Updated September 10, 2026
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Gibbs has one of the better combinations of projected volume and matchup on the Week 1 board. His workload should benefit significantly from David Montgomery no longer being in Detroit. Using Underdog's scoring system, Gibbs averaged 25.1 half-PPR points in games in which Montgomery played fewer than 25% of the snaps, and we expect Gibbs to establish career highs in volume this season.
Detroit is favored by roughly a touchdown, which creates exactly the game environment we want for a featured running back. I have Gibbs closer to the upper-80s/low-90s than the 83.5 yard Underdog line, making the Higher my first leg this week.
Herbert's rushing number is more appealing than his passing-yard line. Underdog has him at 21.5 rushing yards, which he should be able to exceed against an Arizona defense that is expected to struggle this year.
Herbert doesn't need designed runs to clear this number. A few scrambles against man coverage plus one productive read-option or broken-play run could get him into the mid-20s. His athleticism has increasingly become part of the Chargers' offense, and a 21.5 threshold requires only a little bit of rushing involvement. With my expectation around 24 rushing yards, I'll take Herbert to go Higher.
Every week throughout the NFL season, our NFL betting experts will go through the board of pick ‘em options at DFS sites like Underdog Fantasy. We will then assemble our Underdog Fantasy tickets using those picks, which you can use to build your own tickets and hopefully win along with us. Be sure to bookmark this page, as it will be updated weekly with our picks, featuring props from some of the biggest names in the NFL.
Underdog Fantasy pick ‘em allows players to select from a huge menu of over/unders pertaining to individual player performances in each game on the NFL schedule. Players must select at least two over/unders (referred to on the site as higher/lowers for legal reasons) in order to enter a pick ‘em. This is essentially just parlaying two or more player props, but it falls into the “game of skill” designation that DFS operators fall into, keeping its legal status.
Once a player has entered their pick ‘em selections, they need all of those picks to win in order for their entry to be graded a winner. If even one selection fails to hit, the entire pick ‘em entry is graded a loser, just like a parlay wager.
To answer whether Underdog Fantasy NFL pick ‘em is a good value, there is some basic math involved. Answering this question means comparing the prospective payouts for each level of Underdog Fantasy pick ‘em to the potential payouts for parlays at a sportsbook, along with the true odds of the outcomes for each. For the purposes of this exercise, we will assume that the higher/lower options at Underdog Fantasy are set at the same -110 odds as our parlay at a traditional sportsbook.
# of Parlay Legs at -110 | Underdog Fantasy Payout | DraftKings Sportsbook Payout | True Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | +200 | +264 | +300 |
3 | +500 | +595 | +700 |
4 | +900 | +1228 | +1500 |
5 | +1900 | +2435 | +3100 |
As you can see, you are not getting closer to true odds on pick ‘em selections at Underdog Fantasy. You are getting subpar value relative to the true odds that get progressively worse as you add more legs. But if you stick with two-leg pick ‘em entries, you are in better shape.
It is also worth considering that some of the options at Underdog Fantasy would come in at shorter odds than the -110 that we reference above. For example, betting on specific NFL players to score a touchdown in a game would be at much shorter odds at a traditional sportsbook, which could deliver better value in pick ‘ems at Underdog.
Just like with NFL parlays, there are ways to get a leg up on the house when making Underdog Fantasy NFL pick ‘em entries. Below are some of the strategies that our NFL handicapping experts use when they create their entries at Underdog and other DFS sites.
First, it is very important to stick to two-leg pick ‘em entries when playing at Underdog Fantasy. As we outlined above, it is way more likely that you are getting value (or at least near the true odds) on the entries you are creating when you limit them to two legs. Anything more than that, and the math gets way more difficult for you to win over the long run on this site and the others like it.
After you make sure that you are staying with two-leg pick ‘em entries at Underdog Fantasy, the next thing you should do is dig into all of the options available to find the best ones from a value perspective. There are several ways to do this, and several angles that players can take to derive value from the higher/lower options on the board. No matter which way you do this, it starts with doing the research to find options that have the best chance to win.
As is the case with over/under betting at traditional sportsbooks, choosing the higher option on Underdog Fantasy props is incredibly popular. There are plenty of times that the higher option is warranted, and we will utilize them often when making our Underdog Fantasy NFL picks. But players should be willing to choose unders at times as well, as not every prop is going to go over in every game.
Along with our Underdog Fantasy NFL picks, we offer many other forms of NFL predictions here at ATS. Click on the links below to get our latest and greatest NFL selections, from traditional betting markets, to props and parlays throughout each week of the season.
