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College Basketball CBB DFS Slate & Betting Odds December 4th 

 

  • 1pm ET Kentucky (-8.5) @ Michigan 143.0 O/U
  • 1pm ET Miami (-11.0) @ Louisville 136.0 O/U
  • 3pm ET Colorado @ Washington (-0.5) 140.5 O/U
  • 3pm ET North Carolina (-0.5) @ Virginia Tech 142.5 O/U
  • 3pm ET St. John's @ Iowa State (4.0) 142.5 O/U
  • 4pm ET Utah @ Washington State (-3.0) 135.0 O/U
  • 4:30pm ET Nebraksa @ Creighton (-14.0) O/U
  • 5pm ET Minnesota @ Purdue (-19.0) 131.0 O/U
  • 5p ET California @ Arizona (-24.5) 144.5 O/U
  • 5pm ET Oregon @ UCLA (_10.0) 142.5 O/U

 

College Basketball CBB DFS Top Plays December 4rd

 

CBB DFS Top Guards

 

Jaime Jaquez- UCLA vs. Oregon $8.6K DK)

In one of the early Playbooks, we talked about Jaquez Jr. and how he should definitely improve on his 13.9 points and 4.7 rebounds from last year assuming his ankle was now healthy. Well, we were right. Jaquez Jr. has been the 'go-to" at UCLA averaging 18.0 points and 5.8 boards (33.1 DKFP). He is averaging over 32 minutes a game and has put up 86 DK fantasy points over his last two games- expect more of the same tonight against Oregon if the game remains fairly close. 

 

Jaren Holmes- Iowa State vs. St. John's ($7.0K DK)

Holmes is coming off being named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after he smashed in the Phil Knight Invitational over the holiday. He helped Iowa State to a runner-up finish and was selected to the All-Tournament Team after leading the Cyclones in scoring with 15.0 points per game, including 22 points in the win over No. 1 North Carolina. The senior guard was not needed much in this week's blowout of North Dakota but will surely play all the minutes he can handle today in what should be a bounce-back game at a decent pace against St. Johns's (3rd pace in NCAA at 74.21).

 

Ryan Nembhard- Creighton @ Nebraska ($6.7K DK)

Nembhard is on fire and I plan on riding this wave out. He is usually not the main focus of this offense but you cannot deny the last three games where the has put up over 106 DK fantasy points. The Creighton point guard and last season's Big East Freshman of the Year is one of the best floor generals in the sport averaging 13.3 points and 5.8 assists per game. Nebraska will push the pace here in the slate's second-highest scoring game so Nembhard should be stuffing the stat sheet once again. 

 

Other Top Guards

Top point per $ Plays:

  • Baylor Scheierman- Creighton ($8.5K DK)
  • Caleb Love - North Carolina ($8.9K DK) The text-book GPP play
  • Devin Askew- California ($7.1K DK) Another great play that is the entire Cal offense
  • Courtney Ramey- Arizona ($6.6K DK) I will be living in this $6-$7K range today and Ramey is another awesome play as he's having the best start of his career (14.8 PPG)
  • Marco Anthony - Utah ($6.1K DK) Stay out of FT and can smash
  • Tyger Campbell- UCLA ($7.0K DK) UCLA usage leader flies right under radar
  • Trey Alexander- Creighton ($6.4K DK) Usually good for 25 DKFP
  • Kerr Kriisa- Arizona ($7.3K DK)
  • Antonio Reeves- Michigan ($6.3K DK) 30+ DKFP last 2

 

CBB DFS Value Guards

 

Fletcher Loyer- Purdue vs. Minnesota ($4.8K DK)

This is another value-starved slate so for cash games, I like to go with at least a player I know will be on the court. Loyer is a big time shooter and it appears that Matt Painter already trusts him. Purdue's jump all the way from No. 24 in the AP Poll to No. 5 was in some ways due to Loyer's quick growth and play on the national stage when he scored 14 points against Gonzaga and 18 points two days later vs. Duke in the Phil Knight Legacy. Loyer has been thrust into the starting lineup as a true freshman joining classmate Braden Smith as one of two true freshman- that’s quite a feat on a Matt Painter-coached team 

