Nabers, Lamb headline Cowboys-Giants SNF DFS picks — SkimNews
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- Mike McClure locked in his top NFL DFS picks for the Cowboys-Giants Sunday Night Football game using a prediction model that simulates every snap; his track record includes over $2 million in career DFS winnings on FanDuel and DraftKings
- Malik Nabers is active despite a knee injury and ranks as a must-start after reaching 100 receptions faster than any player in NFL history (14 games); he averages 117 receiving yards per game against Dallas, the third-highest mark all-time (min. three games)
- CeeDee Lamb anchors the build with 88.3 receiving yards averaged over 11 full games vs. New York, 5,379 receiving yards over the last four seasons (third most behind Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase), and 81.2 yards over his last five Week 1 games including 110 yards last year
- The Dallas defense allowed the most Fantasy points to receivers in 2025 and the most total yards over the past two seasons, per McClure's matchup data
- The Giants' defense gave up the ninth-most Fantasy points to wideouts in 2025, with Isaiah Likely and Darnell Mooney entering the SNF DFS player pool as newer names alongside the Jaxson Dart-to-Cam Skattebo stacking option
- Odell Beckham Jr. is floated as a low-cost consideration twelve years after his famous one-handed catch against Dallas on Sunday Night Football
Why it matters: For DFS players, the Week 1 SNF slate offers exploitable matchups: Dallas allowed the most fantasy points to receivers in 2025 and the most total yards over two seasons, while the Giants gave up the ninth most to wideouts. McClure's $2 million track record and snap-simulation model anchor lineups around Nabers and Lamb as the swing factors between cashing and going home.
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