THE SLATE
- 4p ET – St. Bonaventure @ Virginia Tech (-2.5) 129.5 O/U (FD Only)
- 6:30p ET – Richmond (-2.5) @ North Carolina State 139.0 O/U
- 8p ET – Villanova (-6.5) @ Creighton 129.5 O/U
- 9p ET – UNC-Charlotte @ Wake Forest 139.0 O/U DK Only
- 10p ET – St. Mary’s- Cal (-3.0) @ San Diego State 117.5 O/U (DK Only)
HIGHEST IMPLIED TEAM SCORES
- Wake Forest – 74.50
- Richmond – 70.75
- NC State – 68.25
- Villanova – 68.00
- Virginia Tech – 66.00
- UNC-Charlotte – 64.50
TOP GUARDS
Jahmir Young (Charlotte) @ WAKE ($8.0K DK)
The entire Charlotte offense revolves around Young. He has played 91% of available minutes for the 49’ers while producing 28.4% usage and 29.5% shot rates to go along with a 26.4 assist rate. Wake got burned last week by VMI’s Kamdyn Curfman (24 points) and Young is the same type but even better player. If you are a Charlotte fan you will remember when Young, as just a freshman, went monster on Wake two years ago scoring 24 points in a big overtime upset. Expect the same and possibly more tonight.
Alondes Williams (Wake Forest) vs. CHAR ($8.6K DK)
Williams is on a pace that most college players dream about. He became the first Wake player since Tim Duncan to register a triple-triple last Saturday and then scored a career high 36 points on Tuesday as the Demon Deacons beat VMI. With a 28% usage, 26.9% shot and 30.5% assist rate Williams has been matchup proof and is one of the biggest surprises of this DFS season.
Collin Gillespie (Villanova) @ CRE ($7.5K DK/7.4K FD)
Gillespie and Justin Moore are both in play tonight in a tough matchup against Creighton. Lean goes to Gillespie in cash due to a slight price discount from Moore. Besides the last game against an elite Baylor defense Gillespie has put up 30+DKFP in seven of the last eight games. Look for Nova to come out angry after getting spanked by Baylor and for Gillespie to score over his 29.5 DKFP season average.
Other Top Guards:
- Dereon Seabron (NC State) $9.0K DK/8.2K FD
- Terquavion Smith (NC State) $6.8K DK6.1K FD
- Jacob Gilyard (RICH) $8.2K DK
- Justin Moore (VU) $7.9K DK/7.5K FD
- Jaren Holmes (BON) $6.6K FD TOP FanDuel Play
TOP VALUE GUARDS
Tommy Kuhse (St. Mary’s) @ SDSU ($4.4K DK)
It seems like Kuhse has been playing at St. Mary’s forever. The fifth-year senior is having another solid season shooting over 50% from the field and beyond the arc. With a 22.9% assist rate and playing nearly 30 minutes a game Kuhse is the top point per dollar value at guard tonight.
Alex O’Connell (Creighton) vs. VU ($5.4K DK/5.6K FD)
O’Connell was thrown into the fire last season trying to learn the Creighton system over night after the surprise NCAA blanket transfer waiver changed him from redshirt to key member of the team. He is a much different player this year and now has more of a scoring role (11.3 ppg) to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
Adam Seiko (San Diego State) vs. STMRY (3.2K DK)
The senior guard is back after missing a few games after suffering a leg injury during SDSU’s game against Georgetown. Nice way to come back as Seiko scored a season high 11 points on 3 of 4 shooting from long range. He is one of the better shooters on the team and should make value tonight with a dirt-cheap price of $3,200.
Other Value Guards to Consider:
- Ryan Nembhard (CRE) $5.9K DK/6.0K FD
- Cameron Hildreth (WAKE) $4.3K DK
- Alex Ducas G/F (STMRY) $4.2K DK
- Clyde Trapp (CHAR) $5.5K DK
TOP FORWARDS
Tyler Burton (Richmond) vs. NCST ($7.6K DK/$7.1K FD)
This guy just keeps getting better every season. This year he has improved to an 18.4 point and 6.6 rebound per game average. This is the highest scoring game on the slate so mid-$7K on both sites is a fair price for the team leader that will play over 30 minutes with a 25.7 shot and 20.8% defensive rebounding rate.
Ryan Hawkins (Creighton) vs. VU ($6.6K DK/$6.9K FD)
Hawkins came out of nowhere, well actually it was D-II Northwest Missouri State, and has taken over as the go-to guy for Creighton. He is playing over 30 minutes while leading the team in scoring (13.5) and second in rebounds (6.4). There were questions about whether he could keep up this pace against good teams and he quickly put them to rest last Saturday when he smoked BYU for 25 points.
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton) vs. VU ($6.1K DK/$8.3K FD)
Kalkbrenner is on a roll. Last Saturday he was nothing but a value play in the mid-$4K range but he exploded against a tough BYU team with 14 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for 35.3 DK points. Three days later against Arizona State he scored 16 points with another nine boards and two blocks for 34.3 DK points. The knock on Kalkbrenner has always been his middling minutes but if he stays at 30+ he will be a solid play every night.
Other Top Forwards to Consider:
- Keve Aluma (VT) $6.5K FD * top FanDuel Forward play
- Dallas Walton (WAKE) $6.0K *upgrade if Jake LaRavia is out due to covid
- Jermaine Samuels (VU) $6.9K DK/$5.8K FD *top FD value
- Jericole Hellems (NCST) $7.7K DK/7.3K FD
- Matthias Tass (STMRY) $6.3K DK
TOP VALUE FORWARDS
Aly Khalifa (Charlotte) @ WAKE ($4.7K DK)
Khalifa has three 28+ DKFP games over his last five making him a top value at only $4,700. This will be a pace up game for Charlotte and Khalifa who has a KenPom offensive rating of 118.2 and a 26.5% assist rate to go along with a 5.1% block rate. Viable in all formats tonight.
Grant Golden (Richmond) @ NCST ($5.3K DK/5.7K FD)
DK continues to misprice Golden. Check out these numbers- 27.6% usage, 29.4% shot, 21.1% defensive rebounding and 32.1% assist rate. This is a $5,000 player? Heck no- Golden should be priced higher than teammate Tyler Burton. North Carolina State just got smashed by Trevion Williams of Purdue last week who had 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. They been in for another rough night but this time coming from Golden.
Other Top Forward Values:
- Joshua Tomaic (SDSU) $3.3K DK
- Arthur Kaluma (CRE) $4.3K DK/5.0K FD
- Ebenezer Dowuona (NCST) $4.0K DK/$5.9K FD
DRAFTKINGS CORE
- Jahmir Young (Charlotte)
- Alondes Williams (Wake Forest)
- Grant Golden (Richmond)
FANDUEL CORE
- Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure)
- Keve Aluma (Virginia Tech)
- Grant Golden (Richmond)