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NFL DFS DraftKings Week 4 Ownership Projections:

QB
J. Allen 8%
J Burrow 7%
CJ Stroud 6%
T Lawrence 6%
P Mahomes 5%
J Brissett 5%

RB
J Cook 31%
D Henry 29%
C Brown 22%
CMC 13%
K Williams 10%
Kenneth Walker 8%

WR
J Chase 32%
JSN 19%
T Higgins 17%
P Nacua 16%
R Rice 10%
G Pickens 9%
N Collins 8%

TE
T McBride 14%
G Kittle 10%
TJ Hockenson 8%
T Kelce 8%
T Higbee 7%
B Strange 6%

DST
Top 3 owned: Seahawks, Vikings, Bears/Rams

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Main Slate DraftsKings DFS For Week 4 NFL:

Top QBs: Allen + Burrow
GPP/Value: Brissett

Top RB: CMC + Cook + Henry
Value: Kyren Williams + C. Brown + Aaron Jones

Top WR: Puka + Chase + Parker Washington + Nico Collins
Value: M. Wilson + Mack Hollins + BJT

Top TEs: Brock Bowers + George Kittle
Value: Brenton Strange + Tyler Higbee

Best Stack: Bengals
GPP Stack: Stroud + Collins + Pickens/Lamb
Value: Brissett + Wilson + McBride

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NFL Week 4 Best Player Props for Sunday

Puka Nacua over 6.5 receptions
Parker Washington over 73.5 yards
Dalton Kincaid under 4.5 receptions
Jordan Love over 241.5 pass yards

ATTD Parlay
James Cook + Ja’Marr Chase + JSN

Either / Or First TD
Henry or Jackson
Cook or Allen
Chase or Brown

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NFL Week 4 Best Bets for Sunday 10/4

Bills 1H -3.5
Jaguars / Bengals over 51.5
Ravens -11.5
Texans TT over

Bills + Ravens + Texans ML Parlay

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NFL DFS DraftKings Sunday Morning Showdown Colts vs Commanders 930am

Favorite Captain: Josh Downs - $13200
GPP Captain: Marcus Mariota - $14700

Flex picks: Diggs, Daniel Jones

Value: Antonio Williams, Dynami Brown, Laquon Treadwell

Captain Ownership Projections:

Jonathan Taylor 25%
Daniel Jones 15%
Marcus Mariota 14%
Josh Downs 12%
Tyler Warren 10%
J. Merritt 6%

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NFL DFS Week 4: Brian Thomas Jr. played only 37.1% of Jacksonville's snaps and drew 1 target last week.

That's a role warning, not just bad luck. A tournament bounce-back needs a path to more routes. Low ownership alone would not make him good leverage.

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CFB Night Bets:

Favorite Spread: BYU -6.5
Favorite Total: Washington-USC o58.5
Favorite Prop: Malachi Toney over 100.5 rec yards
Miami / Clemson over 47.5

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NFL DFS Week 4: Garrett Wilson drew 13 targets and a 36.1% share last week with teammates missing.

Adonai Mitchell and Mason Taylor remain out. That supports the concentrated role, but it isn't fresh vacated volume. Don't double-count the same injury news.

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NFL DFS Week 4: Luther Burden III drew 11 targets and 32.4% of Chicago's looks last week.

Caleb Williams is out again, but Burden already earned that volume with Case Keenum. He's in our WR pool because of the targets, not just the touchdown.

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NFL DFS DraftKings Week 4:

Rashee Rice: 9 targets, 39.1% share last week.
Brock Bowers: 13 targets, 43.3%.

Rice + Bowers is a KC-LV mini-stack worth pricing out. Concentrated volume on both sides, without forcing a second WR just to complete a stack.

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NFL DFS Week 4: Cam Skattebo had 20 carries, 3 catches and 100 total yards without a TD last week.

That's the workload we want to investigate before chasing last week's scorers. Against Arizona, his rushing and receiving involvement both belong in the RB discussion.

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NFL DFS Week 4: Jeremiyah Love handled 21 carries and caught 5 passes for Arizona last week. That's 26 touches after 25 combined in Weeks 1-2.

A real workload riser for the RB pool. Not a locked bellcow, though: Arizona still describes a hot-hand split.

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NFL DFS Week 4 injury board:

🚫 OUT: Jayden Daniels, Breece Hall, Caleb Williams, Baker Mayfield, DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Justin Jefferson, Keenan Allen

✅ IN/expected: Puka Nacua, Lamar Jackson, D’Andre Swift, Bucky Irving, Tony Pollard, Chris Godwin, DJ Moore, Keon Coleman

👀 MONITOR: Terry McLaurin, Ladd McConkey, Mike Evans, Jalen Coker

Biggest DFS situations:

• Marcus Mariota starts for WAS with McLaurin potentially joining Daniels on the sideline
• Breece OUT opens NYJ backfield work for Braelon Allen/Isaiah Davis
• PHI loses DeVonta + Goedert, creating major target redistribution
• Justin Jefferson OUT changes the MIN target tree
• Baker OUT materially changes TB despite Irving/Godwin being available
• Keenan Allen OUT boosts Josh Downs/Tyler Warren target opportunity
• McConkey/Evans news could reshape the late-slate WR pool

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CFB Saturday Player Props 10/3:

Jeremiah Smith over 124.5 rec yards
Austin Simmons over 246.5 pass yards
Cayden Lee over 79.5 rec yards
Dallas Wilson over 47.5 rec yards

Touchdown Parlay: Jadan Baugh + Jeremiah Smith + Malachi Toney

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