Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings Saturday Late 10/18/14

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Quarterbacks

Justin Thomas - FD 7000 DK 8300
So I’m highlighting Thomas, not because I think he is one of the best plays, but my radar is up that he is getting tons of consideration and will be a popular play. Yes, I will be running Thomas, but only on Fanduel. I’m just not in love with his Draftking’s price given his lack of consistency. Thomas is very, VERY capable of crushing his number and this is one of the best matchups he has seen all year. So the attention is certainly warranted. The Ramblin Wreck runs a version of the option, so their QB is usually in a position to be a fantasy star. The game has an even line with a total of 68. There is enough good going on here that you should feel more than okay using Thomas on Fanduel across all formats. On Draftkings I would be a little hesitant with cash games.

Tyrone Swoopes - FD 5700 DK 5300
I’m all in on the Longhorn signal caller and his newly established connection with John Harris. His price is still down in the value range and for good reason. Swoopes has only played five career games and some of them have been ugly. I love his price and I love his matchup even more. Iowa State has been getting torched by QB’s lately and nothing should change this week. Even more enticing is the fact Tyrone is starting to do more with his feet. He has double digit carries the past two games and rushed for his second TD on the ground last week. The game is at home. Texas has been playing better on lately on both sides of the ball. Little blowout risk and even if there were Swoopes would likely still get a full run for the experience. Matchup and Price, is there anything else?

Running Backs

Donnel Pumphrey - FD 9000 DK 8800
Wholly dynamo! Pump went bonkers last week (yup, we had him on here) to the tune of 246 yards and two scores on just 20 carries. That’s an insane 12.3 yards per carry. Now Hawaii is better against the run than last week’s foe, New Mexico, but I’m pretty sure the Warriors won’t have much of answer for him either. At 5’9 170lbs Pump is not a big bruising back so don’t expect 30 carries between the tackles. You can, however, expect the Aztecs making it a priority to get him the ball and in space. Like Jimmy Johns, he’s freak fast. He should run wild again.

Justin Jackson - FD 5400 DK 5200
I wish the matchup was a little better, but Jackson has been getting it done even against the better defensive teams. Last week Northwestern was on the road at Minnesota and Jackson finished with 23/106 on the ground and 4/50/1 through the air. Defensively speaking, on the road against Minnesota is comparable to Nebraska at home. Two weeks ago, against Wisconsin at home, Jackson ripped off 162 yards on 32 carries. Wisconsin does indeed have a stingy run D. I also really like Jackson hauled in four grabs last week. His previous high was two, so the coaching staff and Siemian should have more confidence in his ability to stay on the field in passing situations. There should be no doubt about the volume and at home I think Jackson finds the end zone again and pays his number handsomely.

Zach Laskey - DK 4700
If there has ever been a week to play Laskey this is the week to do it. Tech runs the option, as we all know, but this year is slightly different than years past because the balance of carries is not as dispersed as it usually is. Laskey leads the team in rushes with 105 and Thomas (QB) is second with 93. The next closest is Zenon with 22. Laskey is definitely running cold in the TD category as he only has 3 on the year. Justin Thomas tweaked an ankle last week and has missed some practice. If you like to “look” for connections, that should mean more Laskey carries since they won’t want to pound Thomas as much. His Draftkings price is extra tasty. You can mark down his standard 15-20+ carries, but I'm expecting a surge in yardage and getting it in for six.

Wide Receivers

Hunter Sharp - FD 7200 DK 8700
Sharp has been razor Sharp the past three weeks and it appears the table is set once again. In his last three games Sharp’s numbers look like this, 26/467/4, which includes TD catches of 72, 75, and 81! You may want to say that he is just running hot with these long bombs and it’s not sustainable. You’re mostly right. Touchdowns over 70+ yards are not sustainable, but this is college and video game numbers are a bit more common compared to the Pro’s. If you are old enough to recall Super Tecmo Bowl (on Nintendo), which is the second release of the series. All you had to do is run Jerry Rice on fly routes and it was automatic. Im not saying Sharp is Rice, but he has been very Tecmoesque lately!

Rashad Greene - FD 6900 DK 7700
Greene is one of my favorite plays and I don’t necessarily think he will be the highest scoring receiver. I love his price. It’s right in that bottom of the top tier where value can sometimes be at its greatest. Greene is WR1 for the Noles and, say what you want about Winston, but he knows how to deliver the rock. Notre Dame has been everything from very good to downright awful on defense. Last week was for sure along the lines of awful. They may have been looking ahead to this game, but I think they are going to have their hands full the entire night trying to stop this offense. Greene hasn’t been absolutely crushing lately, but he has still been solid. Don’t get it twisted though; Greene is more than capable of huge games. This has the makings of a huge game. Primetime spotlight game. Winston wants to quiet doubters, as usual, and Greene is one of the best avenues for him to use. He’s Greene, but not Irish!

Quinshad Davis - FD 5400 DK 3900
This play is a little different since Davis hasn’t been about 50% of what he was last year. However, he is starting to click again with Williams. Davis has scored in each of his last three games and now gets a home match against Tech with a Vegas total of 74. The renewed connection and AMAZING price has me liking some Quinshad. Certainly comes with some risk, but you need cheap plays and Davis has some good things going for him.

Tight Ends

Jarred Gipson - FD 3300 DK 2900
AAAAAAAAAnd here we are; TE. Gipson was kind of terrible last week, which with TE’s is usually more a product of targets than skill. Gipson has the upside evidenced by his 25pt games. He didn’t do it last week so your chances improve this week. I think. It at least sounds like it makes sense.

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