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We have a big day of college basketball in front of us today and I'll be with you the whole way! The college football playoff finishes the first round today, but there is still plenty of basketball to keep us going. We start at the Barclays Center, where Maryland faces Syracuse. SMU is climbing Chestnut Hill to face Boston College. Princeton is facing in-state rival Rutgers in Newark. Duke is in Atlanta to face Georgia Tech.
We have UConn in Indy to face Butler. Marquette is in Cincy to face Xavier. Mississippi State heads up to Memphis to face the Tigers. FAU is in East Lansing to face the Spartans. We have Louisville in Tallahassee to face Florida State. Wake is in Littlejohn to face Clemson. We close this out in Madison Square Garden with UCLA facing North Carolina.
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings on 12/21/24, 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
PJ Haggerty, Memphis ($10K)
Pj Haggerty yesterday #nbadraft2025
40 mins
27 pts
5 rebs
5 assts
1 stl
8/15 FG
1/3 3PT
10/11 FT pic.twitter.com/QxZhFVq1YP— Deee Black (@Deee_Black_) December 20, 2024
San Francisco is the only team to hold Haggerty under 30 DraftKings points and he has topped 40 five times -- including four times in the last five games. He's the only sure thing if you're paying up at guard today.
Xaivian Lee, Princeton ($7.7K)
Lee has topped 48 DraftKings points three times in the last five games. One of those was against a pretty good St. Joseph's team. When Lee gets hot, few can stop him. Rutgers has allowed a few big-time performances this season. This could be another.
Jaquan Carlos, Syracuse ($5.4K)
The injury to JJ Starling has opened up a starting job for Carlos and he has shined in that role. Carlos has 98.5 DraftKings points in four games as a starter. He's not a lethal scorer like Starling, but Carlos is an excellent passer who could stick in the lineup even when Starling returns. The uptick in scoring hasn't hurt either.
Claudell Harris Jr., Mississippi State ($5.1K)
Harris has 49 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a block in three games since returning to the starting lineup. His time on the bench worked wonders for Harris, who has been a sparkplug for the offense since.
Selton Miguel, Maryland ($4.6K)
Miguel is finally looking like the player that he was with South Florida last year. It took him a bit to get his bearings for the Terps. Miguel has 61 DraftKings points over the last two games. One of those was against Purdue. It's feeling like we can finally trust him this year.
Also consider: Kam Jones, Marquette ($10.6K); Jamir Watkins, Florida State ($8.9K); Seth Trimble, North Carolina ($7.4K); Stevie Mitchell, Marquette ($6.4K); Leland Walker Florida Atlantic ($5.5K); Jaeden Mustaf, Georgia Tech ($5.2K); Dante Maddox Jr., Xavier ($4.7K); Niccolo Moretti, Florida Atlantic ($4.6K); Blake Peters, Princeton ($4.5K); Davin Cosby, Wake Forest ($3.9K)
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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Derik Queen, Maryland ($9.1K)
How good has Derik Queen's early season been? He's in the Top for National Player of the Year according to KenPom.
- He's one of two freshmen on the list with Duke's Cooper Flagg.
- Also of note, the Terps have played 3 of the top 9 (Jones-MARQ, Dixon-NOVA, Kaufman-Renn-PUR). pic.twitter.com/zOeKqEFfef
— Jason Yellin (@JasonYellin) December 10, 2024
Queen has put up huge numbers in every competitive game for Maryland this season. Syracuse doesn't have the size to deal with Queen on the interior. He might be the best big man in this draft class. The only thing that isn't NBA-ready right now is his three-point shooting. Everything else is already there.
Malique Ewin, Florida State ($7.7K)
Ewin has become a consistent double-double threat. He has scored in double figures in nine straight games and has at least eight rebounds in four straight. If Ewin can curb the fouls, he could be an elite DFS option.
Matt Cross, SMU ($7.3K)
Cross is averaging a double-double (10 points, 10.5 rebounds) over his last six games. The Mustangs are leaning on Cross for more scoring lately and he has responded. He could be a walking double-double if he keeps this up.
Michael Nwoko, Mississippi State ($5.3K)
Nwoko has posted two double-doubles despite only averaging about 17 minutes per game this season. He's one of the more efficient shooters in the SEC and a good rim protector along with the plus rebounding skills. I would like the minutes to go up, but it's not a fluke if he keeps performing well despite fewer minutes.
Tre Carroll, Florida Atlantic ($5K)
Carroll isn't a huge rebounder, but he has been the most efficient shooter for FAU. Carroll has 59 points in 58 minutes over the last three games. He puts up points in bunches, making him a very low-risk value play.
Also consider: Ian Schieffelin, Clemson ($9.3K); Ace Bailey, Rutgers ($8.4K); Tarris Reed Jr., Connecticut ($7.9K); Liam McNeeley, Connecticut ($7.6K); Cameron Matthews, Mississippi State ($7K); Jaxon Kohler, Michigan State ($6.6K); Kaleb Glenn, Florida Atlantic ($5.8K); Ben Gold, Marquette ($5K); RJ Melendez, Mississippi State ($4.3K)
