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It's finally NCAA Tournament time...kind of. We have some great NIT games, which are mostly populated by mid-majors this year. That's the way it should be. We also have the first two of the First Four games from Dayton.
We'll have some teams that we aren't used to seeing in these DraftKings tournaments. Don't be afraid to use them, especially against evenly matched teams! That can be the difference between minimum cash and a takedown!
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings for 3/18/25, starting at 6:40 p.m. EDT. 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.
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Today's DraftKings Guards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Isaiah Swope, St. Louis ($8K)
Isaiah Swope is a guard no opponent wants to see in March. His speed, finishing ability, and deep shooting range make him a nightmare to defend.
After Davidson led 60-58, Swope took over with a personal 8-2 run to put SLU ahead for good (26 PTS, 5 3PM). pic.twitter.com/qDfgQjAgxP
— Matthew Versichelli (@MVersichelli) March 13, 2025
I was hoping that we would get to see St. Louis in the NCAA Tournament, but a hobbled Robbie Avila sniped that. We'll have to settle for Swope and Avila in the NIT. That also means better DFS matchups, so in a way, this is better for us. Swope has at least 30 DraftKings points in six straight games.
Melvin Council Jr., St. Bonaventure ($7.8K)
Melvin Council Jr scored in double figures in every A10 game this season. Incredible consistency. He deserves whatever A10 honors he receives. Few players are more important to their team than Council Jr is to the Bonnies.
— OSUN BLOCK TRACKER (@YouGotSwatted21) March 9, 2025
Council has been very consistent and he plays a ton of minutes. Council has played every minute of all but one game in the last month. He played every minute in 14 games this year and played at least 35 minutes in nine more. He hasn't played under 35 minutes in a game since December. Council also hasn't been under 28 DraftKings points since February 4.
Arturo Dean, Oklahoma State ($6.2K)
Dean closed the season strong with at least 30 DraftKings points in three of the last five and four of the last seven games. He's not much of a scorer, but his emergence at the point allowed Oklahoma State to become competitive over the season's last six weeks. This looked like a 20-loss team in December.
Jamyron Keller, Oklahoma State ($4.6K)
Keller closed the season strong with 58.75 DraftKings points in the last three games. He's not really involved in the offense (Keller didn't even score a point in one of those games), but he's a really good defender. That gives Keller a solid floor, which is what we want in a value play.
Also consider: Barrington Hargress, UC Riverside ($8.7K); TJ Madlock, Alabama State ($7.7K); Trey Bonham, Chattanooga ($7K); Nick Boyd, San Diego State ($6.7K); Terrance Ford Jr., Arkansas State ($6K); Bijan Cortes, Wichita State ($5.6K); Ryan Agarwal, Stanford ($4.9K); Quel'Ron House, Jacksonville State ($4.4K)
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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford ($9.4K)
How many 7 footers are this skilled and can make plays like this? I have Maxime Raynaud at No. 26 on my Big Board 3.0, but now I feel like that's too low. pic.twitter.com/X3CWZTCJji
— Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500) March 3, 2025
Raynaud hasn't been under 30 DraftKings points since the Duke game on February 15 (he had 29.25). Northridge isn't going to be able to hold him under that, either. He is going to be a huge matchup problem for the Mastodons tonight.
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech ($9.2K)
Speaking of matchup nightmares, this could be a ceiling game for Ndongo. Keep in mind that he had 57.75 DraftKings points three weeks ago against N.C. State. Ndongo hasn't been under 30 DK points since February 8 and gives Tech a real chance to win the NIT this year.
Johnny O'Neil, Santa Clara ($6.4K)
The Broncos are going to tower over Riverside. Christoph Tilly is too inconsistent for my liking, but his ceiling is higher. I'll be content with O'Neil since he has at least 20 DK points in every game for the last five weeks.
Jared Coleman-Jones, San Diego State ($4.8K)
Coleman-Jones has picked up some more minutes with Magoon Gwath out, but Gwath is expected to return tonight. JCJ was productive even with Gwath in there. His floor remains in the mid-teens, but his ceiling is no longer up around 30. We'll be lucky to get more than 20 DK points out of him.
Also consider: Robbie Avila, St. Louis ($8.9K); Ven-Allen Lubin, North Carolina ($7.6K); Izaiyah Nelson, Arkansas State ($6.7K); Magoon Gwath, San Diego State ($6.4K); Ronnie DeGray III, Wichita State ($5.9K); Michael Houge, Jacksonville State ($5.6K); Camaron Tongue, Santa Clara ($4.4K)
