THE SLATE

7p- Old Dominion (-1.5) @ Florida International 126.5 O/U

7p- Michigan (-3.5) @ UCF 137.5 O/U

7p- Brown @ Maryland (-12.5) 133.5 O/U

7:30p- UTEP @ UAB (-13.5) 136.5 O/U

9p- Marshall @ Louisiana Tech (-7.0) 156.0 O/U

9p- Utah (-3.0) @ Oregon State 140.5 O/U

 

TOP TEAM IMPLIED SCORES

Louisiana Tech- 81.00

UAB- 74.50

Marshall- 74.00

Maryland- 72.50

Utah- 72.00

Michigan 70.50

 

TOP GUARD PLAYS

Andrew Taylor (Marshall) Opp @LAT ($7.9K DK)

Conference play starts in the CUSA, and Taylor is having a solid season. Averaging 12.9 points, six rebounds and 5.2 assists, he has not been below 25 DKFP for the entire year. He is carrying a 23.9 usage and 23.6 shot rate to go along with a 25.8 assist and 3.6 steal. Solid cash play in what is expected to be the highest scoring game by far of the slate. 

Taevion Kinsey (Marshall) Opp @LAT ($8.2K DK)

While Taylor has been the safer play for Marshall, Kinsey is still the shock and awe guy and the go-to guy to put points on the board. He is the team usage (28.2%) and shot rate (27.6) leader and leads the team in scoring at 20.3 points while also playing nearly every minute of the game. Playable in all formats but one of top GPP plays on the board.

Dashawn Davis (Oregon State) Opp UTAH ($6.2K DK)

Solid price for the junior that plays nearly every minute of the game- even in blowouts. Gets a home game against a tough Utah squad but Davis for 40% of all OSU field goals over the last five games. He has a solid floor and has not gone below 20 DKFP in the last five games while carrying a nice 22.5% usage, 20.7% shot and 31.6% assist rate. May fly under the radar tonight.

Other Top Guards:

Darius Perry (UCF) $7.6K

Tevin Brewer (FIU) $8.1K

Marco Anthony (Utah) $6.1K

Souley Boum (UTEP) $7.3K 

 

 

TOP VALUE GUARDS

Cobe Williams (Louisiana Tech) Opp MRSHL ($4.8K)

Williams gives you a cheap piece of the high-Tech team total. He is the team’s best passer dishing out 4.5 per game at a 22.2% rate and leads the team in steals with 1.1 per game. If he stays out of foul trouble Williams should give you 30+ minutes and 24+ DKFP making him a safe value play.

Dan Friday (Brown) Opp @UMD ($4.3K)

Friday is only $4.3K yet is the team’s usage (31.3%) and shot (30.6%) leader to go along with 2.4 assists per game. He holds the team together and is one heck of a ball distributor. He won't be intimidated by Maryland as evidenced by his 23.8 SKFP against Syracuse on Monday and his 21 real point performance in just 27 minutes in Brown's 94-87 near upset of North Carolina last month.

Other Value Guards to Consider:

Jaylin Hunter (ODU) $5.6K

Xzavier Malone-Key G/F (ORST) $3.0K

Tony Toney G/F (UAB) $3.8K

 

TOP FORWARDS

Hunter Dickinson (Michigan) Opp @UCF ($8.5K)

Dickinson has kind of quietly rolled under the radar this year but is still putting up monster numbers. He is in the midst of a four-game double-double streak and has scored 30+ DKFP in five of his last six games. Dickinson does it all – 24.6% usage, 27.1% shot, 33.9% combined rebound and a 3.8% block shot- all elite rates. Smash spot against UCF tonight.

Kenneth Lofton Jr (Louisiana Tech) Opp MRSHL ($8.3K)

The LT/Marshall game is the marquee DFS game of the night with a 156 total and Lofton will be right in the middle of it all. He is 6’7” and nearly 300 pounds and his combination of size and athleticism makes him one of Conference USA’s toughest matchups. Marshall has struggled all season with interior players and tonight will be no small task against Lofton who is C-USA’s top inside presence and scoring 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.

Kalu Ezikpe (Old Dominion) Opp @FIU ($6.4K)

Ezipke is ODU’s leading returning scorer from last season and has really built on that breakout year from the post. He is averaging 11 points and a team leading 7.0 rebounds a game plus has had two 40+ DKFP games out of his last four. He is coming off a 19 point, nine rebound and four block game against the College of Charleston and can put up the same type of numbers here against FIU.

Other Top Forwards:

Obinna Anochili-Killen (MRSHL) $8.4K *upgrade if starting

Warith Alatishe (ORST) $7.8K 

Qudus Wahab (UMD) $6.5K 

 

TOP VALUE FORWARDS

Ahmad Rand G/F (Oregon State) Opp UTAH ($3.7K)

Value is going to be tough to come by tonight so why not look at the OSU junior forward Rand. He has now scored in double figures in consecutive games and grabbed 15 total rebounds in both for nice fantasy point outputs of 27 and 28. He will play about 20 minutes a game but makes every minute count when on the floor with a 23.2% usage, 25.4% shot and 11.4% block rate.

Moussa Diabate (Michigan) Opp @UCF ($5.3K)

Diabate is a freshman that has been compared to a young Kevin Garnett. Some observers have even stated that he may be a better raw athlete than Garnett was as a youngster. Diabate has now started the last four Michigan games that he has played in and if he can hold up over more minutes now, he will smash. With a 33.1% combined rebound and 5.3% block rate he is a strong complement to Dickinson and has shown that he can put up 30+ DKFP

Other Value Forwards to Consider:

Denver Jones (FIU) $5.2K

Xzavier Malone-Key G/F (ORST) $3.0K *started for first time last game

Tony Toney G/F (UAB) $3.8K

Julian Reese (UMD) $4.4K 

 

DRAFTKINGS CORE

Kenneth Lofton Jr (Louisiana Tech)

Kalu Ezikpe (Old Dominion)

Andrew Taylor (Marshall)