White Locks In Top NFL DFS Picks for Thursday Preseason
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- R.J. White locked in his top NFL DFS picks for Thursday's Week 1 preseason opener (6 p.m. ET), spotlighting two undrafted rookies as his core lineup pieces.
- Luke Altmyer, an undrafted Illinois rookie QB now with the Lions, is White's top quarterback play after Teddy Bridgewater's recent retirement and with starter Jared Goff not playing Thursday.
- Noah Whittington, an undrafted Texans running back who led the Big Ten in yards per carry (6.4) last season, is White's featured backfield pick with two Texans RBs injured and most starters expected to sit.
- Every game on the Thursday slate carries an over/under of at least 37.5 total points, with Cardinals vs. Raiders topping the board at 40.5.
- All players are uniformly priced at $5,500 on DraftKings and $6,000 on FanDuel, making snap projection — not salary — the decisive edge.
- White has cashed twice in the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest and is SportsLine's No. 1 all-time NFL ATS expert; he also serves as CBS's Fantasy expert.
Why it matters: With every player identically priced across the slate ($5,500 DK / $6,000 FD), the only edge is correctly projecting who actually plays — and White is betting on two backup UDFAs (Altmyer, Whittington) whose snap paths are directly traceable to Bridgewater's retirement and Texans RB injuries stated in the report.
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