Welcome to the NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs! The opportunities for building winning lineups and building up that bankroll with our NFL DFS picks are dwindling so don't miss your chance this week.

The two primary NFL DFS sites – DraftKings and FanDuel – have gone in different directions this week with regard to their highest GPP tournament payouts. If you're looking for the bigger payouts on DraftKings, they have the full, four-game weekend slate featured. 

 

 

 

There are still some big contests for each of the two-game slates, but their $2.5M contest – the Milly Maker – is for the four-game slate. On FanDuel, their biggest contest is on the Sunday-only slate. They also have a decent-sized contest for Saturday-only, but their contests for the full, four-game slate is lacking.

What we have decided to do here is provide you with one Playbook to use for the entire weekend, filled with our top NFL DFS picks for the Divisional Round. With just four games in total, the number of dart-throws will be incredibly limited anyway, so we can house it all under one roof. 

But for the NFL DFS Example Lineups, you will see three separate write-ups – one for the full four-game slate, one for Saturday-only and one for Sunday-only. This is in hopes to blanket as much as possible for you and the #FAmily to come out on top.

NFL Divisional Round DFS Picks & Preview For DraftKings & FanDuel: Saturday-Monday, 1/18-1/19

Once again, a friendly reminder that as the slates for NFL DFS picks get smaller and smaller, we are avoiding cash games and sticking solely to GPP tournaments. As you've heard me say before, the problem with cash games is that player-overlap is just too great. 

When everyone is using the same high-floor guys, the pay-lines tend to go way up and make it very difficult to cash with any kind of consistency. Not that you can't try your hand at cash games, but my focus will be on GPP tournament lineups. 

Last week, with six games available, there was a slight opportunity to continue cash games, but here with just two and four games available, you'll want to completely avoid the 50/50s and even the Double-Ups. 

For our GP tournament play, remember, we're going to have to throw a dart or two into our NFL DFS lineups if we want to fit the big chalk guys like Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley. Since the player pool is pared down, we don't need to find too many though. You want to build a strong lineup, not just have a bunch of hopefuls. There has to be opportunity, not just a random guy at a lower cost. 

 

 

 

NFL Weather: Divisional Round DFS Impact 

Cold and dry. Game-time temperatures should be in the low-to-mid 20s, with a 10-mph sustained wind gusting over 20 mph.

Temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30s with winds around 10 mph. Chance of showers needs to be monitored closer to game-time.

Temperatures expected in the teens, some wind but, more importantly, a chance for snow. Will need to be monitored leading up to game-time.

 

 

 

NFL Injuries: What To Know For Divisional Round DFS

As always, I encourage you to check in with our latest NFL Injury Report. James Grande does a fantastic job, not just tracking the injuries, but the recovery process as well. The ones I find myself monitoring the closest are:

While he is not actually on the injury report, I watched a guy last week who looked like he was nervous about taking a big hit. His runs were towards the sidelines as opposed to up-field to get extra yardage and there were a few moments where it looked like he bailed out of the pocket too soon for fear of being hit. Just going to keep watching the practice reports to be sure.

Listed as questionable. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Joe Mixon (ankle) has a “real chance” to play in Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round against the Chiefs.

Same knee issue as last week. It didn't hamper his play. He just didn't see much in the way of opportunities.

 

 

 

Same knee issue that forced him to miss last week's Wild Card game. No practice again on Thursday leaves this week in doubt. Rashod Bateman would remain the No. 1 receiver in his absence.

Missed some early-week practices with a hip issue. He doesn't play a big role in this offense but could be an intriguing dart-throw. His potential absence could open things up a little more for John Metchie.

Late-week pop-ups on the injury report are never good, but apparently it is due to an illness which, with some fluids and rest, should be easy to overcome.

Left the Wild Card game with a chest injury and he was hospitalized Monday night to run further test. He's been limited in practices early in the week, but he is expected to play.

 

 

 

NFL DFS Picks & Player Pool: Divisional Round

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