CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (1/3/25)

I wish we could have Friday nights like this throughout the season! We have some good games on tap as a precursor to Saturday's loaded slate. We start in Philly with Wichita State playing Temple. Iowa heads up to Madison to take on the Badgers.

Next up is Michigan State in Columbus to take on the Buckeyes. Xavier is in Washington, D.C. to take on the Hoyas. Creighton is in Milwaukee to take on Marquette in a huge Big East game. We end at The Pit in Albuquerque with Nevada facing the Lobos.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks on DraftKings on 1/3/25, 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

Steven Ashworth, Creighton ($9.2K)

Creighton's Steven Ashworth

How do you guard this?? pic.twitter.com/3BCznEltKf

— Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) December 5, 2024

Creighton is having trouble adjusting to life without Pop Isaacs. Ashworth has made it a little bit easier. He scored at least 17 points in every December game. Add the increased assist numbers to that, and Ashworth has become a DFS force. He has at least 32 DraftKings points in every December game. He should keep it up in January.

Jayden Epps, Georgetown ($7.5K)

Epps missed Georgetown's final December game against Coppin State for an undisclosed reason. Assuming the injury or whatever isn't too severe, Epps is in a nice spot against Xavier. He averaged just under 29 DraftKings points per game in December.

Xavier Bell, Wichita State ($5.9K)

Bell has scored at least 20 points in three straight games for the Shockers, one of which was against Kansas State! Bell excels at creating shots for himself. He has only made three three-pointers in those three games combined. Bell is a talented scorer who also posts good defensive stats.

Quante Berry, Temple ($4.9K)

Berry is one of the best defenders in the Atlantic 10 and is a great rebounder from the guard spot. He has scored in double figures in five of the last six games despite only averaging 8.4 points per game on the season. Berry is becoming more of a force on offense, making him a very nice value pick.

Also consider: Kam Jones, Marquette ($10.5K); Bruce Thornton, Ohio State ($8.8K); Malik Mack, Georgetown ($7.2K); Stevie Mitchell, Marquette ($6.3K); Marcus Foster, Xavier ($5.3K); Shane Dezonie, Temple ($4.4K); Bijan Cortes, Wichita State ($3.9K)

Want some NBA DFS tools and content? If you like what you see here, don't forget to sign up for your RotoBaller NBA Premium Pass. Use code MARTENY and receive 10% off your purchase! You'll love the articles from myself and others, our daily DFS Cheat Sheets, Research Station, Optimizer, and Discord Chatrooms to help you out in real-time.

Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks

Thomas Sorber, Georgetown ($9.3K)

thomas sorber is one of 3 freshmen with a block rate about 7% and a steal rate above 2% (quaintance, edgecombe). has the makings of an nba defender with his movement, recovery tools and explosiveness. excited for him to face better teams pic.twitter.com/fgZ2j1wcga

— ben pfeifer (@bjpf_) November 29, 2024

If you're looking for a reason why Georgetown is so much better than last year, look no further than Sorber. He has become an efficient scorer and is a monster on the glass at just 18 years old. He's an underrated passer and an elite rim protector. Sorber isn't your typical Georgetown center. He's better.

You don't see a lot of guys his size (6-foot-10, 255 pounds) move like he does. Sorber is an incredible athlete and we are just scratching the surface of his potential. He has topped 40 DraftKings points in each of the last two games. He might eat Xavier inside without Zach Freemantle.

Owen Freeman, Iowa ($8.4K)

Freeman missed the game against New Hampshire last week but is expected to play tonight. He has at least 30 DraftKings points in three straight games. One of those was against a top-10 defensive team in Iowa State.

If Freeman can score on the Cyclones, he can score on anyone. Add the points to his presence on the glass and great defensive work at the rim and we have a great DFS asset.

Nolan Winter, Wisconsin ($6K)

Winter has improved his work on the glass and has scored at least 15 points in three straight games. Two of those were against Illinois and Butler. You don't often find double-double threats in this price range, but that's where Winter is now. He's only a scorer and rebounder, but he does both well.

Jerome Hunter, Xavier ($5.1K)

Hunter has filled in nicely for Freemantle. He has become a larger part of the offense and is a hard worker on defense. He's not the scorer that Freemantle is and he's not as strong on the interior, but Hunter has held his own. He's going to have trouble against Sorber, but I feel the price is low enough that Hunter will still hit value.

Also consider: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton ($9K); Payton Sandfort, Iowa ($8.5K); Nelly Junior Joseph, New Mexico ($8.2K); Corey Washington, Wichita State ($7.4K); Tre Coleman, Nevada ($6.1K); Szymon Zapala, Michigan State ($4.7K); Aaron Bradshaw, Ohio State ($4.6K)

NBA DFS News and Injury Alerts