CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (1/25/24)

After the loaded slates on the last two days, we get a bit of a breather on Thursday. We have an AAC game to get us going, then the rest of the action is out west. We've got an important WCC matchup and a couple of Pac-12 games to send us off. Sound like fun? Let's do it!

We begin in Denton with a metroplex battle between SMU and North Texas. Next up is San Francisco and Gonzaga from Spokane. The Sun Devils are in Eugene to take on the Ducks. We finish the night about 45 minutes away in Corvallis with Arizona visiting the Beavers.

In this article, I will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 1/25/24, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern. I’ll provide 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

Caleb Love, Arizona ($7,800)

Love has never met a shot he wouldn't take. He has taken at least 10 shots in every game since November 17, even going into the 20s a few times. Volume is king in DFS and no one else has the shot volume that Love does. He is shooting a respectable 43.1% from the field (up to 44% over the last 10 games). Doing the math, that's at least nine points per game just in points. That proves to be a conservative estimate since Love's season-low in points is nine against Southern on November 13. He has scored 20 points in six of the last eight games, so his floor is 20 on a bad day. Those are few and far between.

Aaron Scott, North Texas ($7,000)

Scott plays a ton of minutes, so he checks the first box. He's not a very efficient shooter, but he hits a fair amount of shots from distance. He's a force on the boards for his size, which is the main reason I'm going after Scott here. North Texas isn't a team that scores a lot of points, but they are going to get paced up by SMU and aren't really priced up. This is a spot to target.

Rondel Walker, North Texas ($4,100)

Walker has played at least 26 minutes in every January game. He's still trying to figure out where he fits in the North Texas offense, but he's good on the boards and a solid defender. I like the upside here against a team that likes to run like SMU does. That should mean more shot attempts for someone who plays as many minutes as Walker does. His floor is around 12 DraftKings points, but the ceiling is well above 20 tonight.

Also consider: Frankie Collins, Arizona State ($7,900); Chuck Harris, SMU ($7,100); Jamiya Neal, Arizona State ($6,900); C.J. Noland, North Texas ($5,400); Keeshawn Barthelemy, Oregon ($4,800); B.J. Edwards, SMU ($4,300)

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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks

N'Faly Dante, Oregon ($7,700)

Dante missed over two months with a hamstring injury and was nursed back into action before the Ducks finally turned him loose against Utah over the weekend. Dante put up a massive 23-point, 10-rebound double-double and 51.5 DraftKings points in just 29 minutes. That's what Dante can do for you. He has the highest ceiling on the slate and feels discounted compared to the other stars.

Oumar Ballo, Arizona ($7,400)

Ballo is easily the best rebounder on the slate and is a good scorer as well. He's a constant double-double threat. He won't pour in points like Dante does (who can playing with Caleb Love, but that's another story), but Ballo's range of outcomes is more consistent than Dante's. I think we can fit both in our lineups tonight with relative ease. There's enough low-risk value to pull it off, so I'm going to.

Keon Ambrose-Hylton, SMU ($5,000)

Keon has found success as SMU's sixth man this season. He's an efficient shooter and good rebounder while remaining a force in the paint on defense. Only Arizona State and Wisconsin have kept Ambrose-Hylton under double figures this season. It's an ugly slate for value at forward. Ambrose-Hylton has a higher ceiling than most at this price, but the floor is a bit lower.

Also consider: Jonathan Mogbo, San Francisco ($9,600); Samuell Williamson, SMU ($6,800); Robert Allen, North Texas ($5,600); Shawn Phillips Jr., Arizona State ($3,300)

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