CFB Saturday continues with the Week 9 Night slate and Fantasy Alarm has you covered! This Playbook will cover the 8 game DraftKings slate that starts at 7pm. A quick note is that we’re only focusing on the DK set of games for this Playbook but feel free to play on FanDuel with the same players below. If you have any questions on specific players or lineup builds do not hesitate to hit me up on Twitter- @YFCSportsPete or on our Daily Alarm Discord server.
THE SLATE (Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook)
- 7p- Mississippi @ Auburn (-3) 66.5 O/U
- 7p- SMU @ Houston (-1) 61.5 O/U
- 7p- Kansas @ Oklahoma State (-30) 55.0 O/U
- 7p- Oregon State (-1.5) @ California 56.0 O/U
- 7p- Kentucky @ Mississippi State (-1) 47 O/U
- 7:30p- North Carolina @ Notre Dame (-3.5) 62.5 O/U
- 7:30p- Louisville @ North Carolina State (-6.5) 56.0 O/U
- 7:30p- Penn State @ Ohio State (-19.5) 61.0 O/U
IMPLIED TEAM TOTALS
- Oklahoma State - 42.50
- Ohio State - 40.25
- USC - 38.50
- Auburn - 34.75
- Notre Dame - 33.00
- Mississippi - 31.75
- Houston - 31.25
- North Carolina State - 31.25
- SMU - 30.25
QUARTERBACKS
Malik Cunningham (Louisville) Opp @NCST ($7.7k)
Always one of the safest plays on the slate- especially at $7.7K. Cunningham leads all ACC players with 13 rushing TDs and his 480 rushing yards lead Louisville. He’s off to the best start of his career throwing for 1,648 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 133 yards and a career best three touchdowns in Louisville’s 28-14 win over Boston College last Saturday.
Tanner Mordecai (SMU) Opp @ UH ($8.1K)
Mordecai has led SMU to a 7-0 record and #19 ranking. He is tied for the national lead with 29 touchdowns and is top 5 in many key offensive stats. With at least four touchdowns in five of seven games this season Mordecai will have his hands full against a Houston defense ranked 12th in the nation by allowing 173.4 yards passing per game.
Sam Howell (North Carolina) Opp@ ND ($8.3K)
Notre Dame has yet to see a QB like Howell this season and $8.3K is still too cheap no matter who he is facing. Four out of seven games he’s ran for at least 98 yards with a total of 494 yards and five scores on the season. He also has thrown for 1,851 yards with 18 more touchdowns and six interceptions. Mordecai is probably the top pay up of the slate, but Howell is not to far behind him.
Will Rogers (Mississippi) Opp UK ($6.9K)
After struggling against Alabama Rogers did a complete turn around and looked solid against Vanderbilt finishing the game with 384 yards and completing 41 of his 57 passes. He also accounted for four touchdowns which was the most in a game in his Mississippi State career. Rogers shouldn’t see much ownership due to the matchup with a Kentucky but for $6.9K he is in play as a contrarian GPP.
Also Consider:
- Matt Corral (Ole Miss) - $9.5K GPP
- CJ Stroud (Ohio State) - $8.8K Cash/GPP
- Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State) - $6.6K Value
- Bo Nix (Auburn) - $7.0K GPP Value
RUNNING BACKS
Jaylen Warren (Oklahoma State) Opp KU ($7.4K)
How is Jaylen Warren only $7.4K against a Kansas rush defense that is ranked 127/130 in the nation allowing 250 yard per game on the ground? With 781 yards on the season and six touchdowns he will carry the ball 30-35 times and should be in every one of your lineups in all formats.
Kyren Williams (Notre Dame) Opp UNC ($6.9K)
Williams will be bringing his A game against the Tar Heels as Notre Dame unveiled a new up-tempo approach that has given their offense new life. Early season offensive line issues have also been addressed which boosted Williams to 138 yards rushing and two touchdowns in addition to 42 receiving yards on six catches against USC. With the Fighting Irish new found ability to establish the ground game Williams touched the ball a career high 31 times with no other running back seeing more than three. With Chris Tyree expected out again making Williams viable in both cash and GPPs.
Tank Bigsby (Auburn) Opp Miss ($5.7K)
One of my favorite plays of the slate. Started the year with three straight 100-yard games and after some injuries and facing tough defenses like Georgia Bigby slowed down a bit. After a bye week Auburn should be focusing on feeding Tank and his physical running style as they face an Ole Miss defense that gives up an average of 181 yards per game.
