Trey Lance tops NFL DFS picks for Thursday preseason
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- Trey Lance tops R.J. White's NFL DFS picks for Thursday's preseason slate at $5,500 on DraftKings and $6,000 on FanDuel; he's expected to play the bulk of the game for the Chargers, and Thursday's matchup against his former team (the 49ers) comes after he posted 164 passing yards and 27 rushing yards vs. Houston in preseason Week 1
- Mike Washington Jr., a fourth-round Raiders rookie RB, is another top pick after ripping off a 53-yard run and leading Vegas in touches during preseason Week 1 (6 carries plus a target and a kickoff return), and he posted over 1,000 rushing yards at Arkansas en route to All-SEC honors
- Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick, headlines the Thursday player pool as the Raiders visit the Texans, who fielded the league's top defense a year ago and are expected to sit their starters Thursday
- De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco's first draftee, raised his DFS profile with 7 catches for 63 yards in preseason Week 1, giving the 49ers a rookie wideout option on the second game of Thursday's slate
- R.J. White, a two-time Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest winner and SportsLine's No. 1 all-time NFL ATS expert, supplies the picks, which sit behind a SportsLine subscription rather than appearing in full in the article
Why it matters: With only two games on the Thursday slate and every player priced identically ($5,500 DraftKings, $6,000 FanDuel), DFS entrants can't differentiate by salary and must lean on workload projections — Lance's likely extended action behind a resting Justin Herbert, and Washington's preseason Week 1 usage as a rookie RB the Raiders staff is actively evaluating.
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