Week 4 of the NFL season is here and there is no better time to dip your toes into the DFS waters than with tonight’s NFL DFS Thursday Night Football Showdown slate featuring Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins against Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. with their featured NFL Thursday Million contest which costs $9 to enter and pays out $200,000 to first place! Make sure to use our NFL DFS Lineup Generator and NFL DFS Player Projections when building your lineups tonight!

Check out the complete NFL DFS Thursday Night Showdown Playbook for your top plays, values, dart throws and fades from Howard Bender!

 

When it comes to building your Showdown DFS lineups a big part of the puzzle is getting the MVP player correct. With FanDuel the MVP slot earns 1.5x the points as the general flex positions, meaning they scoring is worth more. Check out my top MVP plays for Thursday’s Showdown slate between the Dolphins and Bengals.

MVP (1.5X Points)

Joe Burrow, QB CIN

Yes, I know he is the top priced player but that doesn't mean you can't play him. We've seen Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen throw all over this Dolphins defense over the past two weeks and after a slow start to his season Joe Burrow got going in Week 3 as he threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns against the Jets.

Tyreek Hill, WR MIA

Hill has been talking a big game heading into this week's matchup against the Bengals as he and Bengals CB Eli Apple have a bit of a history. Hill is a big play machine as we saw from his torching of the Ravens when he exploded for 190 yards and two touchdowns. QB Tua Tagovailoa has already told reporters that if he sees Hill in  a one-on-one matchup against Apple he is going to throw him the football. 

Ja'Marr Chase, WR CIN

The counter to Tyreek Hill for the Bengals is going to be their own big-play machine in Ja'Marr Chase. Don't get me wrong, both top receivers in Cinci are elite options tonight but if you want those 1.5x points on a guy with the highest ceiling then Chase would be that man. We all remember his 266-yard, three touchdown game against the Chiefs last season right?

Tua Tagovailoa, QB MIA 

Tua is playing a bit banged up here and that has me at least a little worried but this is also the same QB that threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns two weeks ago.  Both Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are capable of breakout plays like they both had against the Ravens. 

Jaylen Waddle, WR MIA

Waddle has gone for 100-yards in back-to-back games and is the much safer scoring option on the Dolphins. Much in the same way Tee Higgins is for the Bengals.  That being said, we saw his ceiling two weeks ago when he went for 170 yards and two touchdowns. My lone worry with Waddle tonight is the fact that he may not be 100% going into this game after being limited with a groin issue this past week.

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