Jerrion Ealy (Mississippi) Opp @# AUB ($4.1K)
After missing the Arkansas game with a concussion and seeing his total snap count decrease against Alabama and Tennessee Ealy was back to his old self against LSU last weekend. He is a home run hitter with world class speed and utilized that speed to break the LSU defense looking like vintage Ealy with 97 yards on 12 carries.
Also Consider:
BJ Baylor (Oregon State) - $6.7K Cash/GPP Sleeper play of night – 4 straight 100+ yard games
Treyveon Henderson (Ohio State) - $8.0K Cash/GPP
Chris Rodriguez (Kentucky) - $6.5K GPP
Jo’quavius Marks (Miss State) - $5.3K GPP
DJ Jones (UNC) - $3.0K GPP Value Punt
WIDE RECEIVER
Josh Downs (North Carolina) Opp @ND ($8.8K)
Downs has at least eight catches and a touchdown in every game this season. With Kyle Wiliams out due to injury this is Downs chance to show off on a national stage. With 60 receptions, 837 receiving yards,14 yards per catch and 119.6 receiving yards per game Downs is one of the best in the nation. When Sam Howell throws you know the ball is going to Downs it, but it will be a struggle to fit his $8.8K salary in cash lineups.
Garrett Wilson (Ohio State) Opp PSU ($6.5K)
Wilson has 36 catches, 605 yards, six touchdowns and 16.8 yards per catch this season. Only had five receptions for 59 yards (10.9 DK points) in last week’s win over Indiana causing a slight salary drop to $6.5K. With teammate Chris Olave now up to $7.9K it’s an easy decision to use Wilson in cash games and Olave in GPPs.
Wan’Dale Robinson (Kentucky) Opp @MSST ($6.3K)
With Mississippi State trying to make Kentucky a one-dimensional offense the Wildcats will be leaning on Robinson to spark any momentum in tonight’s game. Robinson is the WR1 and should get targeted by Will Levis all night. Even against the best defense in the nation- Georgia- Robinson was busy with 18 targets for 12 catches and a touchdown. He is now second in the SEC in receptions and third in receiving yardage and should find plenty of space to get busy against the Mississippi State defense.
Thayer Thomas (NC State) Opp UL ($5.8K)
Thomas has really come alive with three touchdowns over his last two games for a total of six on the season. Maybe one of the safest cash plays at the receiver position Thomas is a reliable slot guy that can go off at a any time. Over the last two games he’s been targeted 13 times for 11 receptions for 193 yards and the three scores
Rashod Owens (Oklahoma State) Opp KU ($3.7K)
Freshman Owens has been a steady presence of the Cowboys air attack seeing at least four targets over each of the last four games. Kansas is a terrible defense that allows 9.5 yards for every pass thrown and over 40 points a game.
Jahcour Pearson (Mississippi) Opp @AUB ($3.5K)
We have been waiting for the Pearson breakout game for weeks now. With Jonathan Mingo and Braylon Sanders continuing to be out Pearson keeps finding himself in good spots yet doesn’t seem to produce. If it wasn’t for a few drops and leaving a bunch of points on the field in the Tennessee game two weeks ago Pearson would be more expensive. Yet he still comes in near minimum and we continue to dream about that big game.
Also Consider:
Jahan Dotson (Penn State) - $6.9K Cash/GPP
Makai Polk (Mississippi State) - $6.7K Cash/GPP
Danny Gray (SMU) - $6.6K Cash/GPP
Reggie Roberson (SMU) - $6.4K GPP
Emeka Emezie (NC State) - $5.1K GPP
Devin Carter (NC State) - $4.7K
Jeremy Ruckert (Ohio State) - $3.4K Punt
DRAFTKINGS EXAMPLE LINEUP
QB- Tanner Mordecai (SMU)
ALT- Sam Howell (UNC)
RB- Jerrion Ealy (MISS)
RB- Jaylen Warren (OKST)
WR- Rashod Owens (OKST)
ALT- Jahcour Pearson (MISS)
WR- Wan’Dale Robinson (UK)
WR- Thayer Thomas (NCST)
FLEX- Jahan Dotson (PSU)
S-FLEX- Malik Cunningham (UL)