NFL DraftKings Picks + FanDuel NFL Week 1 Thursday Night Football TNF Showdown!

what's up guys this is Dave from draft dashboard.com here are my DFS picks for Thursday night football showdown NFL Week 1 these picks apply for DraftKings and FanDuel before I get started please drop a like on this video and hit that red subscribe button and hit that Bell icon so you don't miss our new videos let's Dive Right In and take a look at our top players for tonight's matchup between the Ravens and the Chiefs starting at the quarterback position I like Lamar Jackson from the Baltimore Ravens playing against the Kansas City Chiefs who have a tough defense overall Lamar Jackson has a dash rank of 67 and he's projected at 20 points tonight he's priced at 17,100 on DraftKings Jackson has scored 21 and 39 fantasy points in the last two games but had a disappointing zeroo game three games ago he's a dual threat quarterback with high upside especially given the challenging opponent and he's got some serious motivation coming into this game as noted in many news articles including an interesting piece where former NBA star Paul Pierce suggested Lamar should leave the Ravens while controversial it's clear Lamar's performance is key for Baltimore now let's take a look at the running back position I like Derk Henry also from the Ravens he's facing the chief's tough defense ranking first overall Henry has a dash rank of 50 and is projected to score 14 points tonight he's priced at 13,500 on DraftKings Henry posted 24 and 21 fantasy points in two of his last three games and sits at an average of 15 fantasy points per game on the season according to ESPN's field Yates Derk Henry's transition to Baltimore has been positive making Rush attempts easier compared to his time in Tennessee at the wide receiver position consider Z flowers from the Ravens who is also up against the formidable Chiefs defense flowers has a dash rank of 48 and is projected at 12 points tonight with a salary of 12,000 on DraftKings flowers scored 25 fantasy points in his last game but only eight and zero in the two prior news articles highlight his exceptional performance during his rookie season and he looks poised to carry that momentum into this season Switching gears to tight ends Travis Kelce from the Chiefs is a strong play tonight against the Ravens who have one of the best defenses overall Kelce has a dash rank of 51 and is projected to score 15 points tonight he has averaged 15 fantasy points per game and scored an impressive 32 25 and 14 points in his last three games priced at 14,400 on DraftKings Kelce remains a reliable Target for Mahomes and despite the off field drama his onfield performance remains top tier for value at the tight end spot look at Mark Andrews from the Ravens he's priced at 9,600 on DraftKings with a solid Dash rank of 58 projected to score 12 points tonight Andrews had lower production recently scoring just four four and six points in his last three games but he's healthy now and ready to bounce back news articles indicate he has fully recovered from last season's injuries and he's motivated to prove his worth at kicker I like Justin Tucker from the Ravens he's facing the chief's defense which is tough overall Tucker has a dash rank of 33 and is projected to score nine points tonight priced at 7,500 on DraftKings Tucker is known for his consistency and longrange capabilities making him a solid option especially if the Ravens struggle to finish drives with touchdowns a value pick on defense is the Ravens defense priced at 6,000 on DraftKings they're up against a top offense led by momes which is always a challenge but their ability to create turnovers and keep the score relatively low could be beneficial they have an ownership percentage of 28.7% and are projected to score five points if you want to try all these daily fantasy tools for yourself click the link in the description below this video or just go to draft dashboard.com you can use our DFS lineup Optimizer to build quality lineups using our piic and your own custom player pool click the link in the description below this video and try all these daily fantasy tools right now thank you so much for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video please smiti smash that like button and subscribe to the channel if you haven't already oh and please comment below with your favorite player for this NFL slate I love to hear what you guys have to think think thanks again and good luck