McClure's Week 1 NFL DFS Picks: Chase, Egbuka Lead — SkimNews
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- Mike McClure, a SportsLine DFS expert with over $2 million in career winnings, locked in his top NFL DFS picks for Sunday's Week 1 main slate using a model that simulates every snap while weighing matchups, statistical trends, and injuries.
- Ja'Marr Chase headlines McClure's recommendations at $7,800 on DraftKings and $8,000 on FanDuel, with Cincinnati's game against Tampa Bay carrying the slate's highest over/under at 50.5 points.
- Emeka Egbuka is McClure's featured value play at $6,200 on DraftKings and $6,400 on FanDuel, stepping into the Buccaneers' top receiver role after Mike Evans departed for the Niners and Chris Godwin posted back-to-back injury-plagued seasons.
- Egbuka's rookie stat line of 63 catches for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns positions him as Baker Mayfield's primary target in a remade Bucs receiving corps.
- The Week 1 Sunday main slate features a dozen games between 1 p.m. ET and 4:25 p.m. ET, with Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Bijan Robinson, Josh Allen, and Jahmyr Gibbs among the headlining names in the player pool.
Why it matters: DFS players must navigate a salary cap that punishes all-star-heavy lineups, and the Bengals-Buccaneers matchup offers the slate's most points at a 50.5 over/under — Egbuka's promotion to Tampa's WR1 after Evans' exit and Godwin's injury woes is the kind of role-shift pivot that decides tournament payouts.
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