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Patrick Mahomes taking on the Tennessee Titans and their decimated secondary could have been one of the top matchups of the year for NFL DFS players to target. Instead, Mahomes went down with a torn ACL last week as the Chiefs also saw their playoff hopes end. What level of trust can you put in his backup, Gardner Minshew, as he fills in against the Titans on Sunday afternoon? Minshew is $4,500 on FanDuel and $6,500 on DraftKings, making him a much cheaper option than other quarterbacks in the NFL DFS player pool such as Josh Allen, Dak Prescott and Joe Burrow, but not as cheap as Quinn Ewers, who will start in place of Tua Tagovailoa.

Who should you target at QB, and who are the sleepers in the NFL DFS player pool that can help differentiate your lineups? Before making any NFL DFS picks for Sunday or locking in NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out SportsLine’s advanced NFL DFS lineup optimizer.

The DFS Optimizer uses info from the SportsLine Advanced-Data Projection Model and DFS Professional Millionaire Mike McClure to identify top DFS picks/plays for any slate on betting apps like DraftKings and FanDuel. It simulates every game 10,000 times to help DFS players optimize and build winning DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Optimize, export, and enter lineups confidently with injury updates, floor and ceiling player projections, and Vegas lines and picks all with one winning tool.

Now, SportsLine’s NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Sunday’s 2025 NFL Week 15 schedule and just locked in its top daily Fantasy football lineups. You can only see its optimal lineups at SportsLine.

Top NFL Week 16 DFS picks for Sunday

One of the optimizer’s top DFS value picks for Sunday is Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud at $5,500 on DraftKings and $7,200 on FanDuel. He faces the Raiders, who have allowed opposing quarterbacks to have the eighth-highest rating this season. Stroud is also…

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After taking a lead into the locker room at halftime, the third quarter did not go well for the Commanders.

Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota exited with a right hand injury, and backup Josh Johnson threw an interception after replacing him.

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Meanwhile, the Eagles got a big play on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to Dallas Goedert, and Philadelphia leads 14-10 at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Commanders have played hard despite having nothing to play for, but the Eagles are playing to clinch the NFC East, and they look like they’re poised to wrap it up in the final 15 minutes.

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Control of the NFC North will be on the line when the Green Bay Packers battle the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. Chicago moved back into first place on Sunday when the Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 31-3, while Green Bay dropped a 34-26 decision to the Denver Broncos. The Packers (9-4-1), who are 4-0 within the division, are 4-2-1 on the road this season. The Bears (10-4), who are 1-3 in the division, are 5-1 on their home field in 2025. Both teams are dealing with a substantial injury list. Green Bay lost Micah Parsons (knee) for the season last week. The Bears won’t have Rome Odunze (foot) or Luther Burden III (ankle), while D’Andrew Swift (groin) and Cole Kmet (ankle/knee) are among the players listed as questonable. 

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Bears odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook. Before making any Bears vs. Packers picks, check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 16 on a 52-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Packers vs. Bears. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the FBS college football odds and trends for Bears vs. Packers:

Packers vs. Bears spread

Chicago -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

Packers vs. Bears over/under

46.5 points

Packers vs. Bears …

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It’s one thing for us to say it. It carries much more weight when an NFL head coach says it.

Any time there’s a ball on the ground, go get it.

Broncos coach Sean Payton was asked by reporters on Friday about the crazy two-point conversion that morphed from incompletion to recovery in the end zone when running back Zach Charbonnet nonchalantly picked up the ball. The play, thanks to replay review, tied the Rams-Seahawks game at 30 in the fourth quarter.

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“I saw the replay of it, and I know the play they were running,” Payton said. “Holy cow, that was — I’d never seen anything like it. Of course, when you looked at it, the No. 1 rule, and I think [former NFL coach] Wade Phillips tweeted this. . . . Any ball on the ground, defensively scoop it. I don’t care if a fan threw it from the — any ball on the ground, scoop it. So there was a unique play though, and obviously had a huge impact in the game. Absolutely, ball on the ground. But I didn’t get to watch any of the game. I just saw that clip.”

Phillips, the first defensive coordinator of the Rams under head coach Sean McVay (and a former Broncos head coach), did indeed tweet it. “That’s why you ALWAYS make your defensive players pick up every ball on the ground no matter what it looks like,” Phillips said.

Charbonnet, by all appearances, was simply getting the ball in order to give it to the officials. All players, on offense or defense, need to know that, even after the whistle is blown, any ball on the field needs to be grabbed.

There’s no downside. As Charbonnet learned, there’s a potentially gigantic upside.

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Control of the NFC North will be on the line when the Green Bay Packers battle the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. Chicago moved back into first place on Sunday when the Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 31-3, while Green Bay dropped a 34-26 decision to the Denver Broncos. The Packers (9-4-1), who are 4-0 within the division, are 4-2-1 on the road this season. The Bears (10-4), who are 1-3 in the division, are 5-1 on their home field in 2025. Green Bay will be without pass rusher Micah Parsons (knee), who is out for the year with an ACL tear. Chicago receiver Rome Odunze (foot) has been ruled out.

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. The Packers lead the all-time series 109-96-6, including wins in 12 of the past 13. Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Bears odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook. Before making any Bears vs. Packers picks, check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 16 on a 52-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Packers vs. Bears. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the FBS college football odds and trends for Bears vs. Packers:

Packers vs. Bears spread

Chicago -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

Packers vs. Bears over/under

46.5 points

Packers vs. Bears money line 

Chicago -125, Green Bay…

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