It's finally NCAA Tournament time! These are the greatest two days in any sport on any planet in any solar system. 32 games across two days with everything on the line! We have two massive slates on DraftKings with all 16 games of the day. There are a lot of ways to go for these!
We'll have some teams we aren't used to seeing in these DraftKings tournaments. Don't be afraid to use them, especially against evenly matched teams! That can be the difference between minimum cash and a takedown!
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings for 3/20/25, starting at 12:15 p.m. EDT. I’ll give multiple player suggestions at guard and forward, aiming to highlight one option at the salary scale's high, middle, and lower levels. Good luck, RotoBallers.
Today's DraftKings Guards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Braden Smith, Purdue ($9.9K)
Purdue's Braden Smith has been named Big 10 Player of the Year ?
Smith averaged 16.3 pts, 4.7 reb, and 8.8 ast this season. pic.twitter.com/5PsQXys2WB
— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) March 11, 2025
Smith hasn't faced a matchup this easy since Toledo at the end of December. He put up a season-best 66.5 DraftKings points in that game. I still like High Point as the dog in this game, but Braden Smith can still have a huge game. Both things can be true. High Point doesn't have anyone who can guard Smith.
John Poulakidas, Yale ($6.9K)
Yale guard John Poulakidas in a HUGE upset win over 4 seed Auburn:
28 points
2 steals
6/9 3PT FGThe Junior from Illinois went BALLISTIC. pic.twitter.com/wF7CQ9jTLC
— College Basketball Content (@CBBcontent) March 22, 2024
If you don't remember the name, you should. Poulakidas nuked Auburn for 28 points in the upset win last year as a 13-seed. This is an even better matchup for Poulakidas. The Aggies are one of the worst three-point defenses in the tournament. Poulakidas is very underpriced here.
Texas A&M better start guarding John Poulakidas right now
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) March 16, 2025
Brandon Whitney, Montana ($5.8K)
This is not your older brother's Wisconsin team. The Badgers score a lot of points but also give up a lot of points. Whitney has been Montana's leading scorer for the last couple of weeks. This team is used to playing at high altitudes and operates like it. Montana will run 10 deep, so leading the team in scoring is a big deal.
Kerwin Walton, Texas Tech ($4.5K)
The emergence of Walton and Kevin Overton is a big reason why I have the Red Raiders going a long way in the tournament. Walton in particular has scored in double figures in four straight games. His strength is outside shooting, and Walton should see plenty of open looks against Wilmington.
Also consider: Kadary Richmond, St. John's ($9.5K); John Tonje, Wisconsin ($8.5K); Hayden Gray, UC San Diego ($7.7K); Bez Mbeng, Yale ($7.5K); Zeke Mayo, Kansas ($7K); Khalif Battle, Gonzaga ($6.6K); Donovan Newby, UNC-Wilmington ($6K); Christian Anderson, Texas Tech ($5.7K); Denver Jones, Auburn ($4.3K); Dallin Hall, BYU ($4K); Chendall Weaver, Texas ($4.4K)
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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
JT Toppin, Texas Tech ($9.8K)
During the Wisconsin-Michigan State halftime show on CBS, Jay Wright picks Texas Tech's JT Toppin as the player that will become a household name by the time the final nets are cut in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/LWCjX5hz27
— Nathan Giese (@NathanGiese) March 2, 2025
Think of all the players who came through Villanova and into the NBA when Jay Wright was coaching there. He knows talent. For him to say this about Toppin reaffirms what I believed anyway. Toppin could have a monster tournament.
It will start here against Wilmington. The Seahawks don't have anyone who can guard him. The last time Toppin ran into a team like that, he had 70.75 DraftKings points against an undermanned Arizona State team. His ceiling could be the highest on the slate.
Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas ($6.2K)
Hunter Dickinson often clogs the lane for Kansas, but who is going to help him with this Arkansas front? Dickinson will likely deal with Trevon Brazile. That leaves KJ Adams to deal with Aidoo. I like those odds. Aidoo has at least 30 DraftKings points in four of the five games with Adou Thiero out.
Jasen Green, Creighton ($4.8K)
Green could be the X factor for Creighton. He came to life in the Big East Tournament with 56 DraftKings points against UConn and St. John's. The Jays have been looking for someone to step up alongside Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth since Pop Isaacs went down. Green has been that guy in the last two games.
Luke Bamgboye, Virginia Commonwealth ($4.5K)
Bamgboye was an elite rim protector in the A-10. Can he do it against a Big 12 (16) team? BYU doesn't go in the middle a lot, but Bamgboye can do it with rebounds as well. His nice peripheral stats make him a good value play.
Also consider: Johni Broome, Auburn ($10.5K); Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue ($9.1K); Trevon Brazile, Arkansas ($7.3K); Andersson Garcia, Texas A&M ($6.2K); Keba Keita, BYU ($6K); Juslin Bodo Bodo, High Point ($5.6K); Billy Richmond III, Arkansas ($5.2K); Josh Gray, Missouri ($3.4K)
