{"id":1714,"date":"2026-01-15T05:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/draftkings-dfs-cheat-sheet-best-odds-for-divisional-playoff-games\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:25:51","slug":"draftkings-dfs-cheat-sheet-best-odds-for-divisional-playoff-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/draftkings-dfs-cheat-sheet-best-odds-for-divisional-playoff-games\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings DFS cheat sheet: Best odds for divisional playoff games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Mike Clay<span class=\"timestamp \">Jan 14, 2026, 01:46 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Shut up<\/p>\n<ul>Mike Clay is a senior football and NFL writer at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His predictions are on ESPN Fantasy Football, and he also appears on &#8220;Fantasy Football Now&#8221; and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Set up a winning slate for DraftKings&#8217; NFL cycle by combining the value picks from each list and using the best matchups, all within the salary range. Every week, we examine all of your DraftKings options to identify the best values \u200b\u200bamong the lowest-priced options, as well as matchups to play or avoid, so you can choose the players who deserve their highest price tags.<\/p>\n<p>The value is determined by the number of DraftKings points you can expect for each dollar invested in placing that player on your roster. A player may be &#8220;Average&#8221; or &#8220;Good Value&#8221; while it is shown that he will surpass a player identified as &#8220;Good&#8221; value, but if you consider the cap hit and the salary you can place on other players, you may decide that the &#8220;good&#8221; value exceeds that projection.<\/p>\n<p>Players considered &#8220;good&#8221; value are those in the 90th percentile of the week&#8217;s suggested value picks. &#8220;Good&#8221; games are in the 75th percentile or better. &#8220;Average&#8221; plays from 25 to 74 percent, while &#8220;Shaky&#8221; plays at 10-24 percent. The &#8220;poor&#8221; selection includes single-digit percentages.<\/p>\n<p>Player salaries are taken from DraftKings&#8217; main slide and are based on ESPN&#8217;s player projections at press time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">The best games for DraftKings DFS are tournaments<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Quarterbacks in DraftKings DFS Tournaments<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Running Backs for DraftKings DFS tournaments<\/h2>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>The player<\/th>\n<th>Average<\/th>\n<th>The team<\/th>\n<th>Opp<\/th>\n<th>Pos<\/th>\n<th>Proj.<\/th>\n<th>$<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Christian McCaffrey<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>@SEA<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>23.5<\/td>\n<td>$8,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>James Cook<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>@DEN<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>15.7<\/td>\n<td>$7,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Kyren Williams<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>@CHI<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>14.8<\/td>\n<td>$6,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>RJ Harvey<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>DEN<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>15.5<\/td>\n<td>$6,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Andre Swift<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>13.5<\/td>\n<td>$6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Woody Marks<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>@NE<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>11.5<\/td>\n<td>$5,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Raymond Stevenson<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>12.0<\/td>\n<td>$5,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>TreVeyon Henderson<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s moving<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>9.7<\/td>\n<td>$5,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Kenneth Walker III<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>THE SEA<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>13.4<\/td>\n<td>$5,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Zach Charbonnet<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>THE SEA<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>13.2<\/td>\n<td>$5,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Blake Corum<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>@CHI<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>9.3<\/td>\n<td>$5,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Kyle Monangai<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>9.5<\/td>\n<td>$5,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Nick Chubb<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>@NE<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>$4,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Brian Robinson Jr.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s moving<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>@SEA<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>$4,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Ray Davis<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>@DEN<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>$4,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Ty Johnson<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s moving<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>@DEN<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>$4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests<\/h2>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>The player<\/th>\n<th>Average<\/th>\n<th>The team<\/th>\n<th>Opp<\/th>\n<th>Pos<\/th>\n<th>Proj.<\/th>\n<th>$<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Puka Nacua<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>@CHI<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>24.5<\/td>\n<td>$9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>THE SEA<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>23.2<\/td>\n<td>$8,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Nico Collins<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s moving<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>@NE<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>14.1<\/td>\n<td>$7,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Davante Adams<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>@CHI<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>17.1<\/td>\n<td>$6,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Courtland Sutton<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>DEN<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>13.5<\/td>\n<td>$5,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Stephen Diggs<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>13.0<\/td>\n<td>$5,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Juan Jennings<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>@SEA<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>10.9<\/td>\n<td>$5,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Rome Odunze<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>11.2<\/td>\n<td>$5,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>DJ Moore<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>8.9<\/td>\n<td>$5,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Khalil Shakir<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>@DEN<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>11.2<\/td>\n<td>$5,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Troy Franklin<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>DEN<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>$4,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Ricky Pearsall<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>SF<\/td>\n<td>@SEA<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>9.4<\/td>\n<td>$4,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Luther Burden III<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>9.6<\/td>\n<td>$4,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Jayden Higgins<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>@NE<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>6.6<\/td>\n<td>$4,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Kayshon 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team<\/th>\n<th>Opp<\/th>\n<th>Pos<\/th>\n<th>Proj.<\/th>\n<th>$<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Colston Loveland<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CHI<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>12.6<\/td>\n<td>$5,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Hunter Henry<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>10.8<\/td>\n<td>$4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Dalton Kincaid<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>BUF<\/td>\n<td>@DEN<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>7.1<\/td>\n<td>$4,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Dalton Schultz<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>@NE<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>7.5<\/td>\n<td>$4,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Jack Westover<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Poor<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>$4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Colby 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Higbee<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>LAR<\/td>\n<td>@CHI<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>5.5<\/td>\n<td>$3,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">DSTs for DraftKings DFS tournaments<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike ClayJan 14, 2026, 01:46 PM ET Shut up Mike Clay is a senior football and NFL writer at ESPN. 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