The 2023 NFL playoff bracket is down to its final eight teams, and four of the league's best will compete in the 2023 NFL Divisional Round on Sunday. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will try to finish what they started in Week 17 against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills at 3 p.m. ET. The shootout potential in the game could benefit NFL DFS players who drop either quarterback into their NFL DFS lineups. Then, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy will try to continue his standout rookie season at home against the Dallas Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. ET. Although there are more accomplished passers in the NFL DFS player pool, 49ers receivers like Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk looked impressive in last weekend's Wild Card win over Seattle. Before you make your NFL DFS picks for Sunday's divisional round action on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice and strategy 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 Sunday's divisional round matchups and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Sunday's 2023 NFL Divisional Round
One of McClure's NFL DFS picks for the divisional round on Sunday is Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs ($7,700 on DraftKings and $8,200 on FanDuel). Diggs made seven receptions for 114 yards in the Bills' 34-31 win against Miami in their Wild Card round matchup. He finished the regular season with another seven receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown in Week 18 against New England.
The back-to-back 100-yard performances have been a needed improvement for Diggs, who had just 10 receptions for 123 yards in three games between Weeks 14 and 16 combined. Additionally, before Buffalo and Cincinnati's Week 17 matchup was canceled in the first quarter, Diggs already had two receptions for 26 yards. The Bengals have a reliable set of cornerbacks, but Cincinnati also had the fifth-best rush defense in the NFL and the Bills should lead their offense with Diggs and the passing game.
Part of McClure's optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase ($7,800 on DraftKings and $8,500 on FanDuel). Chase caught 9-of-12 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown last weekend against Baltimore. In last season's divisional round matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Chase caught 5-of-9 passes for 109 yards.
Chase missed four games in the middle of the season and still finished as the team's top receiver with 87 receptions for 1,046 yards and nine touchdowns. Similar to his rookie season, nearly half of Chase's receiving yards have come after the catch (438). The Bills gave up the ninth-fewest passing yards during the regular season, but the 14th-most yards-after-catch, and Chase should rip off several big plays after he gets the ball in his hands. See who else to pick here.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Sunday's Divisional Round
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers on NFL Divisional Round 2023. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is, and the rest of McClure's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
Who is Mike McClure including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups? And which under-the-radar player is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who has won over $2 million with his daily Fantasy picks, and find out.
