Saturday’s Slate (games ranked by O/U)
St Johns at #7 Creighton- 12:00pm FS1- 159
Alabama at Auburn- 12:00pm ESPN2- 150.5
Seton Hall at DePaul- 2:00pm FS1- 147.5 *DK ONLY*
#6 Kansas at Oklahoma- 4:30pm CBS- 144.5 *FD ONLY*
#2 Baylor at TCU- 3:00pm ESPN- 143.5
Wake Forest at Duke- 12:00pm ACCN- 143.5 *DK ONLY*
Miami at NC St- 12:00pm RSN- 142.5 *DK ONLY*
#4 Texas at #14 WVU- 1:00pm ESPN- 140.5
Ohio St at #15 Rutgers- 12:00pm BTN- 139.5
#22 Virginia at Boston College- 2:00pm ACCN- 131 *DK ONLY*
#9 Tennessee at Texas A&M- 2pm ESPN2- 129.5
| Top Guards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Ron Harper Jr. | RU | OSU | 8400 | 36.5 | 8000 | 33.84 |
| Ron Harper Jr. has been an absolute beast for a Rutgers team that is aiming to make their first NCAA Tournament in 29 seasons. Harper Jr. is averaging 21.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 2 apg. The production is definitely worth the pricetag but tread with caution. Harper missed the 12/29 against Purdue with an ankle injury and in his two games back he only went for 13 points in each. However given the fact that Rutgers are on the verge of losing 4/5 games and that they suffered their worst loss of the season at OSU 2 weeks ago look for RU to lean on their star. |
| RJ Nembhard | TCU | BU | 8000 | 32.12 | 7600 | 29.22 |
| RJ Nembhard is having an outstanding season for the TCU Horned Frogs. The junior guard from Keller, TX is averaging 18.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 4.6 apg. He is a bit of a volume scorer as he is averaging 13.3 shot attempts per game but a volume scorer isn't much of a negative when it comes to daily fantasy. The one thing that worries me about Nembhard is his turnover numbers are awful. He is averaging a troubling 3.6 turnovers per game and against Baylor this could be a problem. |
| Miles McBride | WV | UT | 7800 | 30 | 7200 | 28.28 |
| Miles McBride is having a really nice sophomore campaign for the West Virginia Mountaineers. McBride is averaging 15.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 4.2 apg, he is also a bit of a ball hawk with 1.8 steals per game. He also is the only Mountaineer to average 30+ mpg (32.8 mpg), so clearly Bob Huggins trusts his guard. |
| Davion Mitchell | BU | TCU | 7500 | 26.91 | 7200 | 28.14 |
| Davion Mitchell and Jared Butler are putting up very similar numbers for daily fantasy so lets save a few dollars and go with Mitchell. Mitchell is averaging 11.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 6.4 ppg. Mitchell is also averaging 2.5 steals per game and against a TCU team that turns the ball over a ton, this is a great matchup. |
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| Value Guards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| John Petty Jr. | ALA | AUB | 6800 | 25.88 | 6500 | 24.23 |
| John Petty Jr is Alabama's senior leader and Nate Oats rides his senior more than anyone else on the roster. Petty is the only player on Bama's roster to average 30+ mpg. He is averaging 12.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 2.4 apg. With Jahvon Quinerly and his 26.1 mpg out of the lineup look for Petty to have a nice game against Auburn. Quinerly's injury opens the door for a paydown options in Jordan Shackelford ($6000 DK/$5900 FD) and Herbert Jones ($7200 DK/$6300 FD). |
| Shakeel Moore | NCST | MIA | 5800 | 17.94 | | |
| Freshman point guard Shakeel Moore has forced coach Kevin Keatts hand with more playing time due to his great production recently. After not playing more than 18 minutes in any of the Wolf Pack's first 6 games, Moore has logged 26 and 32 minutes in his last two games. He has also put up 20+ FPG in each of his last four games. Miami will most likely be without guard Chris Lykes with an ankle injury makes this a great value spot for Moore. |
| Courtney Ramey | UT | WV | 5200 | 23.98 | 5800 | 22.09 |
| Courntney Ramey offers great value in both platform's slates. Ramey is 13.3 ppg, 3 rpg, and 3.2 apg for the Longhorns on 32.4 mpg. Ramey is also hot from three this year shooting 44.4% on 4.5 attempts per game. Think Ramey is a great play for cash games. |
Other Guards I Like
Julian Champagnie- St Johns- ($9200 DK, $8200 FD)
Austin Reeves- Oklahoma- ($7800 FD)
Javon Freeman-Liberty- DePaul- ($7400 DK)
Jacob Young- Rutgers- ($7400 DK, $6600 FD)
Isaiah Wong- Miami- ($7200 DK)
Marcus Zegarowski- Creighton- ($7000 DK, $6900 FD)
Matt Coleman III- Texas- ($6700 DK, $6800 FD)
Mitch Ballock- Creighton ($4800 DK, $5300 FD)
Jaden Springer- Tennessee- ($4800 DK, $4900 FD)
