DFS Week 4 Picks: Top Plays for FanDuel & DraftKings

Ryan Weisse

7 months ago

Welcome back to DFS Academy at Club Fantasy! We’re keeping things simple this year. No full DFS article series, but you can still catch our DFS podcast every week, plus this quick-hit recap to go with it. Think of it as your DFS Week 4 study guide.

And don’t forget, you can play against us every week on DraftKings and FanDuel. Subscribe to the pod, hop in the Discord, and join the fun.

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DFS Week 4 Picks

Answers to the Test

The Week 3 milli-maker lineup dropped a 231.06. Let’s see what we can learn:

Geno Smith – Jonathan Taylor – Jordan Mason (Austin Call) – Ricky Pearsall – D.K. Metcalf – Tre Tucker – Brock Bowers – Christian McCaffrey (Austin Call) – Vikings DEF

Lineup Notes:

Not sure there is much to learn here – 35% of his points on MIN and Tre Tucker – Guess right!
Raiders Double Stack and two 49ers was a choice
He did stack RB/DEF, which we talked about last week

Cash Plays: Austin’s Specialty

Cash is all about safety, and Austin has the syllabus.

Top of the Class ($8k+)

Christian McCaffrey (DK 8,500 / FD 9,300)
Puka Nacua (DK 7,900 / FD 9,400)

Band Nerds ($6k–$8k)

Rome Odunze (DK 6,300 / FD 7,200)
James Cook (DK 7,100 / FD 8,500)
Chuba Hubbard (DK 6,000 / FD 6,600)

Bookworms ($4k–$6k)

Drake Maye (DK 5,500 / FD 7,100)
Marcus Mariota (DK 5,000 / FD 6,600) – if Jayden Daniels sits
Cam Skattebo (DK 5,500 / FD 5,400)
Keenan Allen (DK 5,300 / FD 6,500)
Jakobi Meyers (DK 5,400 / FD 6,100)

C’s Get Degrees (<$4k)

Harold Fannin Jr. (DK 3,700 / FD 4,800)
Tennessee Titans DST (DK 2,300 / FD 3,500)

Tournament Talk

Cash is safe, but GPPs are the real test. Here’s where we’re swinging for the ceiling.

Quarterback

Austin: Patrick Mahomes (DK 6,000 / FD 7,800)
Ryan: Drake Maye vs CAR (DK 5,500 / FD 7,100) – Not getting fooled by last week. Every milli-maker QB has been cheap this season. Sets up perfectly with Henry at TE.

Running Back

Austin: James Cook (DK 7,100 / FD 8,500), Ashton Jeanty (DK 6,200 / FD 6,800)
Ryan: Omarion Hampton @ NYG (DK 5,900 / FD 7,000) – Cheap TD upside. Giants have allowed a rushing TD in every game. No competition for carries here.

Wide Receiver

Austin: Zay Flowers (DK 6,700 / FD 7,300), Chris Olave (DK 5,100 / FD 6,000), plus game-theory pivots:
- If you play Odunze → pair with Christian Kirk (DK 4,400 / FD 5,500)
- If you play DJ Moore (DK 5,600 / FD 6,300) → pair with Jauan Jennings (DK 5,000 / FD 5,900) or Michael Pittman (DK 5,100 / FD 5,800)
Ryan: Nico Collins vs TEN (DK 7,400 / FD 8,200) – 11 targets last week, and Tennessee keeps bleeding points to WR1s.

Tight End

Austin: Travis Kelce (DK 4,800 / FD 6,100)
Ryan: Hunter Henry (for the Maye stack), also Dalton Kincaid vs NO (DK 4,500 / FD 5,600) – cheap way to be different in the Bills’ passing game.

Defense

Austin: Houston Texans DST (DK 3,400 / FD 4,400)
Ryan: New England Patriots DST vs CAR (DK 3,100 / FD 4,300) – Carolina turns it over twice per game, and New England already has a return TD this year.

Valedictorian Shootout

Ryan and Austin go head-to-head each week, with the winner being the person with the most wins by the end of the season (DraftKings).

Week 4 Winner: Ryan (1–2), 134.3 to 128.5. Slight edge at WR to pull out the win!

Austin’s lineup: Maye + CMC + Cam + Odunze + Amon-Ra St. Brown + Meyers + Keenan + Fannin + TEN
Ryan’s lineup: Maye + Hampton + Cook + Odunze + Tucker + Nico + AJB + Henry + Patriots

Winner gets bragging rights each week, and by season’s end, we’ll see who’s crowned Valedictorian and who ends up class clown.

Join the Class

You can test yourself against us every week! Join our contests on DraftKings and FanDuel, and we’ll shout out winners on the pod and in Discord.

DraftKings – otatoptroy takes it down with 168.68, his 10th all-time win!
FanDuel – ertlt grabs the W with 151.88, his second of the season.

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