NFL DFS: Optimizer gives Week 12, 2024 daily fantasy football lineups, projections for DraftKings, FanDuel

Players like Nico Collins and D.K. Metcalf rejoined last week’s NFL DFS player pool, returning from injury, and there could be more this week. Mike Evans could return from a hamstring injury, while Jonathan Brooks, the first running back taken in this year’s Draft, is slated to make his pro debut after tearing his ACL last fall at Texas. His absence could make him overlooked among many daily Fantasy football players, but he could make an immediate impact in NFL DFS lineups. Carolina is coming off its most rushing yards (188) of the season and will face a Chiefs team that just allowed its most rushing touchdowns (three) of the year.

There could be room for both Brooks and Chuba Hubbard in your lineups, and neither would set back your Week 12 NFL DFS salary cap much. Before making any NFL DFS picks for Sunday or locking in NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine’s advanced NFL DFS Lineup Optimizer.

The DFS Optimizer uses info from the SportsLine Advanced-Data Projection Model and DFS Professional Millionaire Mike McClure to identify top DFS picks/plays for any slate on betting apps like DraftKings and FanDuel. It simulates every game 10,000 times to help DFS players optimize and build winning DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Optimize, export, and enter lineups confidently with injury updates, floor and ceiling player projections, and Vegas lines and picks all with one winning tool for sports betting apps.

Now, SportsLine’s NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Sunday’s 2024 NFL Week 12 schedule and just locked in its top daily Fantasy football lineups. You can only see its optimal lineups at SportsLine.

Top NFL Week 12 DFS picks for Sunday

One of the Optimizer’s top DFS value picks for Sunday is 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings ($5,600 on DraftKings and $6,700 on FanDuel). Jennings had 10 receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown last week after having seven receptions for 93 yards the week before. He had 11 targets in each contest as has taken on a primary role in the offense with Brandon Aiyuk (knee) out for the season.

Jennings has played more than 90% of snaps the last two weeks. Of the three games he has played at least 85% of snaps in, Jennings is averaging 9.3 receptions for 119.7 yards with four total touchdowns. The 27-year-old leads the 49ers in receiving yards despite only playing eight games and drawing more than six targets in just three of those eight. With Aiyuk out, expect the targets and production to continue on Sunday. See who else to pick here.

The Optimizer’s NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Cardinals running back James Conner ($6,500 on DraftKings and $7,700 on FanDuel). The veteran has been one of the most dependable at his position all season, with at least 100 scrimmage yards or a touchdown in eight of 10 games. He’ll bring that consistency into a matchup with the Seahawks, who Conner had a career game against the last time he saw them. In his last contest versus Seattle in 2023, he had a career-high of 150 rushing yards to go along with 54 receiving yards and a trip to the endzone.

Last year’s Seahawks defense allowed 4.6 yards per carry, and this year’s is even worse, giving up 4.8 yards per rush. Seattle is allowing 120.3 rushing yards per game to opposing RBs, which is third-most in the NFL. Each of the last six starting running backs that Seattle has faced has totaled at least 95 scrimmage yards, with three of them having at least 120 yards. For Conner to not be among the top eight most expensive RBs on either FanDuel or DraftKings makes him a steal at his price point and a must-start as a Week 12 NFL DFS pick. You can see the rest of the Optimizer’s NFL DFS picks here.

How to build Sunday Week 12 NFL DFS lineups

The NFL DFS Optimizer is also targeting multiple undervalued players who could explode for huge numbers on Sunday. Those players could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who they are, and the rest of the Optimizer’s NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine. 

So what is the optimal NFL DFS lineup for Sunday, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks, all from an NFL DFS Optimizer that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.