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Koby's top NFL DFS lineup picks for DraftKings, FanDuel -- Bengals vs. Ravens TNF slate for Week 13 Thursday Night Football (Nov. 27, 2025). His NFL daily fantasy sleeper picks.
Happy Thanksgiving, RotoBallers! Hopefully, everyone is having a great week so far and can have fun with family and eat as much food as their heart desires. We have a great way to cap the night off with an AFC North battle that could have big playoff implications.
The best part of the NFL schedule is that we have only two days off between Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football, so we are back at it tonight as the Cincinnati Bengals (3-8) look to keep their playoff hopes alive on the road as they travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens (6-5). Joe Burrow is back, giving the Bengals their best chance to win since he went down.
I will provide you with daily fantasy football picks on DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday Night Football in Week 13 -- Bengals vs. Ravens on November 27, 2025. These NFL DFS lineup picks can vary from higher-priced players and elite options to lower-priced players and value picks. For questions, follow me on X @DFSKoby, or sign up for RotoBaller premium to chat with me and other NFL analysts anytime!
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MVP/Captain - NFL DFS Lineup Picks
Ja'Marr Chase - WR, $16.5K (DK), $18.6K (FD)
Ja'Marr Chase finally gets his QB back. Burrow is in line to be back at QB, and although they got off to a slow start this season, I believe Chase should be a big factor in this one. With Tee Higgins out, he will be the clear No. 1 option for Burrow to throw to. Chase has had multiple big games this season, with 20+ fantasy points in four games and double-digit fantasy points in seven games.
Chase should find himself in a good matchup; the Ravens have been a bit lackluster in the secondary this season, giving up the ninth-most fantasy points to opposing WRs, the 10th-most receiving yards, and the ninth-most receiving TDs. Chase has had some of the best success of his career against the Ravens. In his last two games against them, he had 55.4 and 41.3 fantasy points. One of those games was without Higgins, too. This is a great spot for him.
Derrick Henry - RB, $15.9K (DK), $18K (FD)
This is one of the best opportunities for Derrick Henry to have a massive game on the ground. The Bengals' run defense has been beyond atrocious, and it hasn't been particularly close, either. The Bengals give up the second-most overall touchdowns to RBs and also the most rushing yards per game this season. Henry isn't involved much in the passing game, but the Bengals are third-worst in that category as well.
Henry is seeing a 58% red-zone rush share this season, and for a team that prefers to run the ball in the red zone at a near 66% clip, that looks really good for him. Henry has had back-to-back weeks of 20+ point fantasy weeks and double-digit fantasy weeks in five straight! He should have no issue making it six straight here against one of the worst run defenses in the league.
Other Captains/MVPs: Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson
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Flex Plays - NFL DFS Lineup Picks
Mark Andrews - TE, $5.6K (DK), $9.6K (FD)
Mark Andrews has been a bit unpredictable this season, which makes him tough to trust. This is one of the best spots he will see all season long, though. Remember how I mentioned that the Bengals' run defense is extremely bad? Well, their pass defense hasn't been much better, especially for TEs.
Not a bad time for Mark Andrews' first career rushing TD pic.twitter.com/uJ8v4OXbpb
— NFL (@NFL) November 17, 2025
The Bengals have given up the most receiving touchdowns and the most receiving yards per game to TEs this season compared to any other team in the NFL. Andrews is already seeing a high 27% red-zone target share this season, which leads the Ravens.
Chase Brown - RB, $9.6K (DK), $11.6K (FD)
A lot of people will focus on the passing game for the Bengals, but if you want to be different, getting Chase Brown involved is a great way to do that. Plus, in the last three weeks, he has been targeted 26 times in the passing game.
Brown has worked his way to five straight 14+ fantasy point performances. With Brown being involved in the passing game so much recently, he gets a good matchup there with the Ravens giving up the sixth-most receiving yards to RBs.
Brown is seeing a 65% red-zone rush share this season. With a team like the Ravens, which has struggled to stop the run in the red zone, it has resulted in them giving up the ninth-most rushing TDs this season. I think Brown is going to go a bit overlooked in this matchup, which should give us a decent edge in ownership.
Other Flex Options: Andrei Iosivas, Zay Flowers
Value Plays - NFL DFS Lineup Picks
Mitchell Tinsley - WR, $4.6K (DK), $1.2K (FD)
This price makes absolutely no sense. Chase was out last week, and now Higgins is out this week. This should slot Tinsley back into the WR3 position, where he played 74% of snaps last week.
While a lot of people will be lining up Andrei Iosivas, I'll be taking Tinsley at nearly minimum priced while being able to stack up my lineup with studs. He was only able to come down with two catches, but one was for a touchdown.
Joe Flacco & Mitchell Tinsley connect for six
NEvsCIN on CBS/Paramount+https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/AYTBZWcHzd
— NFL (@NFL) November 23, 2025
Tinsley was targeted six times, and while I do expect Chase to rack up a lot of touches in this one, I do expect Tinsley to see his fair share. At his price, he won't need much to make it a worthy value piece.
Mike Gesicki - TE, $4.2K (DK), $2.8K (FD)
I'm going to keep it here with the Bengals value plays, since Mike Gesicki is back in the fold. They still have Noah Fant priced up, while Gesicki is dirt cheap.
Last week, Gesicki outsnapped Fant by 10 snaps. Gesicki is primarily a catching TE and won't be used in blocking sets very often. It didn't take long for Gesicki to get involved in the scheme again as he was targeted six times, compared to Fant's one.
It's a bit of a tough matchup, but when it comes to value plays, the Ravens don't have many legit options. Having a couple of options from the Bengals to work with is nice. With Higgins out, Gesicki has the second-highest red-zone target share at 13%. It's not necessary to have both Gesicki and Tinsley in the same lineup, but it's a good way to get different on this slate!
Other Value Options: Keaton Mitchell, Rashod Bateman
Sample NFL DFS Lineup
Here is a lineup option I like for tonight's slate on FanDuel. Note that sample lineups are not intended to be used in contests by readers, but instead to show the type of roster construction that I am considering when building my lineups tonight.
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