NFL DFS: Optimizer creates tips for the third game of the week on Thursday night in football Jets vs. Patriots for DraftKings and FanDuel

Aaron Rodgers will return to MetLife Stadium on Thursday night for the New York Jets’ game against the New England Patriots. Rodgers has failed to throw for 200 yards in his first two games with the Jets, but he has scored three touchdowns with at least one score in both games. The Jets are coming off a 24-17 victory over the Titans last week in which Rodgers orchestrated a seven-play, 74-yard run that led to a 20-yard touchdown run by Braelon Allen with 4:31 left in the fourth quarter. So should fantasy football players expect Rodgers and the Jets options in the NFL DFS player pool to carry that success into Thursday Night Football?

While the Jets enter the game on a high, the Patriots are coming off a slump with a 23-20 overtime loss to Seattle after leading 20-17 late in the fourth quarter. How should the Patriots’ overtime loss affect your NFL DFS strategy if the turnaround is short? No Patriots wide receiver has reached 30 yards yet this season and with the Jets having one of the best secondaries in the NFL, the question becomes which New England pass catchers from the NFL DFS player pool you can trust in NFL DFS lineups. Before you place any Patriots vs. Jets NFL DFS picks or set NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine’s NFL DFS Lineup Optimizer.

The DFS Optimizer uses information from the SportsLine Advanced-Data Projection Model and millionaire DFS pro Mike McClure to determine the best DFS picks/plays for every slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. It simulates every game 10,000 times to help DFS players optimize DraftKings and FanDuel lineups and create winning lineups. Optimize, export and enter lineups securely, with injury updates, player projections for the lower and upper limits, and Vegas lineups and picks – all with one winning tool.

Now, SportsLine’s NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Thursday night’s Jets vs. Patriots game in the 2024 NFL Week 3 schedule and just locked in its best daily fantasy football lineups. You can see the optimal lineups only at SportsLine.

Top NFL Week 2 DFS Picks for Patriots vs. Jets

One of the optimizer’s top DFS value picks for Thursday Night Football is Jets running back Breece Hall. The third-year running back showed off his versatility again last week when he ran a go route for a 26-yard touchdown in the end zone. Aaron Rodgers said this week that Hall came to him before the game and told Rodgers to look for Hall in the end zone when he was going up against a linebacker, and that’s exactly what happened. The fact that the two already have such a relationship after playing just two full games together could lead to a peak performance from Hall.

The 23-year-old has 12 receptions on 14 targets through two games after leading all running backs in receptions (76) last season. Hall played 72% of the snaps in Week 2 after playing 82% in Week 1. Although rookie running back Braelon Allen scored two touchdowns last week and played 35% of the snaps, Hall finished as the RB4 in fantasy football with 62 rushing yards and seven receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Hall ran for 148 yards and a touchdown in New York’s final game of the season against the Patriots last year, as the optimizer sees great value in Hall for Thursday Night Football NFL DFS lineups. See who else to pick here.

The optimizer’s NFL DFS strategy also includes adding Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the roster. The 40-year-old quarterback was not favored by schedule makers as he had to open the season at San Francisco on Monday Night Football in his first game back from a torn Achilles, but even in that 32-19 loss, he flashed his outstanding arm strength on a 12-play, 70-yard run that led to a 3-yard touchdown run by Hall. Rodgers completed 18 of 30 passes (60%) for 176 yards and two touchdowns against the Titans last week and finished the week as the QB10 in fantasy football.

Rodgers is the more established quarterback in this matchup over Jacoby Brissett, and he’s also surrounded by stronger playmakers. Having at least one QB in NFL DFS lineups provides a stable base, and Rodgers is cheaper than Hall and wide receiver Garrett Wilson on FanDuel and DraftKings. The future Hall of Fame quarterback should get more comfortable on the field with each game, and in a matchup against the Patriots, who had some of the lowest expectations in the NFL entering this season, the optimizer expects Rodgers to represent value for NFL DFS picks. You can find the rest of the optimizer’s NFL DFS picks here.

How to Create NFL DFS Lineups for the Jets vs. Patriots

The Optimizer also has several other undervalued players in his sights who could make huge profits on Thursday Night Football. These players could be the difference between you winning your tournaments and cash games or going home empty-handed. You can see who they are and the rest of The Optimizer’s NFL DFS picks only at SportsLine.

So who is the optimizer including in its optimal NFL DFS lineups for Patriots vs. Jets and which underrated NFL DFS picks offer tremendous value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks, all from an NFL DFS optimizer that simulates every game 10,000 times, and find out.