Daily Fantasy College Football Week 9: DraftKings Last-Minute Picks and Advice
The obvious names rule the daily fantasy college football Week 9 slate.
Owners perusing lineups one last time before locking them in know all about Baker Mayfield, Jared Goff, Keyarris Garrett and more.
While names such as the above hog the attention, it's important to note that cheaper options allow more flexibility and, in some cases, higher point totals. With so many names over so many games, it's hard for owners to keep up.
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Below, let's take a look at some of the cheaper alternatives and advice for owners sweating during crunch time.
Quarterback: Josh Rosen, UCLA ($7,600)
Need to save a few bucks at quarterback?
UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen is the guy. The Bruins signal-caller has been on fire as of late, posting 26 or more points in three of his last five outings. Last time out, he went 34-of-47 with 399 yards, three scores and no picks for 31.76 points.
Rosen next suits up against Colorado in a game with an attractive over-under of 63. He's going to do most of the scoring in that one considering the Colorado defense has allowed 14 passing scores and better than 11 yards per attempt.
In other words, Rosen looks like a surefire bet to triple his asking price, if not outright challenge for the top point total by a quarterback this week.
Running Back: Xavier Jones, SMU ($4,100)
Now would be the time to load up on SMU running back Xavier Jones.
Jones has 11 or more points in five games this year and averages 14.3; in other words, he's an insane value at this price.
But it gets better.
It's hard to know why the price is so low here. The SMU-Tulsa showdown has an over-under of 75. Jones has seen double-digit carries in every game this year and at least two catches in five outings.
Tulsa lets up an average of 249.6 rushing yards per game and better than five yards per carry. While it sounds crazy, Jones should have a floor of about 20 points.
Running Back: Soso Jamabo, UCLA ($5,300)
Soso Jamabo exploded onto the scene for the Bruins last week after an injury to Paul Perkins.
While he suited up for practice this week, owners shouldn't count on Perkins taking a full workload against a beatable opponent, making Jamabo a great value play.
Last week, Jamabo carried it 18 times for 79 yards and a score with two catches for good measure, giving him 16.7 points. It's not unreasonable to expect another tripling of value in a game that could get ugly while the Bruins try to protect their lead back.
Given the efficiency he's shown and the situation, Jamabo looks like a good way to break free of the pack in larger tournaments.
Wide Receiver: Joshua Atkinson, Tulsa ($6,300)
It's hard to ignore any game with an expected total of 75 points.
As such, Tulsa wideout Joshua Atkinson has the look of an incredible value in comparison to some pricier options.
Atkinson has scored at least 19.7 points in every game he's appeared in this year, averaging 23.4 total. It figures to be more of the same against SMU in what should be a blowout, especially considering the Mustangs allow better than 15 yards per completion to opponents and have let up 17 passing scores already.
Atkinson figures to extend his scoring streak to two games and go well over triple value.
Wide Receiver: David Glidden, Oklahoma State ($5,000)
David Glidden might not be the biggest name for the Oklahoma State Cowboys on offense, but he's an incredible value at this price and averages 15.7 points per game.
Most of all, though, he's playing offensive-minded Texas Tech in a game featuring an eyebrow-raising over-under of 78.
Texas Tech actually ranks worse against the pass than the aforementioned Mustangs, allowing an average of 280.0 passing yards per game. Glidden himself has 15 or more points in four games this year, a fifth seeming quite obvious in such a shootout.
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Pricing information and scoring data obtained from DraftKings.com. Odds via Odds Shark.
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