Daily Fantasy College B-Ball 2015: DraftKings Strategy for Saturday, March 14

It's officially conference championship Saturday.

That means that we're nearing Selection Sunday.

Which means Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent prepping for the best annual tournament this country offers.

And then...

It's tournament time!

Get excited, I know I am! 

But can my roommates and I top our living room masterpiece from last year?

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Probably not.

Anyway, let's build that bankroll with some great daily plays Saturday so you enter the tournament with some deep pockets and an unmatched swagger.

Studs	Opp.	Price		Values	Opp.	Price
Jerian Grant	UNC	$9,200		J.J. Frazier	ARK	$5,400
T.J. McConnell	ORE	$7,700		Ryan Arcidiacono	XU	$5,300
Pat Connaughton	UNC	$7,200		Aaron Harrison	AUB	$5,100
Andrew Harrison	AUB	$6,300		Josh Hart	XU	$5,100
Dylan Ennis	XU	$5,700		Steve Vasturia	UNC	$4,900
Devin Booker	AUB	$5,500		Tyler Ulis	AUB	$4,300

Studs	Opp.	Price		Values	Opp.	Price
Georges Niang	KU	$8,400		Brandon Ashley	ORE	$5,900
Branden Dawson	MD	$7,900		Kaleb Tarczewski	ORE	$5,200
Brice Johnson	ND	$7,700		Zach Auguste	UNC	$5,000
Karl-Anthony Towns	AUB	$6,800		Dakari Johnson	AUB	$3,800
J.P. Tokoto	ND	$6,400

Karl-Anthony Towns ($6,800) vs. Auburn

Let's start with the best two-way player on the best team ever in the country. The future top-three pick started the year as a consistent force and improved throughout the season for top-ranked Kentucky. 

The last time Towns and the Wildcats played Auburn, they blew the roof off of the gym. Kentucky dropped 110 on the Tigers and Towns posted 19 points and nine boards.

It was partially due to Kentucky's sheer dominance, but it should also be noted that Kentucky's second-highest scoring output of the season was only 92. According to Kenpom.com, Auburn plays at the 36th-fastest pace in the country and the third-fastest pace in the conference. 

Towns and the rest of the Kentucky starters will get their numbers, but if the game turns into a blowout like the last Kentucky-Auburn matchup, Kentucky reserves point guard Tyler Ulis and center Dakari Johnson should also hit value.

J.J. Frazier ($5,400) vs. Arkansas

Georgia's sophomore point guard was having a nice season before he missed the South Carolina game on Feb. 17. Since that date, his DraftKings price dipped from a season-high $7,200 all the way down to $4,900. Well, the symptoms seem to have fully subsided, because he returned to form in the last game of the regular season. Frazier scored 16 points and added four boards and four assists in a win over Auburn. 

Frazier and his Bulldawgs lost to Arkansas in the regular season. He wasn't thrilled about it.

Frazier also gets a big tempo boost against Arkansas on Saturday. The Razorbacks love to run. They have the fastest-paced offense in the conference and the sixth fastest in the country, per Kenpom.com. Watch for a big night from Georgia's primary ball-handler.

Zach Auguste ($5,000) vs. North Carolina

North Carolina's upset win over Virginia changed everything on Saturday's daily fantasy slate.

Quick tangent: Virginia is the absolute worst team against whom to play guys in daily fantasy. They take 15 minutes to shoot and they play boa constrictor-like pack-line defense. Tony Bennett's 'Hoos are the No. 1 reason that fans of college basketball are clamoring for more NBA-inspired rule changes.

Anyway, where was I? Ah yes, the highly appealing North Carolina vs. Notre Dame ACC title game.

The Tar Heels are the opposite of Virginia. They love to get out and run and they tend to cater games to their uptempo style. Auguste, Notre Dame's primary big man, scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds last time around against the Heels. The Irish will need him on the court to combat UNC's bigs, and if Auguste stays out of foul trouble he'll put up a similar stat line. 

Georges Niang ($8,400) vs. Kansas

Iowa State's do-it-all point forward has been their best player against the Jayhawks this season. In two high-scoring bouts against the conference champs, Niang is averaging 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 35.4 fantasy points per game. 

The Big 12 final should feature a ton of offense. Look for Niang to lead the Cyclones in multiple stat categories Saturday.

Dylan Ennis ($5,700) vs. Xavier

Ryan Arcidiacono ($5,300) vs. Xavier

Josh Hart ($5,100) vs. Xavier

In no way am I advising you to play all three of these Villanova guards. I'm just saying that one of them tends to go nuts every few games. This is not a smart play for a 50/50. Just a nice long shot in a guaranteed prize pool. 

Hart had the big game of the three on Thursday, posting 30.8 fantasy points. But Arcidiacono and Ennis both hit value in the last game with Xavier. Arcidiacono had 28 and Ennis had 31.75. It's a crapshoot, but sometimes it's fun to roll the dice.

All stats courtesy of Kenpom.com and DraftKings.com.