Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings Week 12 - Saturday Late Games

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Quarterbacks

Note: Nick Marshall - FD 10400 DK 9500 is clearly a stud and should be considered across all formats despite his hefty price tag.

Connor Cook - FD 7600 DK 6100
This price is just too enticing to ignore. Cook wont light the world on fire, but at this price he shouldn’t crush your world either. I have somewhat of a soft spot for Cook and it seems every time I pull the trigger he disappoints. The overall QB slate isn't great for Saturday night and with some of the skilled position players available (mainly at RB) you may want to save a few hunge wherever you can. Cook looks great at times and not so great at times, but he rarely looks bad, in real life anyway. He seems to struggle against the better competition, which is also when I seem to pick him, but this is not one of those times. Now Maryland is far from bad, but they aren’t stifling on defense and Cook should be his usual self. His usual self is typically close to 300 yards passing and 2-3 touchdowns. I am more comfortable stacking the big three (Cook, Lippett, Langford) from MSU to try and capture a large portion of the production. It will be interesting to see how the Spartans respond after last week's butt whoopin. Do they play angry or do they come out defeated having lost any realistic chance of being a top 4 team? I say angry.

Matt Davis - FD 6000 DK 6600
I actually like Davis considerably more than Cook, but he comes with considerably more risk. His numbers last week are too much to ignore considering he finished with almost 43pts (DK) seemingly out of nowhere and could easily return to nowhere. Davis comes at a discounted price and has a tasty home matchup with South Florida. The Bulls are kind of crappy against the pass, but Davis’ special talent is running with the ball. Last week Davis ripped off 181 yards and two scores on approximately 28 carries (sacks count as a rushing attempts). He also threw for over 200 yards and another score. Florida will definitely be a tougher test on defense, but at these prices it’s worth the gamble. I like him more on Fanduel

Grant Hedrick - FD 9900 DK 8100
Hedrick feels a little weird to me this week. He doesn’t jump off the page, but if you want some safety and don’t want to pay the elite price tag then Hedrick is your guy. Now, I really prefer to package him with Ajayi to hedge against either one of them stealing all the touchdowns. The issue with that is they are both expensive and it could prove difficult to plug some of the gaps they create. Hedrick has been a roll lately and has been getting it done on the ground as well. It’s actually kind of ironic because Ajayi is very prevalent in the passing game and now all of a sudden Hedrick is prevalent in the run game. Hedrick has 4 rushing touchdowns and 11 passing touchdowns over his last four games. Last week he hit almost 62 points (DK). Ajayi had 46 (DK), which is just one more small reason why I like to package these two together. Reasonable price for the safety and upside he gives you.

 

Running Backs

Cameron Artis-Payne - FD 7700 DK 7400
We gave you this dude last week and he went off for 30/221/2. You can expect much of the same this week. Daquille Williams is expected to miss the game, which only points to more emphasis on the running game. Auburn doesn’t exactly need more emphasis on the running game as they have been really chewing up yards on the ground lately. Payne is the workhouse back you look for when filling out your DFS lineups. His price is up a bit from last week and I'm sure you can understand why. There are few backs that offer the kind of safety and upside that Artis-Payne brings to the table. This should be a fun back and forth game to watch, as most SEC games are. Georgia is 2.5pt home favorite with a total pushing 70. The return of Todd Gurley will be interesting to watch on the other side and he should certainly garner most of the attention leading up to kickoff. That’s just the way we like it.

Jeremy Langford - FD 9600 DK 7500
Jeremy Langford is the second of the three Spartans you will see on here tonight. In the land of uncertainty, I like what Michigan State brings to the table in this Big Ten matchup with Maryland. It still sounds weird discussing Maryland as a Big Ten school. Langford has quietly strung together three consecutive games with three touchdowns each. Do you think the streak will continue? Maryland ranks 96th against the run, so Langford should be able to find some room to run. How much room and how many scores is truly anyone’s guess, but Jeremy certainly has the things necessary going for him. He’s a hot back playing behind a line that should have zero issue winning the battles upfront. Since touchdowns are always volatile I like stacking Cook, Langford, and Lippett in cash games.