Top point per $ plays

  • Koren Johnson- Washington ($3.9K DK) Top sub $4K play- cannot be considered safe but is coming off a 20 DKFP game in 22 mins against Oregon State
  • Jabe Mullins- Washington State ($5.8K DK) Has been so good as a starter but is GTD- no problem as a main LU type play
  • Cole Bajema - Washington ($5.4K DK) Can be used in cash- now starting - 22 DKFP average last 2 games
  • Brennan Rigsby- Oregon ($3.5K DK)
  • Joel Brown- California ($3.8K DK) 
  • Bensley Joseph - Miami ($3.7K DK) 21/15/18.5 DKFP over his last 3 
  • CJ Wilcher- Nebraska ($4.6K DK) “Last man in” type - 19 and 20 DKFP last 2
  • Keisei Tominaga- Nebraska ($4.1K DK) 24% usage when on court (20.0 MPG)- has been hot

 

 

 

CBB DFS Top Forwards

 

Oscar Tshiebwe- Kentucky @ Michigan ($9.5K DK)

We have Tshiebwe and Zach Edey both on the slate today but it will be difficult to play either with no slam dunk values to turn to. I lean Tshiebwe due to a $500 discount plus he still has the highest ceiling of any player in the nation. Working his way back from knee surgery Tshiebwe is still in a league of his own with a 34.2% defensive rebounding rate and 23.2% offensive rate. No one else in college basketball has a defensive rate higher than 33.5% or an offensive rate higher than 21.4% plus his current usage (25.8%) is higher than last season's (24.1%) as Kentucky works out some of its offensive issues, If you have the money take the big guy. 

 

Keion Brooks Jr- Washington vs. Colorado ($7.6K DK)

Brooks leads the Huskies with 17 points and seven rebounds per game- both good for top six in the Pac-12 this season. He now has at least 31 DK fantasy points in four straight games which has put him on a nice solid floor for cash games (31.05 DKFP on the season). Even better the Kentucky transfer is the team usage leader at 28.0% and he is averaging close to a per-game double-double with 17.0 PPG and 7.0 RPG. 

 

Justyn Mutts- Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina ($8.1K DK)

Virginia Tech was expecting to lean on their outside shooting this year but that just hasn't happened  so they have had to turn to old reliable- Mutts and interior scoring. He is the alpha- averaging 12.6 points, 9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game and has been the guy the Hokies continue to turn to has turn to when in need of a basket and that has almost always come in the paint. This is a double-double player who is averaging 9.1 rebounds per game including 1.9 offensive rebounds and is just as good as anyone in a loaded forward position today- especially in a tight high scoring game against North Carolina. 

 

Other Top Forwards:

Top point per $ plays

  • Zach Edey - Purdue ($10.0K DK) Absolute stud but now at the Garza-line 
  • Omar Ballo- Arizona ($8.6K DK) Straight-up monster- always in play
  • Azuolas Tubelis- Arizona ($8.5K DK) see Ballo above but slightly lean Ballo in cash
  • Norchad Omier- Miami ($8.8K DK) Should walk all over Louisville  but won't come cheap
  • David Jones/Joel Soriano- St. John's - both players smashing and putting up 30+ DKFP daily
  • Armando Bacot- North Carolina ($9.0K DK) Always in play but this slate is loaded
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner- Creighton ($7.8K DK) 16.6 PPG/7.3 RPG
  • Arthur Kaluma- Creighton ($6.3K DK) Has a solid floor with only one game under 20 DKFP all season

 

CBB DFS Value Forwards

 

Grant Newell - California @ Arizona ($3.5K DK)

Newell has been a solid freshman for Cal as a multi-positional player who can defend inside or on the perimeter and has a mix of offensive skills. He is now a member of the starting five and has played 32 and 29 minutes over the last two games. He is not going to win you a GPP but at near minimum price 5-6X value is not out of the question and the salary will allow at least one high-priced forward to be added to your lineup. 

 

Other Value Forwards:

Top point per $ plays

  • Kuany Kuany- California ($3.6K DK) Cals top 3-pt shooter (7 of 22) - but not sure that's saying much- will probably have either Newell or Kuany as my main Forward value in cash build
  • Terrance Williams II - Michigan ($5.5K DK)  Can fly right under the radar and has big time upside
  • Braxton Meah- Washington ($5.7K DK) Check his status (GTD) but has upside
  • Ben Carlson- Utah ($4.4K DK) coming off a 21 DKFP game- should be good for 4X
  • DJ Rodman- Washington State ($5.3K DK) GPP-only but has the talent for a big game (14 rebs against Boise St.)

 

CBB DFS Core Plays DraftKings

Oscar T

Keion Brooks
Fletcher Loyer (V)

Grant Newell or Kuany Kuany (V)

 

 

 

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