Best NFL DFS Stacks Week 18 Lineup picks

We have reached the final NFL DFS main slate of the 2022 NFL season. There will still be daily fantasy football contests to play after Week 18, but the variety within them will shrink drastically. Serious DFS players will want to take advantage of Sunday's 13-game slate while they still can, and the keys to cashing remain finding value picks and stacking opportunities to differentiate your lineups inDraftKings and FanDuel contests.Stacking is one of the easiest ways for daily fantasy football players to make unique lineups. At this point in the season, it's harder to unearth sleepers, so going against the grain and loading up on players within one game or all from one team is a way that DFS players can win big.There are a few different ways to stack lineups. Traditional stacking relies on pairing QBs with Nick Chubb Jersey WRs/TEs and RBs with D/STs, as those positions have correlated succe s. In other words, if a QB has a big game, chances are one of his top wide-outs will as well.Of course, you can also create more unique stacks. That's especially true in Week 18, as there will be plenty of teams resting starters or getting a look at their future options. You can pay up for the more expensive stacks or take fliers on some of the unknown sleepers who could emerge in those games.DraftKings and FanDuel remain the top DFS platforms worldwide, but DraftKings has the more variable pricing. That makes it a bit easier to craft creative stacks, especially when targeting cheaper receivers. That's not to say you can't stack on FanDuel; it's just sometimes harder to find value when doing so.Below are some of our favorite sets of teammates for Week 18 DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. QB Jalen Hurts, WR A.J. Brown, and WR DeVonta Smith, Eagles vs. Giants (DK Stack)You've heard this story before. There aren't a lot of sure things atop the Week 18 main slate because of injuries and questions about whether certain teams will rest their starters, but the Eagles are still playing to clinch the NFC's No. 1 seed. As such, it's safe to Genard Avery Jersey trust their offense with MVP candidate Jalen Hurts (right shoulder) expected to return.Hurts' return should raise the ceilings of Brown and Smith, the team's top two receiving targets. The Giants have been solid against receivers this year, but Brown and Smith each scored when the two teams met in Week 14. Hurts also ran for 77 yards and a touchdown in that matchup, so all look like safe plays.Will this trio of players be expensive? Sure, but it should be worth it. The Eagles will be playing hard to clinch the top seed, and the Giants are locked into the No. 6 seed, so they could choose to rest their starters. That would give these three Eagles a really big advantage.QB Brock Purdy, RB Christian McCaffrey, and TE George Kittle, 49ers vs. Cardinals (DK/FD Stack)The 49ers are going to have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC in Week 18. It might not be a shot, but the team will at least have a chance to earn it. As such, it stands to reason that the team will still play its starters against Arizona. That should make Kittle and McCaffrey solid plays in favorable matchups.The Cardinals have allowed the fourth-most catches to running backs this season (97), and their 750 receiving yards surrendered checks in at fifth-most league-wide. That should allow McCaffrey to have a big game along with Kittle, who is going up against a team that has surrendered the second-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.With McCaffrey and Kittle looking like high-floor plays, Purdy can be, as well. The rookie signal-caller has been steady this season and has logged multiple touchdowns in each of his past five appearances (four starts). He should be a good low-priced quarterback option who will allow Kendall Lamm Jersey us to spend up at other positions for guys like McCaffrey and Kittle.RB Austin Ekeler and Los Angeles D/ST, Charger at Broncos (DK/FD Stack)UPDATE:With news that L.A. will rest its starters if Cincinnati beats Baltimore earlier in the day, this stack is only in play if the Ravens pull off the upset.Denver's defense is one of the weaker ones league-wide against pa s-catching running backs. They have allowed the 10th-most receiving Bernie Kosar Jersey yards (651) to the position along with four TDs, tied for the most in the NFL. That should give Ekeler an even higher receiving floor than usual this week.Ekeler is an absolute beast in half- and full-point PPR leagues. He has double-digit DraftKings points every week this season and logged a respectable 24.3 fantasy points last time he played the Broncos despite running for just 36 yards.That said, Ekeler should be a great play this week, perhaps the top back overall. Meanwhile, the Chargers' defense can tee off on a Broncos offense that has been stagnant outside of close games against the Chiefs. The Chargers are allowing just 11 points per game during their four-game winning streak and could get Joey Bosa back in Week 18. QB Geno Smith, WR DK Metcalf, and TE Noah Fant, Seahawks vs. Rams (DK/FD Stack)The Seahawks need to win in Week 18 to potentially make the playoffs, so they won't be resting their starters. They will be playing desperately against a Rams team that is playing for nothing but pride at this point in the season. That said, the Rams' defense has regre sed in recent weeks. In fact, it has allowed at least 24 points in six of the past eight games, and it just surrendered 31 points to a Chargers offense that had previously had its share of i sues.The Seahawks scored 27 the last time they played the Rams, with Smith throwing for 367 yards and three touchdowns. Even though he hasn't been as good lately, he still has a high ceiling.As for Metcalf and Fant, they represent two of the top-three most-targeted players on the Seahawks. Metcalf has seen 133 balls come his way compared to 59 from Fant, but the tight end has scored in three of the past five weeks. Perhaps more important, both scored in Week 13 against the Rams. Combined, these three have a high ceiling at a mid-level price, and that makes them an ideal stack for a GPP tournament.QB Kenny Pickett, RB Najee Harris, WR George Pickens, Steelers vs. Browns (DK/FD Stack)The Steelers have been playing much better of late and have a chance to make the playoffs in Week 18. They need a win and help to do so, but that they are still alive means they are Greg Joseph Jersey in no danger of resting starters.Also, Pittsburgh is playing a Cleveland defense that has struggled immensely against the run this season. That's a positive for Najee Harris, who is coming off his first 100-yard rushing performance of the year and will be asked to shoulder the load again. He can anchor any Steelers lineup you play, be it in tournaments or cash games.That said, in this tournament lineup, we're taking a chance that a couple of Pittsburgh's top pa sing weapons will also be heavily involved in the game. Pickett has totaled just six pa sing t