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Week 9 DraftKings Cash-Game Picks

Top Plays for DraftKings Head-to-Head and 50/50 Contests

Here are the guys I’m considering for DraftKings Week 9 head-to-heads and 50/50s:

Quarterback

Jameis Winston, Browns ($5,400)

Winston delivered 27.6 DraftKings points for us last week and climbed just $200 in price. He remains a strong value.

This weekend’s matchup is tougher than last week’s. But the Chargers rank just 16th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to QBs. They’ll be missing starting CBs Asante Samuel and Kristian Fulton on Sunday.

Winston should have volume on his side again, too. The Browns stayed pass heavy last week, posting a 65% neutral pass rate and +5% pass rate over expected.

Also consider:

•  Justin Herbert, Chargers ($5,300)

Running Backs

Alvin Kamara, Saints ($7,800)

Kamara got a couple of starting offensive linemen back last week and snapped out of a cold stretch with 18.2 DraftKings points.

His passing-game role has remained awesome. Kamara has seen 5+ targets in six of eight games and 7+ in five straight.

The Saints are expected to get QB Derek Carr this weekend, boosting the offense’s upside. And RB Kendre Miller is out with another hamstring injury, which could mean a few extra carries for Kamara.

Plus, he gets a cushy matchup against the Panthers, who rank 31st in run defense DVOA and dead last in adjusted fantasy points allowed to RBs.

Chase Brown, Bengals ($5,900)

Brown is priced as if he's leading a committee backfield alongside Zack Moss. That won't be the case this weekend with Moss listed as doubtful with a neck injury.

Moss' absence will leave Trayveon Williams as Cincinnati's No. 2 RB. He doesn't have a single offensive touch this season.

Expect Williams to hit the stat sheet this weekend, but Brown is a good bet to dominate backfield work. And he's in a pristine spot with the Bengals 7-point home favorites with a 26.25-point implied total against the Raiders' 29th-ranked RB defense.

Tyrone Tracy, Giants ($5,500)

Tracy cleared concussion protocol on Friday, setting him up to again control backfield work vs. the Commanders this weekend. Despite RB Devin Singletary being back the past two weeks, Tracy has registered 67% and 57% snap rates. He's out-carried Singletary 26 to 7 and out-targeted him 6 to 4.

It doesn't sound like the Giants plan on scaling back the rookie's workload any time soon. Here's HC Brian Daboll this week:

it’s beginning to look a lot like Tyrone Tracy league-winner pic.twitter.com/1O2Kdrmvi2

— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) November 1, 2024

Tracy gets a Washington squad on Sunday that ranks 24th in run defense DVOA and 20th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to RBs.

Also consider:

• Kyren Williams, Rams ($8,000)
• Bijan Robinson, Falcons ($7,400)
• James Conner, Cardinals ($6,600)

Wide Receivers

CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys ($8,800)

The value that opened up on Brown and Tracy allows us to pay up for Lamb, who appears to be gearing up for a huge second half, just like last year.

Lamb averaged 28.5 PPR points per game after his bye week last season. He came off this year's bye with a 42.6-point outing on 17 targets vs. the 49ers.

Next up is a likely shootout against the Falcons' 28th-ranked WR defense.

Drake London, Falcons ($6,700)

London failed to score 17+ DraftKings points last week for just the second time in his last seven games. He still ranks fifth among WRs in targets and 16th in target share on the season.

Now London’s price is down $500 for a great spot at home in a likely shootout against the Cowboys’ 23rd-ranked WR defense.

Cedric Tillman, Browns ($4,300)

Tillman, like his QB, remains too cheap. 

In a full-time role over the last two weeks, Tillman ranks:

• 2nd in targets
• 3rd in air yards
• 4th in expected PPR points per game
• 2nd in actual PPR points per game

The matchup isn’t ideal against the Chargers’ seventh-ranked WR defense. But Tillman projects for way too much volume at this price tag to avoid in cash games.

Also consider:

• Chris Olave, Saints ($6,100)
• Ladd McConkey, Chargers ($5,600)
• Courtland Sutton, Broncos ($5,400)
• Jakobi Meyers, Raiders ($5,300)

Tight End

Mike Gesicki, Bengals ($3,100)

Gesicki has been the biggest beneficiary of WR Tee Higgins’ absence this season.

Higgins is out again this weekend. The Bengals have a 26.75-point implied total – fourth-highest on the slate – for a home game against the Raiders. Vegas ranks 15th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to TEs.

Also consider:

• Brock Bowers, Raiders ($6,000)

Defense/Special Teams

Giants ($2,300)

It’s a bad matchup against a Commanders team that ranks second in adjusted fantasy points allowed to DSTs.

But we’re getting the defense that leads the NFL in sacks for $2,300. The Giants have 4+ sacks in six of eight games this season. That includes five sacks in the Week 2 meeting with Washington.

Also consider:

• Eagles ($3,100)
• Patriots ($3,000)

Jared Smola, Lead Analyst

Jared has been with Draft Sharks since 2007. He’s now Lead Analyst, heading up the preseason and weekly projections that fuel your Draft War Room and My Team tools. He currently ranks 1st among 133 analysts in draft rankings accuracy.