for the Lions, and that includes Williams, who has been a priority for them in recent weeks.
There is no need for a bringback on this Lions onslaught. This is going to be a route. The Lions are my favorite stack of the week. Without LaPorta, their offense is so concentrated. These four plays allow only $4,400/player remaining, but there is enough salary on this slate to make it work.
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Patrick Mahomes + Rashee Rice + Travis Kelce + Michael Pittman Jr.
- Patrick Mahomes ($6,800 DraftKings, $8,100 FanDuel)
- Rashee Rice ($7,700 DraftKings, $8,100 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($5,000 DraftKings, $6,000 FanDuel)
- Michael Pittman Jr. ($6,000 DraftKings, $6,600 FanDuel)
After losing back-to-back games to the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills, it is now or never for the Kansas City Chiefs, who have a 5-5 record. Not only are they holding a .500 record, but many of their losses are to teams they will need to jump to get into the playoffs. To make matters more difficult, the Chiefs host the 8-2 Indianapolis Colts coming off a bye this week, but they are still 3.5-point home favorites.
The total in this game has jumped from 45.5 points to 50, which is tied for the second-highest total on the slate. A desperate team like the Chiefs will let superstar Patrick Mahomes do everything that he can to win this game. In their first game off the bye last week, Mahomes threw a season-high 45 attempts against a difficult Broncos defense, where he only completed 64.4% of his passes.
The Colts defense ranks fifth in the league for the least amount of rushing yards allowed per game and have been susceptible to the pass with most teams playing from behind. The Chiefs’ rushing attack is mediocre, but with their backs against the wall, expect Mahomes to air it out early and often this week.
Mahomes ranks third in the league in DraftKings points per game for quarterbacks, trailing only Josh Allen and Drake Maye. He has the fourth-highest optimal lineup rate at the position this week, and the Chiefs are implied for 26.25 points. Playing in a desperate game, Mahomes is one of the best players in the league to target. Let him sling it 45 times again in this matchup.
Outside of Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rashee Rice is the second-best wide receiver in the optimal lineup rate. Since returning from his suspension in Week 7, Rice leads the Chiefs in every receiving category, including a 26% target share. He has also been the primary target on third and fourth downs with a 24% target share. Rice is the best pairing partner, being Mahomes’ top option.
Veteran tight end Travis Kelce is surprisingly having an incredible year. He ranks third among tight ends in DraftKings points per game and is on pace to have one of his better seasons. Ownership will flood to Trey McBride at the tight end position, and rightfully so, but Kelce has averaged 19.5 DraftKings points in his last three games and is coming off a nine-reception game for 91 yards and one touchdown.
Xavier Worthy has been an afterthought since Rice has come back into the picture and is now dealing with an ankle injury. He has been close on a couple deep passes, and his salary has dipped, but this offense runs through Rice and Kelce. This trio is the perfect stacking option for the Chiefs this week.
Finding a bringback on the Colts is more difficult than it seems. Jonathan Taylor is the frontrunner for offensive player of the year, but his price tag has skyrocketed to $10,000 on both DraftKings and FanDuel. The receiving options are strong, but quarterback Daniel Jones has suddenly popped up on the injury report with a calf injury. If he is unable to play, that makes this situation even murkier.
Expecting Jones to suit up, the top bringback has to be Michael Pittman Jr. The Colts’ top wide receiver has accumulated over 20 DraftKings points in three of his last four games and leads the team with six receiving touchdowns. Pittman Jr. remains affordable in the mid-range and has a 23% target share.
Pictured: Jared Goff
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