NFL DFS: Week 1 NFL preseason daily fantasy football picks, Saturday lineups for DraftKings, FanDuel
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- Buffalo Bills will debut their new Highmark Stadium at 1 p.m. ET Saturday against the Carolina Panthers, anchoring a seven-game preseason slate that includes Browns-Bears, Vikings-Giants, Rams-Chiefs, Jaguars-Saints, Eagles-Ravens and Cowboys-Seahawks.
- R.J. White, SportsLine's No. 1 all-time NFL ATS expert and two-time Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest winner, released his optimal DFS lineups with every player priced at $5,500 on DraftKings and $6,000 on FanDuel.
- Cowboys QB Joe Milton is a top White pick after starter Dak Prescott was held out; Milton has completed 69.8% of his passes for 424 yards and two touchdowns across five career regular-season games.
- Rams QB Stetson Bennett anchors White's stack strategy with Matthew Stafford sidelined; Bennett tied for the most preseason passing touchdowns (5) in two games last year while posting a 105.7 passer rating.
- Jarquez Hunter, a 2025 fourth-round pick, is expected to handle featured-back duties for Los Angeles, with the Rams unlikely to play key depth-chart players in August.
- Rams rookie Ty Simpson will also see preseason action behind Bennett as part of White's quarterback rotation strategy.
Why it matters: With NFL teams rarely suiting up starters in August preseason openers, Saturday's slate hands heavy snap counts to backups and rookies — creating a DFS market where Milton ($5,500 DK / $6,000 FD) and Bennett carry starter-level workloads at a fraction of the price, the exact arbitrage White's lineups are built to exploit.
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