Thursday Night Football Preview, Fantasy Tips, DFS & Best Bets

📅 October 7, 2021 👤 Jody Smith 📁 DFS - NFL, Season Long – All Sports, Season Long – NFL, Season Long – NFL Home

The NFC West is the toughest division in football, with all four teams boasting powerful offenses and being legitimate playoff contenders. Playing on a short-rest week is never ideal, but this battle between the 3-1 Los Angeles Rams and the NFL's sole remaining unbeaten, the 4-0 Arizona Cardinals, should be an exciting matchup. This showdown opened at 54.5 points, the second-highest over/under on this Week 5 slate, and has not dipped. We should expect to see plenty of fireworks, which means there's a lot for fantasy football fans to take in. Let's break down what we can expect to see in tonight's showdown.

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About Jody Smith

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With over a decade of winning experience, Jody is a well-known fixture in the fantasy football community. He was named Fantasy Pros’ **Most Accurate Ranker** previously and was the site’s Top NFL over/under totals picker with a record 65% accuracy in 2020, while also ranking 5th in the country with a 55% against-the-spread hit rate. His draft rankings finished No. 2 in 2024. Jody has written for many sites over the years including Pro Football Focus, FantasyPros, CBS Sportsline, FantasyData, and is a regular contributor to the Fantasy Index magazine expert’s poll and draft. Jody’s experience ranking and projecting player performance will help prepare the Fulltime Fam for their big draft days as well as answers they can trust on Sunday for those ever crucial Who Do I Start questions.