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We have our first big college basketball Saturday as college football heads into conference championship week. It's easier for basketball to grab viewers when they don't have 60 football games to contend with! We have many teams starting conference play today starting with the two early games between ACC foes. We have Miami hosting the Irish and Syracuse heading to Charlottesville. Marquette heads west on I-94 to Madison to take on the Badgers...all before noon central!
The afternoon starts in Oxford with Memphis paying a visit. Florida State heads to Chapel Hill. Duke goes to Atlanta to take on the Bees. We have Michigan out in Eugune taking on soon-to-be conference foe Oregon. Illinois heads to Piscataway to take on Rutgers. The Pack climb Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College. TCU visits our capital to take on Georgetown. We even have a couple of night games out west in the Las Vegas Invitational that make their way onto this slate.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 12/2/23, starting at noon Eastern. I’ll provide multiple player suggestions at guard and forward, aiming to highlight one option at the high, middle, and lower end of the salary scale. Good luck, RotoBallers.
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DraftKings CBB DFS Guards
Allen Flanigan, Mississippi ($9,000)
Flanigan has two double-doubles in six games, which is a nice bonus for a guard. He has also scored more than 20 real points in half the games so far. Flanigan is the best scorer that the Rebels have and this team just keeps getting better. The Rebels were all in stride in the win over North Carolina State earlier this week. You don't see a lot of guards picking up eight rebounds a game, but Flanigan scores nearly 20 per contest while adding a couple of assists, 1.5 steals, and he has six blocks over the last three games. This is the well-rounded player I want when paying up.
Reece Beekman, Virginia ($7,700)
The Hoos still play excellent defense, but they can score a little this year too. Beekman has scored in double figures in each of the last three games while contributing nine rebounds, 17 assists, two blocks, and nine steals. His peripheral stats are what set him apart. If Beekman is going to keep scoring in double figures, he's one of the most reliable plays on the slate.
Micah Peavy, TCU ($6,500)
Peavy has scored in double figures in every game so far despite not playing more than 28 minutes. TCU's schedule has been unapologetically weak so far, but Peavy has shot the ball well and contributed double figures in ancillary stats in a small amount of minutes per game. This should be TCU's most competitive game to date, so Peavy should see 30-35 minutes in this one. He could put up a really nice stat line with that many minutes.
TJ Caldwell, Mississippi ($4,500)
Caldwell does come off the bench, but he has played at least 24 minutes in every game and even topped 30 a couple of times. Caldwell is an efficient scorer and solid rebounder. He's not going to wow you with anything he does, but Caldwell also has at least 16 DraftKings points in five of six games. That's a good return for the price.
Also consider: Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State ($9,300); RJ Davis, North Carolina ($8,300); Sahvir Wheeler, Washington ($7,200); Kobe Johnson, USC ($6,900); Casey Morsell, North Carolina State ($5,900); Stevie Mitchell, Marquette ($4,600); Brennan Rigsby, Oregon ($4,200)
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DraftKings CBB DFS Forwards
Kyle Filipowski, Duke ($9,700)
Filipowski having two guys priced above him is a little nuts. He has 98.5 DraftKings points in the last two games. That comes from back-to-back 20/10 double-doubles. Filipowski is the most dangerous scorer on this Duke offense and the Blue Devils are feeding the big man right now. Expect that to continue as we get into ACC play.
Anton Watson, Gonzaga ($7,400)
Watson has long been one of my favorite Gonzaga plays because of his consistency. No matter who scores the points, no matter if the Bulldogs lose or not, Watson is always a consistent producer. He has come a step further in the last three games. Watson has scored in double figures in each of those games, notching two double-doubles with a handful of assists. If he's going to be more than just solid, I'll gladly pay this price.
Chris Bell, Syracuse ($6,200)
Syracuse needs someone to replace the scoring of the departed Jesse Edwards. Bell has stepped into that role. He has at least 16 points in four of the last five games. He went ice cold from the floor (2-for-18) against Gonzaga, but rebounded with big games against Chaminade and LSU out in Honolulu. Bell's shot output is actually going up instead of down. He'll have plenty of chances to produce.
Naheem McLeod, Syracuse ($4,600)
McLeod has been a monster on the boards and at the rim for the Orange this year. He's going to have his hands full against a rough Virginia defense, but McLeod is a guy who can bang with them and grab the tough boards. He has 20 blocks in the last six games and has even chipped in 26 points in the last three games. He is heading in the right direction.
Also consider: Quinten Post, Boston College ($10,200); Norchad Omier, Miami ($8,800); Harrison Ingram, North Carolina ($8,000); Jaemyn Brakefield, Mississippi ($6,500); Tarris Reed, Michigan ($5,700); Coleman Hawkins, Illinois ($5,600); Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech ($5,200); Ashton Hardaway, Memphis ($3,400)