| Top Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Matthew Hurt | DUKE | WF | 9000 | 34.46 | | |
| Matthew Hurt has been one of the only bright spots in what has been a down season for th Duke Blue Devils for their standards. The big fella has high pricetag but he has scored 30+ fantasy points in all but one game this season for the Blue Devils, great for GPP contests. Also consider this, since 5-star Jalen Johnson went out with an injury it has been Hurt who has reaped the rewards posting games of 34.3 and 36.3 fantasy points. Johnson is expected to miss Saturday's game as well, Hurt should feast against Wake Forest. |
| Emanuel Miller | TA&M | TENN | 8300 | 33.44 | 4300 | 31.09 |
| Not sure if I would have included Miller in the playbook if he wasnt criminally underpriced in FanDuel. He may actually be worth it DK considering he is averaging 33.44 fantasy points per game but look at that FanDuel price! Not sure if this is a trap or FD knows something we don't but you MUST play him in any FanDuel lineup, cash or GPP. Miller leads TAMU in scoring (18.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) and while Tennessee has a formidable frontcourt, he is a guy to look to add to your lineups. |
| Damien Jefferson | CRE | STJN | 7700 | 26.96 | 6300 | 24.92 |
| It is amazing what a good week can do for your price in daily fantasy. Included Damien Jefferson as a value forward last week at $6200 (DK) and after two great games against Providence and Seton Hall he now is going for $7700 in DK. Jefferson has been Creighton's glue guy as a stat stuffer who does it all. His scoring hasn't always been there but hes coming off back-to-back season high games in scoring. This game against St. Johns is going to be a track meet and with Jefferson having a more prominant role in the offense lately he could be in for another season high. Keep in mind FD lists him as a guard. |
| Kevin Samuel | TCU | BU | 7000 | 30.38 | 7000 | 29.12 |
| I'm a sucker for guys that average a double-double and Samuel doesn't exactly average a double-double but he's pretty close. Samuel is averaging 10 ppg and 9.3 rpg but he is also a shot blocker, averaging 2.4 bpg. If TCU wants to keep it close against Kansas coach Jamie Dixon needs to get both Nembhard and Samuel plenty of touches. One thing to be weary with Samuel is he has a habit of getting into foul trouble. |
| Jalen Wilson | KU | OU | | | 6900 | 27.50 |
| Jalen Wilson missed his entire freshman season with a broken ankle, now a redshirt freshman Wilson is turning into KU's best player. He leads the Jayhawks in both scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.8). In his last three games he has played 32+ minutes and produced 30+ fantasy points. Also if you add Emanuel Miller in your FD lineu the $6900 pricetag on Wilson is chump change. |
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| Value Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Romeo Weems | DPU | SHU | 6400 | | | |
| This is an example of where a COVID college basketball season leads to an underpriced player in fantasy. DePaul has played three games due to the pandemic and Weems missed the first game due to contact tracing. In his opener vs Providence he went for 21 points and 7 rebounds, then in the second game he only had 6 points and 1 rebound vs UConn. Im not going to sweet one bad game against UConn and at $6400 on DK he is great value. Weems is averaging 33.5 minutes per game and after a solid freshman season is expected to be one of DePaul's best players this season, Against Seton Hall he will have to go against Ike Obiagu, which may present challenges, but Hall goes small a lot with Mamu playing the 5. |
| Yves Pons | TENN | TA&M | 5800 | 21.14 | 5300 | 20.21 |
| Yves Pons is off to a bit of a slow start for the Volunteers The SEC preason first teamer is only averaging 7.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg for the #9 ranked Volunteers. The reason why I like Pons is because despite the 7.8 ppg he is averaging 20+ fantasy points per game. That is due to the fact he stuffs the stat sheet with assists, rebounds, and blocks. He has a pretty solid lfoor which makes him good for GPP games and if he has a breakout game scoring the basketball against TAMU you got a steal for this price because you know he is going to stuff the stat sheet. |
| Brady Manek | #N/A | #N/A | | | 5500 | 21.61 |
| Brady Manek's season high against Big 12 opponenents this season is 10 points, this is the same guy who scored double-digits 10 times last year in conference play. In OU's first three Big 12 games Manek has scored 19 total points and 11 total rebounds. With OU needing a win to avoid falling 1-3 in conference play expect Manek to have a bounce back game. |
| Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | BU | TCU | 4900 | 20.45 | 5400 | 19.37 |
| JTT has been undervalued essentially the whole season. The sophomore big doesnt average a ton of minutes (21 mpg) but he produces. JTT is averaging 9.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg, while shooting 65% from the floor. In DK for example he has gone for 20+ points in 6/10 games, for $4900 thats great value. |
Other Forwards I Like
Sandro Mamukelashvili- Seton Hall- ($9100 DK)
Greg Brown- Texas- ($7900 DK, $5900 FD)
John Fulkerson- Tennessee ($6900 DK, $6600 FD)
Montez Mathis- Rutgers- ($6000 DK, $6400 FD *G only on FD*)
Wendell Moore Jr.- Duke- ($5500 DK)
Manny Bates- NC State- ($4900 DK)
David McCormack- Kansas- ($4600 FD)
Example Lineups
| DK Cash |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Miles McBride | WV | UT | 30 | $7,800 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Davion Mitchell | BU | TCU | 30.7 | $7,500 |
| Pivot | Jaden Shackelford | ALA | AUB | 23.66 | $6,000 |
| G | Courtney Ramey | UT | WV | 23.98 | $5,200 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Damien Jefferson | CRE | STJN | 26.96 | $7,700 |
| Pivot | Romeo Weems | DPU | SHU | 22.25 | $6,400 |
| F | Kevin Samuel | TCU | BU | 34,2 | $7,000 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | BU | TCU | 20.45 | $4,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| Util | Posh Alexander | STJN | CRE | 23.32 | $5,100 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| Util | Mitch Ballock | CRE | STJN | 20.59 | $4,800 |
| Pivot | Charlie Moore | DPU | SHU | 30.75 | $7,600 |
| | | | | Total | $50,000 |
| | | | Pivot Total | $50,000 |
| DK GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Ron Harper Jr. | RU | OSU | 36.5 | $8,400 |
| Pivot | Jacob Young | RU | OSU | 29.3 | $7,400 |
| G | Shakeel Moore | NCST | MIA | 17.94 | $5,800 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Yves Pons | TENN | TA&M | 21.14 | $5,800 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Manny Bates | NCST | MIA | 23.03 | $4,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Matthew Hurt | DUKE | WF | 34.46 | $9,000 |
| Pivot | Damien Jefferson | | | | |
| F | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | BU | TCU | 20.45 | $4,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| Util | DeMarr Langford Jr. | BC | UV | 12.82 | $4,300 |
| Pivot | Matt Coleman III | UT | WV | 27.62 | $6,700 |
| Util | John Petty Jr. | ALA | AUB | 25.88 | $6,800 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| | | | | Total | $49,900 |
| | | | Pivot Total | $50,000 |
| FD Cash |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | RJ Nembhard | TCU | BU | 29.22 | $7,600 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Jaden Shackelford | ALA | AUB | 21.62 | $5,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Jaden Springer | TENN | TXAM | 17.28 | $4,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Jacob Young | RU | OSU | 26.84 | $6,600 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Jalen WIlson | KU | OU | 27.50 | $6,900 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Greg Brown | TEX | WVU | 22.41 | $5,900 |
| Pivot | Brady Manek | OU | KU | 21.61 | $5,500 |
| F | Emmanuel Miller | TXAM | TENN | 31.09 | $4,300 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| Util | Austin Reeves | OU | KU | 29.60 | $7,800 |
| Pivot | Julian Champagnie | SJU | CRE | 34.87 | $8,200 |
| | | | | Total | $49,900 |
| | | | Pivot Total | $49,900 |
| FD GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Miles McBride | WVU | TEX | 28.28 | $7,200 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Matt Coleman III | TEX | WVU | 25.75 | $6,800 |
| Pivot | Courtney Ramey | TEX | WVU | 21.62 | |
| G | Duane Washington Jr. | OSU | MINN | RU | $5,700 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| G | Marcus Zegarwoski | CRE | SJU | 26.06 | $6,900 |
| Pivot | Davion Mitchell | BU | TCU | 28.14 | $7,200 |
| F | Emanuel Miller | TXAM | TENN | 31.09 | $4,300 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Brady Manek | OU | KU | 21.61 | $5,500 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| F | Kevin Samuel | TCU | BU | 29.12 | $7,000 |
| Pivot | | | | | |
| Util | Jacob Young | RU | OSU | 26.84 | $6,600 |
| Pivot | Jalen Wilson | KU | OU | 27.50 | $6,900 |
| | | | | Total | $50,000 |
| | | | Pivot Total | $49,600 |
