2024 NFL DFS picks: Eagles vs. Patriots preseason fantasy football lineup advice on DraftKings, FanDuel

The Eagles won just their second preseason game under head coach Nick Sirianni in 10 tries, a 16-13 win over the Ravens, who ironically have been one of the best preseason teams in NFL history under head coach John Harbaugh. Sirianni hasn't emphasized preseason results and with the Eagles and Patriots having joint practices before Patriots vs. Eagles on Thursday to kick off the Week 2 preseason schedule at 7 p.m. ET, should daily Fantasy football players expect strong offensive results from Eagles in the NFL DFS player pool?

The Patriots held the Panthers to three points in Jared Mayo's first preseason game as head coach. Given Mayo's defensive background as a former Patriots linebacker, should that alter your NFL DFS strategy? New England played all four of its quarterbacks in Week 1 and Mayo said Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, will play "a lot more" than the one drive he did last week. Which Patriots should you include in NFL DFS stacks? Before making any NFL DFS picks for Eagles vs. Patriots on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, be sure to check out the NFL DFS lineup advice, strategy and player stacks from SportsLine NFL daily Fantasy expert Jimmie Kaylor .

Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine, who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings' NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor, who has been cashing big all season, has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks.

Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks last season like Justin Jefferson (11-159), D'Andre Swift (175-1), DeVonta Smith (4-132-1), T.J. Hockenson (7-66-2), D.J. Moore (8-230-3), David Montgomery (121-3), Ja'Marr Chase (12-141, 11-149-1), Alvin Kamara (12-91, 76), Jordan Addison (7-123-2), Jahmyr Gibbs (152-1, 5-37), Javonte Williams (79, 3-31-1), Dak Prescott (331-4), CeeDee Lamb (12-116-1), DK Metcalf (6-143-3), Aidan O'Connell (248-4) and Puka Nacua (9-164-1). Anyone who has followed his picks is way up.

Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Thursday's 2024 NFL preseason matchup of Patriots vs. Eagles and just locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine .

Top NFL preseason DFS picks for Eagles vs. Patriots

One of Kaylor's top DFS picks for Thursday is Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett. The former Steelers quarterback completed 14 of 22 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown last week against Baltimore. He was a star in the preseason last year for Pittsburgh as well, completing 13 of 15 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns over three preseason contests. Pickett started 24 games over two seasons with the Steelers before being traded to the Eagles this offseason.

Pickett, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, is the clear No. 2 with the Eagles but if anything happens to Jalen Hurts, coach Nick Sirianni will want to make sure Pickett feels comfortable in the offense in his first season in Philadelphia. Hurts is going to dominate the snaps at practice, so the preseason is the best opportunity for this. Given Pickett's previous preseason success and how much he played last week, Kaylor views him as a strong option for Thursday NFL DFS lineups.

Part of Kaylor's Thursday NFL DFS strategy includes rostering Eagles running back Will Shipley . Shipley was one of just three Eagles running backs to have at least seven carries in their first preseason game and the fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft rushed for 23 yards on seven carries and had a 7-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter from Kenny Pickett .

Shipley rushed for 827 yards on 5.0 yards per carry as a junior at Clemson last year and finished the year with 1,071 and seven touchdowns. He was coming off a huge sophomore campaign with 1,424 total yards and 15 touchdowns, including 1,182 rushing yards on 5.6 yards per carry. The decisive runner has a good initial burst and he has a chance to contend for the RB2 for the Eagles behind Saquon Barkley with a strong preseason and training camp. You can see the rest of Kaylor's NFL DFS picks here .

How to build Patriots vs. Eagles preseason NFL DFS lineups

Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers on Thursday. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is, and the rest of Kaylor's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine .

So who is Jimmie Kaylor including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Eagles vs. Patriots, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks, all from a DFS expert who already won a single-game millionaire maker tournament , and find out.