Todd Gurley - FD 9100 DK 8600
Did you really think I was going to make through the running back section and forget to talk Todd Gurley? C’mon. Gurley has missed the last four games because of some kind of signing his name type thingy. I’m willing to bet he has been working out and I’m willing to bet he’s just a tid bit itchy to get out there and truck the snot out of some poor sap. I guess there is some concern about his volume given his absence, but Gurley is a budding NFL star and these kind of elite level athletes dominate at the collegiate level almost regardless of circumstance. One of the best things about the SEC is the amount of pride these schools have when facing one another. Both teams are ranked, but my point is it doesn’t even matter. They want to win because they are winning schools with winning athletes. Gurley will be ready to roll in his highly anticipated return when the lights come on. Clear Eyes.
GPP Plays: Marlon Mack, Paul Lasike

Wide Receivers

Tony Lippett - FD 6600 DK 6400
I feel like I pick this guy just about every week he is available. The reality is Lippett offers exactly what you're looking for in a wide receiver. He’s a big strong NFL caliber receiver that dominates the targets on a team that runs a balanced offense. Having Langford in the backfield keeps defenses honest and reduces the amount of double teams Lippett would otherwise see. Although he is rarely great, which is mostly about the system and volume, but he is often consistent. That’s a characteristic that’s hard to come by in receivers. Lippett has failed to eclipse the century mark only three games all year. Early in the season he failed to hit 100 yards against Eastern Michigan and Wyoming. Both games were blowouts and State didn’t pass much the second half. The third time was last week against Ohio St. where the game simply got out of hand. I don’t expect this game to get out of hand. I don’t expect Lippett to get back to doing what he does; a hundred and a touch.

Devante Davis - FD 7000 DK 4900
Devonte Boyd - FD 5300 DK 5000
We normally don’t talk about guys out west that play for teams like UNLV. Well, The Runnin Rebels actually offer a pair of receivers at discounted prices (possibly due to their lack of popularity) I would really prefer this game to be played at home, but these guys are about value and value they are. Boyd has 31 receptions over his past four games. Davis returned from injury last week and picked up where he left off with 6/114/1. Davis is the better talent between the two and should be used accordingly on Draftkings. That being said, his Fanduel price is a little too rich for my blood. Both of these guys are strong lineup fillers in PPR formats. There is reasonable upside as long as this game doesn’t get completely out of hand. BYU is a 26pt favorite.

Shane Williams-Rhodes - FD 6500 DK 5200
Thomas Sperbeck - FD 5600 DK 6000
This is another due I would strongly consider plugging in wherever you need a guy in their price range. As I mentioned above about Hedrick being on a bit of a roll, well he does need to throw the ball to someone. That someone(s) is Sperbeck and SWR. Sperbeck has really filled the voiud left behind by the loss of WR1, Matt Miller. Over his last two games Sperbeck has hauled in 15 passes for 312 yards and one score. I’ll take that, especially on Fanduel where his price simply has not corrected yet. I would still consider him on Draftkings, but for $800 less you can snag SWR who offers just as much safety and upside. SWR has also seen a nice uptick in production since the loss of Miller and his last two games he was good for 11 grabs, 142 yards and 3 scores. Touchdowns are volatile, but SWR now has scored five straight games. Unless you’re playing both I would go with the cheaper guy depending on the site you play.

 

Tight Ends

Nick O'leary - FD 4800 DK 3600
This will be the first time in a long time O'Leary makes the top of my TE list. For much of the season his price has simply been too high for the lack of consistency in production. To be fair, most TE's, if not all, are inconsistent at times. Nick's price is usually at the high end of the scale and now that’s its down I bit I think he is ripe for picking. FSU has a well-balanced potent offense and O'Leary should be able to find some room down the seam against the Hurricanes.

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