Jalen Hurts and the Super Bowl-champion Eagles visit Jaxson Dart and the Giants on Thursday Night Football this evening. Philadelphia enters as a 7.5-point road favorite, with New York as banged up as ever. Still, we have plenty of stars to choose from for our DFS single-game lineups.
How fun has the rookie tandem of Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo been? The QB and running back have combined for 503 total yards and four TDs over the Giants' past two games, breathing new life into Brian Daboll's team after it looked a bit lost with Russell Wilson earlier in the season.
The majority of DFS and fantasy football enthusiasts will be looking to the Eagles' heavy hitters, though. Reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts has been the central catalyst, making up for Saquon Barkley's struggles and A.J. Brown's mood usage swings. Will Saquads and Swole Batman flex on their NFC East foes?
New York and Philly find themselves in polar-opposite situations. The home team is just 1-4 and facing myriad injury issues. The away team is 4-1 and pretty healthy, all things considered, although it remains to be seen how healthy Barkley might be after his 482-touch 2024 season.
Games with 7.5-point spreads are tough to bet, but they're fun for DFS. If you're interested in tips on how to play DFS, or you just want to see the Sporting News' optimal lineups for Giants vs. Eagles in New York, read on and let's go make some money!
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Giants vs. Eagles NFL DFS picks: Optimal DraftKings TNF Showdown lineup
Before we get into our lineup and strategy, here are the key scoring settings for DraftKings Showdown contests: They're full-point PPR, and they feature three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain pick costs 1.5 times a player's original price, but he also gets his point total multiplied by 1.5.
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM/OPP | SALARY |
| Captain | A.J. Brown, WR | Eagles @ NY | $14,700 |
| FLEX | Jalen Hurts, QB | Eagles @ NY | $11,000 |
| FLEX | Cam Skattebo, RB | Giants vs. PHI | $10,000 |
| FLEX | Dallas Goedert, TE | Eagles @ NY | $6,400 |
| FLEX | Theo Johnson, TE | Giants vs. PHI | $5,800 |
| FLEX | Devin Singletary, RB | Giants vs. PHI | $2,000 |
Captain: A.J. Brown, WR, Eagles ($14,700)
The squeaky wheel usually gets the grease, and squeaky wheels get shined up real good against the Giants. A quick glance at the 2025 fantasy stats reveal that New York has surrendered the third-most PPR points to wide receivers this season, and we also know that AJB has always torn up the G-Men.
Seriously, that's no hyperbole. In his four full games against Big Blue, Swole Batman has racked up 19 catches for 334 yards and two touchdowns. Brown's first big boom of this season was Week 3 vs. the Rams (6 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD), and we won't be surprised in the least if he produces similar results tonight.
FLEX 1: Jalen Hurts, QB, Eagles ($11,000)
It's a no-brainer — Hurts is averaged 21 DK points per game on the season, the Giants are all banged up and will have trouble extending possessions, and the QB has needed to step up to make up for Saquon Barkley being gassed most of the season. We can't imagine a winning lineup without Hurts this evening.
FLEX 2: Cam Skattebo, RB, Giants ($10,000)
Sing it with us — I'm a Skat-maaaaaaaan! How can you not love what we've seen from Skattebo through five games? The bruising rookie runs with purpose, seeks out contact and pancakes d-linemen like a 400-pound tackle. He's a beast!
We're tempering our expectations a little against Philly, but we still think Cam the Man will be the Giants' No. 1 fantasy asset for the night. The Eagles have surrendered the eighth-most PPR points to running backs this season, and this dude doesn't back down to anyone. Skattebooyakasha!
FLEX 3: Dallas Goedert, TE, Eagles ($6,400)
Goedert has quietly been one of the most consistent tight ends in fantasy this season. He has scored at least 10.3 PPR points in all four weeks, topping out at 19.7 in Week 4 in Tampa Bay. He has leapfrogged Brown as Hurts' favorite touchdown target, having caught 3-of-3 red-zone looks for three TDs. This feels like a discount deal.
FLEX 4: Theo Johnson, TE, Giants ($5,800)
Johnson somehow leads all NFL tight ends in red-zone targets (9) and catches (5), and he's tied for second in TE red-zone touchdowns (3 — Seattle's Austin Barner is solo 1st with 4).
Long story short, Dart loves this guy, and it's hard to call it a fluke when he follows up a 10.7-point Week 4 with a 21.3-point Week 5! Go, Theo!
FLEX 5: Devin Singletary, RB, Giants ($2,000)
Skattebo's running mate Tyrone Tracy Jr., who hasn't played since Week 3 due to a shoulder injury, will return to the lineup tonight. However, Daboll will likely ease him in to avoid re-aggravation, especially if the Eagles take a big lead into the second half.
Singletary has enjoyed seven touches in each of New York's past two games, and his special teams involvement gives him a slight boost at this modest price range. If we can even get five PPR points out of the veteran, we'll be happy.
Giants vs. Eagles NFL DFS picks: Optimal FanDuel TNF single-game lineup
Here are the key scoring settings for FanDuel single-game tournaments: They're half-point PPR with three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, or 100 receiving yards. The MVP pick multiplies that player's total by 1.5 and, for the first time, the MVP pick also costs 1.5 times that player's salary.
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM/OPP | SALARY |
| MVP | Jalen Hurts, QB | Eagles @ NY | $20,400 |
| FLEX | Saquon Barkley, RB | Eagles @ NY | $13,000 |
| FLEX | Cam Skattebo, RB | Giants vs. PHI | $11,000 |
| FLEX | Dallas Goedert, TE | Eagles @ NY | $8,000 |
| FLEX | Theo Johnson, TE | Giants vs. PHI | $5,200 |
| FLEX | Beaux Collins, WR | Giants vs. PHI | $1,800 |
Our FanDuel lineup is similar to our DraftKings' one, but it includes Hurts in the MVP chair and Barkley-Skattebo as the top flexes. Since FD is half-PPR as opposed to DK's PPR, we're leaning into the three top rushing threats in this game.
We're also leaning into Philly winning this game, and we have four of the five players with the shortest anytime touchdown odds on DraftKings. Add to that the red-zone upside of Theo Johnson and we're feeling pretty, pretty good about this lineup.
In fact, we feel so good that we don't even care that we needed to draft Beaux Collins. Maybe he pulls in a few catches with the G-Men in comeback mode!? He caught 1-of-3 targets last week, the Giants are without Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton, and Jaylin Hyatt is terrible. Give us a five-spot, Beaux!