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Today's DraftKings NCAA Tournament CBB DFS lineup picks for 3/20/26. Mike M's top daily fantasy college basketball sleepers to build winning NCAA DFS lineups on DraftKings.
Yesterday's monster slate was a lot of fun! Are you back for more? I'm ready! We have one more big slate to go before they get progressively smaller to close the season.
This is like Christmas Eve and Christmas morning to me. We are on to the Christmas morning portion of the program. You have to find the right pieces on a large slate like this. Mid-majors can provide some salary relief, but as we saw with yesterday's slate, DraftKings has tightened up the pricing some. We don't have the great values that we have had in previous years, but we'll still find you cheap targets, don't worry!
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings for 3/20/26, starting at 12:15 PM EDT. I’ll give multiple player suggestions at guard and forward, aiming to highlight one option at each of the salary scale's high, middle, and low levels. Good luck, RotoBallers.
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Today's DraftKings Guards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech ($9.4K)
Christian Anderson looks pretty good to me!#TexasTech
📹: @WFLA pic.twitter.com/ln6vJJSiXG— Cole Banker (@colebankertv) March 19, 2026
Texas Tech has been saying that Anderson would be ready for the NCAA Tournament, but that is the first visual evidence that we have. We found out yesterday that SMU lied about B.J. Edwards to secure a bid, and Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. was ruled out after initially saying he would play.
There is concern because the injury affects seeding from the committee. Anderson's health is the key to Texas Tech's tournament, with JT Toppin done for the year.
Anderson has scored at least 20 points in four of the seven games with Toppin out. Two of those games were against Iowa State, which holds everyone below their season average.
The Zips are going to be the easiest matchup for Anderson since December. He could go off in this one. He'll need to for Tech to advance.
Cruz Davis, Hofstra ($8.7K)
Davis was cold to close the regular season, but erupted for 60 points in three games in the CAA Tournament. Alabama is allergic to defense, so Davis is going to get plenty of good looks in this game.
He'll have to get close to 30 if the Pride have any chance to hang with Alabama. The price is steep, but as we saw yesterday, one player on a hot streak can knock out a team from a power conference.
Drake Allen, Utah State ($7K)
Mason Falslev and MJ Collins Jr. get all of the attention, but Allen has been responsible for the recent surge of the Aggies. Allen is averaging 29.8 DK points per game in five March contests.
Like Utah State, Villanova is a guard-oriented team. However, Collins and Falslev are going to draw Villanova's best defenders. Allen could be in line for another strong game.
Denzel Aberdeen, Kentucky ($6.5K)
Aberdeen has been one of the most consistent players for Kentucky down the stretch. He has between 22 and 34 DK points in every game since February 7.
What many forget is that the tournament will not be too big for Aberdeen. He won it all with Florida last year. While some on this team may have jitters, the steady hand of Aberdeen should help.
Houston Mallette, Alabama ($4.9K)
The dismissal of Aden Holloway is going to open up a lot of guard minutes for the Tide. Mallette plays around 20 minutes per game with moderate success. I'm curious to see what he can do with 30 minutes of playing time or more.
Jalil Bethea will see time as well, but Mallette is one of the leaders of this team. This is a situation where a leader steps up. He's not as gifted athletically as Holloway, but he'll be the guy who drives Alabama against Hofstra.
Also consider: Braden Smith, Purdue ($9.6K); Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee ($8.6K); Eian Elmer, Miami (OH) ($7.5K); Preston Edmead, Hofstra ($7.1K); Trent Perry, UCLA ($6.3K); Donovan Atwell, Texas Tech ($6.1K); Chance Mallory, Virginia ($5.3K); Asa Thomas, Furman ($5K); Oziyah Sellers, St. John's, ($4.7K); Jacari White, Virginia ($3.8K)
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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's ($9.8K)
Zuby Ejiofor against Providence in the Big East Quarterfinals:
21 PTS | 9-14 FG | 10 REB | 5 AST | 3 BLK | 23 MINS pic.twitter.com/NefwKmUGZm
— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) March 12, 2026
Northern Iowa is a trendy pick for an upset, but it won't be on my bracket. Yes, this is not a great matchup for the Red Storm, but St. John's is underseeded anyway.
Northern Iowa plays at the fourth-slowest pace in the tournament. You know who benefits from that? The big guys like Ejiofor, who can set up defensively and swat everything Dikembe Mutombo style.
Ejiofor had 12 blocks in the three games of the Big East Tournament and has at least two blocks in all but one game since Valentine's Day. This may not be a great matchup for St. John's as a team, but it's a great one for Zuby individually.
Koa Peat, Arizona ($7.1K)
Peat is going to have plenty of room to operate against a smaller Long Island team. I'm not a huge fan of the play, but the talent for this price can't be ignored.
Likely, Peat will only play around 25 minutes in this game. Arizona has taken it easy with the freshman since his return from a two-week absence on February 28. He played 82 minutes in three games of the Big 12 Tournament.
The best comparison game in Kansas City would be the big win over Central Florida. Peat played 29 minutes, but was cold from the floor (5-for-13 shooting).
Koa Peat vs Houston 🔥😳 21 PTS, 7-15 FG, 6 REBS & 1 BLK in 27 mins. Sheesh pic.twitter.com/1WM9iUJJiV
— Swish Cultures (@swishcultures_) March 15, 2026
The risk is the reason why Peat is priced this low, but any player who can put up 35 DK points on Houston in 27 minutes has my attention.
Felix Okpara, Tennessee ($5.3K)
If there is one spot where Tennessee has a decided advantage over Miami, it's up front. The Redhawks aren't a very big team. That makes for an intriguing matchup involving Okpara.
He's going to have problems with Miami's shooters, but if Tennessee goes away from its guard-heavy offense and gets inside to Okpara, he can have a big game.
We saw the Vols do that against South Carolina and Missouri in the last couple of weeks, but there is a risk of Okpara seeing more bench than usual if the Redhawks start to take over from outside.
Charles Johnston, Furman ($4.8K)
Furman is one of the few teams in the tournament field that can match Connecticut's size in the middle. Cooper Bowser is the more athletic of Furman's bigs, but Johnston has a little more bulk to him. That's why I prefer him in this matchup.
DUNK by Charles Johnston! pic.twitter.com/dgS7qlWxxE
— Furman Basketball (@FurmanMBB) January 22, 2026
UConn's bigs aren't all that physical either, so if you have the money for Bowser, I would use it. Bowser has more of a presence at the rim.
Johnston is a monster on the glass and can move players out of the paint. UConn would rather make this game about guards. If Furman can force the issue inside (and guard Alex Karaban), this is a winnable game.
Also consider: Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State ($10K); Duke Brennan, Villanova ($8.6K); Nate Ament, Tennessee ($8.2K); Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia ($7.3K); Allen Graves, Santa Clara ($7.1K); Oscar Cluff, Purdue ($6.8K); Cooper Bowser, Furman ($6.6K); John Bol, Central Florida ($4.7K); Taylor Bol Bowen, Alabama ($4.4K); Luke Bamgboye, Texas Tech ($3.9K)
