CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (12/15/24)

We have a full day of college basketball today, so if the NFL isn't your thing, we have you covered! This is an all-day affair, with the first tip at noon and the last at 8 p.m. Eastern. Our first game sends Temple to Long Island to take on Hofstra.

Next, we have Omaha making the trip to Ames for some Hilton Magic. Georgia Tech will meet up with Northwestern in Milwaukee at the MKE Tip-Off. Stephen F. Austin makes the trip out to Eugene to go Duck hunting. Next up is Arkansas State and UAB from Birmingham. We end the day in L.A. at the Galen Center with Montana State facing USC.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings on 12/15/24, starting at noon EST. 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

Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern ($9.6K)

Brooks Barnhizer has five minutes of rest in NU's last four games aka averaging 40 minutes per game pic.twitter.com/XzGwkSXUUJ

— Matthew Shelton (@M_Shelton33) December 7, 2024

Barnhizer is putting up some big numbers to start the season. Playing nearly every minute of every game will help those averages! Northwestern has only played six games so far this season. Barnhizer has at least 34 DraftKings points in every one of them. For the record, he only played 31 minutes in the big win over Pepperdine nearly a month ago.

Desmond Claude, USC ($6.8K)

The Xavier transfer has had a slow start out west, but he seems to be pulling out of it. Claude has scored 42 points in the last two games while continuing his solid peripheral numbers. USC is still looking for that leader. It should be Claude. His recent surge shouldn't be a passing phase.

 Ja'Borri McGhee, UAB ($5.3K)

McGhee is inconsistent but has scored in double figures in three of the last five games. In the two games that he missed that mark, he played a combined 40 minutes, thanks to foul trouble. As long as McGhee can avoid those fouls, he's a bargain at this price.

Wesley Yates III, USC ($4.9K)

Yates started in place of Terrance Williams, who was out with a broken wrist. He responded with a big game against Washington. In 38 minutes, Yates racked up 19 points, four rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and an assist. That's a great bargain for the price. Get in on this before DraftKings inevitably prices him up.

Also consider: Curtis Jones, Iowa State ($8.3K); Jamal Mashburn Jr., Temple ($8.1K); Keeshawn Barthelemy, Oregon ($7.5K); Lance Terry, Georgia Tech ($6.5K); Zion Stanford, Temple ($6K); Efrem Johnson, UAB ($5.1K); Jaeden Mustaf, Georgia Tech ($4.7K); Joseph Pinion, Arkansas State ($4.5K); Quante Berry, Temple ($3.9K)

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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks

Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB ($9.8K)

Yaxel Lendeborg yesterday #nbadraft2025
26 mins
16 pts
10 rebs
1 stl
1 blk
6/10 FG
4/8 FT pic.twitter.com/TIze6l9GOy

— Deee Black (@Deee_Black_) December 3, 2024

Lendeborg has five double-doubles in nine games so far for the Blazers. He's athletic for his size (6-foot-9) and is an underrated passer. Lendeborg could have gone to a bigger school after a solid performance against San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament last year. He stuck at UAB and might be the best player in the AAC this year.

Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State ($8.6K)

I'm nervous about this because of the blowout nature of this game, but Jefferson has put up at least 35 DraftKings points in three straight games. He has played a combined 73 minutes. Double-doubles have come easy for Jefferson lately. He's a force in the Iowa State frontcourt and doesn't need a ton of minutes to put up big numbers.

Saint Thomas, USC ($6.5K)

Thomas followed up his worst game (he didn't score a single point) against Oregon with his best against Washington. We saw a different game from USC with Yates in there. It seemed like the entire team was better. USC has a chance to put on a show against Montana State, and the whole team is reasonably priced.

Max Agbonkpolo, Montana State ($4.9K)

Agbonkpolo started his college career at USC, spending three years there from 2019-22. He bounced around the Mountain West over the last few years (Wyoming, Utah State) before heading to the Bobcats to finish his career. Abgonkpolo is the leader of this team and should be able to help prepare his teammates for the L.A. crowd since he played 90 games for the Trojans.

Also consider: Nate Bittle, Oregon ($9K); Nick Martinelli, Northwestern ($8.5K); Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech ($7.4K); Kobe Julien, Arkansas State ($7K); Michael Graham, Hofstra ($5.4K); Brandon Angel, Oregon ($5.2K); Elijah Gray, Temple ($3.9K)

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