Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Saturday Early 10/3/15

Ooh baby, this is going to be a good one. There are some games with monster over/unders and it is going to take a ton of points out there on the sites. We've also got picks for the short Thursday CFB slate as well as Week 4 NFL picks.

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Quarterback

Greg Ward Jr.
I’ll get to Russell in a second, but first let me explain why Ward is arguably the better play. Ward & Co. take their game on the road to face the high flying offense from Tulsa. Quick note; Tulsa is one of the few sports teams whose nickname is not plural, Tulsa Golden Hurricane to be exact. Alright back to business. Tulsa finds themselves in shootouts quite often since they score on anyone and stop no one. Ward is a duel threat quarterback who took over last year and hasn’t looked back since. This is another situation where there is very little star power and Ward is called on often to simply make things happen. Ward leads the team in passing, rushing, and scoring. His floor is raised considerably given his rushing ability matched with a game total in the low 80’s. He offers a very comparable floor and ceiling compared to Russell, but at a lower salary.

Seth Russell
If it weren’t for Ward’s also amazing matchup Russell would have easily been atop this list and I wouldn’t blame you one bit if you preferred Russell to Ward. For starters Vegas set the opening total at 87 and it has already climbed to 89. Something tells me that number is still too low for these teams. Last week Tech took on TCU and both teams combined for over 100 points (55-52 TCU). Clearly TCU has a high powered offense, but Baylor may possess an even more dangerous offense. Russell doesn’t have the same rushing ability as Boykin, but he is arguably the better passer and outside of Josh Doctson has more weapons at his disposal. As crazy as this may sound the floor for Russell could be 400/5 in this game. This could easily be Russell’s best statistical game of the year.

Running Back

Dalvin Cook
Okay, okay, so Cook got a little bottled up against Boston College a couple weeks ago and you wasted a ton of salary plugging him in. Well, this week is Wake Forest and they’re not BC, defensively anyway. The last slate Cook was available he was priced in the low-mid 9k range on both sites and now he is sub 8k on Fanduel. He has had a week off to recharge the battery after a heavy workload in the early going and should have no problem getting back to his dominant self. FSU is a major program with major talent, but outside of Cook you won’t find it at the skill positions. Golson is an inconsistent passer at best and their wide outs are nowhere near that of Kelvin Benjamin or Rashad Greene who both play on Sundays now. The offense centers on Cook and even though FSU should handle Wake it’s still a conference game and those are never taken lightly. He’s mispriced on Fanduel and should be a heavy start there, but may be too expensive for my liking on Draftkings.

DeAndre Washington
I’m putting Washington on here as one of the better cash game plays on Draftkings. His price on Fanduel jumped a bit from last week’s outburst, but not so much on Draftkings. Before you sell all your shares and put it on Washington I wouldn’t expect a repeat of last week. That said, the game total is inching towards 90 (that’s kind of a lot of points) and Washington will be heavily involved from start to finish. Tech will involve him in the passing game as well if he can’t find room on the ground. Washington is not a huge volume guy, but he should see a bump in touches simply due to the expected scoring and/or possessions in this game. The floor for Washington is considerably high relative to his price and therefore makes an excellent cash game play with plenty of upside for your GPP contests as well. I like him considerably more on Draftkings and he will be a constant in my cash lineups.

Wide Receiver

Corey Coleman
So Coleman hasn’t finished a game this season with more than 6 receptions, but that hasn’t stopped him from being the Bears best receiver. Through three games Coleman has amassed 460 yards and 8 touchdowns on just 17 receptions. It’s crazy to think that roughly 50% of his receptions have been for touchdowns, but I guess that can happen when you’re the #1 in Baylor’s offense. It’s also crazy to point out he is averaging 27 yards per reception, but I guess that can happen when you’re the #1 in Baylor’s offense. So far Baylor really hasn’t been tested and this week may not be when that happens, but Texas Tech on their home field is expected to put more points on the board than Baylor has had to deal with all year. If you’re picking up what I’m putting down, Coleman is one of the most efficient receivers, playing in one of the most efficient offenses, and are expected to put more points on the board than any other time during the year. This could be a record book type day for Coleman. You have to really pay to get him, but he could carry your team much like Doctson would have last week.

Joshua Atkinson
There are a bunch of quality receiver options to choose from, but we simply cannot list them all. On the opposite side of the pay scale I bring you Atkinson. Joshua is slowly emerging as a regular part of Tulsa’s high octane offense. In his last two games Atkinson has 13 receptions for 223 yards and two scores. Compared to that of Keevan Lucas, who has a 9/149/3 stat line over his last two games, its apparent Atkinson should continue to get regular looks. This game should have plenty of scoring opening the door for Atkinson to once again hit value with his lower tiered salary. It’s hard to call a guy who is the 3rd receiver safe, but Tulsa chucks the ball enough and you simply cannot play all the best guys. He offers decent salary relief with a reasonable floor based on game flow and even a hint of upside.

Tight End

Tyler Higbee
Higbee was a 6x guy last week and should once again be the heaviest targeted tight end on the board. His price has steadily climbed, but it still hasn’t caught up to his production. Jared Dangerfield has been gimpy for the Hilltoppers allowing Higbee to get more looks in the passing game. Dangerfield has played the last couple games, but last week was the first week he truly looked like he was back to 100%. It makes paying up for Higbee a little less appealing, but there is still more than enough receiving yards to go around in their offense. If you’re going to pay there is no tight end with more opportunity.

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