CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (1/16/25)

With the Big Ten (18) being what it is, we have high-quality basketball every day of the week! That's not a bad thing. We also have a couple of offerings from the American and the West Coast Conference. That will keep us occupied all night!

We start at the Barn with Michigan in town. Memphis is in Philly to take on Temple. Rutgers visits The Vault to take on Nebraska. Maryland heads to Evanston to take on Northwestern. We end this out west in Corvallis with Gonzaga getting this future Pac-12 rivalry started a year early.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings on 1/16/25, starting at 7 p.m. 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 ($10.9K)

PJ Haggerty Saturday NBADraft2025
35 mins
25 pts
4 rebs
1 stl
7/16 FG
1/5 3PT
10/10 FT pic.twitter.com/1Q1LktE1qk

— Deee Black (@Deee_Black_) January 14, 2025

Brooks Barnhizer has been running cold lately, so if I pay up, I'm using Haggerty. He does more than just score. Unlike Barnhizer, Haggerty doesn't have a lot of help from his teammates. He has to keep shooting until he inevitably scores. He's more of a creator than Barnhizer, giving him a better floor on a nightly basis. Barnhizer's ceiling is much higher for you GPP players.

Jamal Mashburn Jr., Temple ($7.5K)

Mashburn is a scorer just like his father. That's what he's in there to do. He gets plenty of shots in Temple's offense. This is an intriguing matchup with Haggerty as neither one plays great defense. Mashburn is a good run-back option if using Haggerty.

Nimari Burnett, Michigan ($6.4K)

Thanks to his nearly 50% sharpshooting from three-point range, Burnett keeps scoring. When a guy shoots this well, I don't have much of an issue using him in DFS even though he doesn't do much else. Burnett is very selective and always gets the shot he wants.

Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska ($4.4K)

This could be a night to chase a Nebraska sharpshooter. Connor Essegian and Hoiberg are both good shooters. Hoiberg is less aggressive on offense. Essegian is a spot shooter who excels in shooting right after he catches. Both are good options, but Hoiberg has the higher upside due to his better ancillary numbers.

Also consider: Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern ($10K); Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Maryland ($7.4K); Dylan Harper, Rutgers ($7.2K); Jalen Leach, Northwestern ($6.3K); Quante Berry, Temple ($5.7K); Shane Dezonie, Temple ($4.6K); Dusty Stromer, Gonzaga ($4.6K)

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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks

Michael Rataj, Oregon State ($9.6K)

Michael Rataj yesterday NBADraft2025
30 mins
15 pts
9 rebs
5 assts
3 stls
6/7 FG
1/2 3PT
2/2 FT pic.twitter.com/kdwItnAgCK

— Deee Black (@Deee_Black_) January 12, 2025

Rataj could have fled Corvallis after the Pac-12 imploded like everyone else, but he said that he liked it there. Oregon State can still go dancing with a run through the WCC Tournament. He has continued to improve under the coaching staff and is a threat for a double-double every night. Nebraska was the only team to hold Rataj under 32 DraftKings points since December 14.

Vladislav Goldin, Michigan ($7.7K)

Goldin and Danny Wolf put on a clinic against UCLA. Goldin scored 36 points on the Bruins because UCLA couldn't handle the bigs inside for Michigan. Washington didn't fare much better. This will be a tougher task for the Michigan bigs tonight, but I'm going with Goldin because he's a little more reliable.

Berke Buyuktuncel, Nebraska ($5K)

Buyuktuncel is offensively challenged, but Nebraska does most of their scoring from the outside anyway. We're using him for his defensive prowess and work on the boards. The lack of scoring keeps the ceiling low, but Buyuktuncel is a reliable value play thanks to his across-the-board production.

Elijah Gray, Temple ($3.5K)

Gray is a bit of a risk since he often finds himself in foul trouble. That is especially a concern against a physical team like Memphis. However, Temple is going to need Gray's size to battle the never-ending supply of Memphis bigs.

He was on his way to a third straight game in double figures in scoring until foul trouble derailed him against Rice. If Gray can stay on the court, he can blow past value with plenty to spare.

Also consider: Ace Bailey, Rutgers ($9.8K); Dawson Garcia, Minnesota ($8.8K); Graham Ike, Gonzaga ($8.4K); Derik Queen, Maryland ($7.9K); Parsa Fallah, Oregon State ($5.8K); Lathan Sommerville, Rutgers ($4.7K); Braden Huff, Gonzaga ($4.3K)

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