The first week of the 2024 UFL season begins on Saturday following the XFL-USFL merger, with eight teams set to compete in the Midwest and Southern United States. Saturday's opener features the Arlington Renegades vs. Birmingham Stallions at 1 p.m. ET in Arlington, while the Michigan Panthers and St. Louis Battlehawks will play at 4 p.m. ET in Detroit. The action continues on Sunday when the San Antonio Brahmas host the D.C. Defenders at noon ET, followed by the Houston Roughnecks vs. Memphis Showboats at 3 p.m. ET. 

The NFL season is still months away, but football fans have a chance to win big in UFL DFS tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on DraftKings. If you're looking for advice on 2024 UFL DFS picks, you can't do any better than SportsLine's No. 1 pro football expert, R.J. White.

White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 on his ATS picks from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. What's more, he emerged as SportsLine's top NFL expert again last season, posting a documented record of 97-76-4 on all of his NFL picks to net his followers a profit of more than $2,000. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, White has locked in his UFL DFS picks for the four-game slate in Week 1 and also is offering up his analysis.

For Week 1 UFL DFS lineups, White is high on St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback A.J. McCarron at $11,000.

"It's anyone's guess who emerges at the running back and receiver positions, so I like the strategy of paying up for a QB I know is good at this level. McCarron averaged 238.9 yards per game with 24 TDs and just six INTs in nine starts last year en route to winning XFL MVP, so I'm starting my lineup with him," White said.

White is also targeting several players who could go off for MASSIVE numbers in Week 1 UFL action! These picks could be the differences between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any lineups.  

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