Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Saturday Early 10/17/15

Huge Saturday slate with a ton of awesome offenses vying for the "Who might put up 70 points" title. We've got you covered for this big one.

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Quarterback

Seth Russell
He’s the most expensive quarterback for a reason and it’s a very good one. Baylor has arguably the most potent offense in the country and have been absolutely destroying teams. Basically, they have talent everywhere you look. Not necessarily NFL talent, but among the college ranks it seems like all their guys are combine all-stars. Russell takes care of the ball, makes good decisions, and can pull it down and run whenever needed. The only thing holding Russell back from putting up 50+ fantasy points on a weekly basis, is Russell. He rarely plays a whole game and still offers one of the highest floors relative to price. West Virginia will be one of the better teams Baylor has faced and possibly the best defense they have seen all year. Make no mistake about it, I don’t think WVU has much of a chance keeping up with Baylor, but they could hang around longer than most giving Russell more opportunity to produce. Either way I’m all-in on Russell as my top cash play.

Chad Kelly
Kelly had quite a tumultuous start to his college career, but it was his attitude and not his talent that was called into to question. After being dismissed from Clemson and spending a year at community college he transferred to Ole Miss and put the world on notice leading Ole Miss to back-to-back 70+ point games. Then he dropped the hammer with a road win against Bama, but followed that up with two poor performances. He got back on track last week, albeit against New Mexico State, but defensively speaking Memphis is pretty awful too. What they can do and what I hope they do, is put some points on the board. Ole Miss can play defense and especially at home, so Memphis may have more trouble than normal scoring, but they have done it against quality teams as well. Kelly seems to dominate bad teams and while Memphis isn’t bad they struggle mightily on defense. He presents more risk than Russell, but this is a good spot for Kelly and he could come through with a huge game.

Running Back

Shannon Brooks
Running back is relatively ugly on this early slate. Dalvin Cook is great and I’m not suggesting you fade him, but I’m looking to get out of the position on the cheap. Cheap doesn’t mean punt and I’ll make my case why Brooks could easily be priced 1k higher. He started the year 4th on the Gopher depth chart and has run his way to being the lead back. He still may not be listed as the starter, but there’s no question who the top back is. I guess you can say there is a little risk here since it’s difficult to really gauge his expected workload, but his price makes him worth the gamble. He’s the hot hand and all things that matter point to him having another solid outing verse his price.

Chris Hairston
Staying along the line of value backs I will look to save money with Hairston. For starters I like his price more on FanDuel and will happily pair him with Brooks above and call it a day. His DraftKings price keeps him in play for sure, but he doesn’t offer quite the same value relative to the other backs. The matchup with Tulsa has everything I look for when selecting my backs. ECU is healthy 13 point favorite, a high game total in the upper 70’s, and he doesn’t lose many carries to the backups. In short, Hairston has everything going for him, so a lot would have to go wrong for him to lay an egg. It probably won’t be sexy, but he should get there when it’s all said and done.

Wide Receiver

Quick Note: Receiver is pretty deep on the early slate and there are several guys that present strong value. Since there are so many reasonable options I will hit on a player at each salary tier.

Corey Coleman
Coleman is expensive, but he is as safe as it gets at the wide receiver position. He has 13 touchdowns in just 5 games, say whaaa? That’s literally insane, like I’m not sure I have ever had a more glorious 5 game stretch during any season of Tecmo Bowl. As I mentioned above, WVU may hang around for a bit creating a scenario where Coleman is relied upon more than usual. Even with Baylor decapitating it’s opponents and their starters seldom playing a full game, Coleman still has one of the highest floors relative to price on the slate. When and if he plays a full game this price could actually look silly.

Laquon Treadwell
There are a few guys to consider in this salary range. Between Gabe Marks, Keyarris Garrett, and Laquon Treadwell you really can’t go wrong, but I chose to highlight Treadwell because I feel his price on Draftkings stands out as being discounted. Much for the same reason I like Kelly I can see this as being another Ole Miss offensive spectacle. Vegas has Ole Miss as 10pt road favorites with a total around 70, but I don’t think the Tigers will be able to keep it that close even on their home field. Memphis is down right gross on defense and don’t have anyone that can contend with the size, speed, and athleticism of the Rebel wide outs. Treadwell is the best of the group and should have little trouble carving up this Memphis defense.

Calvin Ridley
Ridley comes in as your clear low-end choice. This is really a no-brainer as he is clearly mis-priced on FanDuel. It’s almost like the guys in the War Room simply overlooked his name and he got grouped in with all the other minimum priced dung. Ridley has emerged as Bama’s top option and even though they are a run first team Bama has still produced relevant fantasy options on the outside. One Amare Cooper comes to mind. In his last two games Ridley has 14 receptions for 260 yards and 2 scores. This won’t be an easy game for Bama and certainly not one I expect them to be able to run all day. Ridley should once again be the guy on the outside to move the chains. He is one of the best ways to save money on FanDuel. His price on DraftKings is more accurate, but he can still be considered.

Tight End

Rodney Mills
Mills is actually a quality tight end option and one I don’t mind paying up for. Mills plays in a pass happy offense and has the potential to put up wide receiver type numbers each week. I expect his price to continue to rise and at his current tag he is real close to a must play in your tight end slot.

Gus Walley
If I were to get away from Mills, and I am not sure I would, Walley would be the guy I swap in. Walley is not the downfield threat like Mills and doesn’t have near the upside, but at 2k he allows you to do some other things with the rest of your lineup. He gets a fair amount of targets so his floor is actually not terrible given his minimum price.

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