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Big Monday leads into Super Tuesday today. We have a lot of NBA players who need something to do over the break, so I'm introducing you to the lingo. I will be with you on all your college hoops DFS adventures today. We have two slates to get us through our Tuesday night. The main slate has a dozen games from power conferences to get us going. The one that starts a bit early is in Philly with Butler taking on Villanova.
The usual window brings Arkansas to Aggieville. Tennessee heads to CoMo to take on Missouri. Iowa heads to East Lansing to take on the Spartans. Boston College climbs down the hill to Tallahassee. Syracuse heads to Raleigh to take on the Pack. UConn visits the Birdcage with Creighton seeking revenge. Maryland heads to Madison to go Badger hunting. TCU is in Lubbock to take on Tech. Baylor heads out to Utah to face BYU. Pitt is on Tobacco Road to take on Wake. We end a few miles from Provo in Logan with Utah State hosting the Aztecs.
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 2/20/24, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST. 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
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee ($8.7K)
Baylor Scheierman is playing the best basketball of his career, but I remember how that first game against UConn went. Knecht is over $1K cheaper and he has produced even against the best defenses that the SEC has to offer. He scored 31 against South Carolina, 25 against Alabama, 39 against Florida, and 36 against Georgia. Knecht's ceiling isn't as high as Scheierman's lately, but the floor isn't as low either. If I'm paying nearly five figures for a player, I want him to be bust-proof. That's not Scheierman against UConn. We have repeated proof of this. Only a blowout would stop Knecht from going for 30 on Missouri.
Darrion Williams, Texas Tech ($7.4K)
This hot streak for Williams started on February 6 against Baylor. In the last four games, Williams has 72 points, 37 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals, and a block. He also has three straight double-doubles against three of the tougher defenses in a conference full of them (Central Florida, Kansas, and Iowa State). Williams is doing everything for Tech right now and his price has barely moved. He feels like a discount compared to many priced higher than him.
Jaeden Zackery, Boston College ($6.7K)
Zackery was a staple in my lineups in November and December, but a rough January coupled with the price increase chased me off. It's time to get back on. Zackery is still reasonably priced and he has scored in double figures in five straight games. In those five games, Zackery has 57 points, 13 rebounds, 25 assists, 14 steals, and a block. Those kinds of peripheral numbers add up in a hurry.
Brendan Hausen, Villanova ($4.5K)
The Wildcats sometimes have trouble scoring. That's where Hausen comes in. His minutes have been consistent for much of the season, but Hausen is actively looking for shots when he comes into the game now. Hausen has 55 points over the last four games, including 15 made three-point shots in 30 attempts. Keep playing him until he cools off. No other Villanova guard, not even the starters, can score like Hausen can.
Villanova sophomore Brendan Hausen with a standout first half vs. Georgetown.
12pts on 4-7 3PA. Ultra confident shooter with deep range pic.twitter.com/9F19UIlrBo
— Jam Hines (@jamontheboards) February 17, 2024
Also consider: Jahmir Young, Maryland ($8.9K); Tristen Newton, Connecticut ($8.5K); DJ Horne, North Carolina State ($8.3K); Cam Spencer, Connecticut ($7.7K); Darius Brown II, Utah State ($7.1K); A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State ($6.9K); Tramon Mark, Arkansas ($6.7K); Steven Ashworth, Creighton ($6.5K); J.J. Starling, Syracuse ($6.2K); Dallin Hall, BYU ($5.9K); Darrion Trammell, San Diego State ($5.5K); Hakim Hart, Villanova ($5K); Khalif Battle, Arkansas ($4.6K); Damari Monsanto, Wake Forest ($4.5K)
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Today's DraftKings Forwards - CBB DFS Lineup Picks
Quinten Post, Boston College ($8.5K)
Like his teammate Zackery, Post was in almost every lineup of mine for the first month of the season. It's also time to revisit Post. He's one of the best passing bigs in college and he can shoot threes, which makes him one of the most coveted NBA prospects. Post has at least 37 DraftKings points in three of the last four games thanks to his courting of double-doubles on a nightly basis and his great rim-protection skills. Post put up 45.5 DraftKings points in the first meeting with the Seminoles two weeks ago. He should at least come close to that mark again.
Andrew Carr, Wake Forest ($6.5K)
We'll forgive Carr's awful game against Virginia on Saturday. The two teams combined for 96 points. It was an ugly game for everyone involved, particularly for scorers. Before Saturday's game, Carr had scored in double figures in nine consecutive games, notching a couple of double-doubles in the process. Carr isn't going to shoot 2-for-7 from the floor again. Expect him back in the mid-20s for DraftKings points tonight.
Mohamed Diarra, North Carolina State ($5.7K)
Diarra has shuffled in and out of the starting lineup this season, but I doubt the Pack pull him out this time. Diarra has started the last two games and put up 24 points, 21 rebounds, three assists, four steals, and two blocks in 67 minutes. That's far and away better than what they were getting out of Ben Middlebrooks or DJ Burns Jr. Keep an eye on the starting five. If Diarra is in there, he should be in your lineups as well.
Aidan Shaw, Missouri ($4.1K)
Shaw was a big piece of the Missouri lineups early in the season but fell out of favor with inconsistent play. Shaw isn't much more consistent now, but on a Missouri team that has been starved for production, his 10-point and five-rebound offering on Saturday should give him a little more court time. Shaw has quietly scored in double figures in DraftKings points in three straight games, despite a scoreless outing against A&M. Shaw is a solid value play if you find yourself digging in this price range.
Also consider: Great Osobor, Utah State ($9K); Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton ($8.4K); Donovan Clingan, Connecticut ($8.1K); Jamir Watkins, Florida State ($7.9K); Steven Crowl, Wisconsin ($7.4K); Andersson Garcia, Texas A&M ($6.4K); Makhi Mitchell, Arkansas ($6.2K); Federiko Federiko, Pittsburgh ($5.6K); Jay Pal, San Diego State ($5.4K); Robert Jennings, Texas Tech ($5K); Xavier Cork, TCU ($4.1K)
