We are a little over halfway through the greatest 50 days of the year for any football fan. October 8 was the first of 50 consecutive days of either FBS or NFL football. What a time to be alive! For all of the evil things the Mouse does, one thing that is right about all of this is ESPN gobbling up the TV rights to Conference USA, the Fun Belt, and the MAC. Instead of putting those games on ESPN+ on Saturdays, they did the right thing for everyone and gave us mid-week football. The ESPN money may have destroyed the Pac-12, but it also gave us this. It's no substitute, but I'm not going to complain about football on my TV every single night, are you?
A wonderful byproduct of this is more college football DFS. Sign me up! We are in Week 2 of MACtion this week with three more games on tap. We start in DeKalb with Ball State visiting the Huskies. We have Central Michigan heading down I-94 to Kalamazoo to take on the Westerners. We end in Buffalo with Ohio in town.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy college football lineup picks for DraftKings on 11/7/23, locking at 7 PM Eastern. I’ll provide multiple player suggestions at quarterback, running back, and wide receiver, aiming to highlight one option at the high, middle, and lower end of the salary scale. Good luck, RotoBallers.
College Football Betting Picks November 7:
I don't have the full odds article done yet, so we are just going to do this here. That's what Tuesday games do to me. You know the drill!
Ball State at Northern Illinois (-10.5)
Betting Confidence Factor: 2
That is a lot of points for a team that struggles to move the ball. Ball State's offensive superheroes left for L.A. at the end of last year, but they have a couple of newcomers that are handling themselves. Give me the Cardinals, even if it is only by that half.
Central Michigan at Western Michigan (-4.5)
Betting Confidence Factor: 2
This line is like Nuke LaLoosh pitches -- kind of all over the place. It opened at -3 and is up to -5 in many places. It could creep higher. You know what? Maybe it shouldn't. The Chippewas can actually move the ball. Western is kind of a mess. Give me the Chips.
Ohio (-6.5) at Buffalo
Betting Confidence Factor: 2
Ohio's offense is getting worse, not better. I'm not sure they go into Buffalo and win, let alone do so by a touchdown. Give me Buffalo at home. They may not win outright, but they will come close.
DraftKings CFB DFS Picks - Quarterbacks
Jase Bauer, Central Michigan ($7,500)
Bauer is running the ball, Kurtis Rourke is not. Rourke has topped 30 passing attempts in four straight games, but he's not all that accurate, nor is he throwing touchdown passes. Bauer ran for over 100 yards for the first time this season last week. If the Chippewas are willing to let him run, I like the upside.
Kiael Kelly, Ball State ($6,500)
There is no way Kelly should be this cheap. Northern Illinois let Jase Bauer run at will against them last week. Kelly has at least 90 rushing yards in three of the four games he has played extensive minutes. Kelly is the only lock at QB on this slate in my eyes.
Also consider: Hayden Wolff, Western Michigan ($6,900)
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DraftKings CFB DFS Picks - Running Backs
Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan ($7,500)
Buckley was quiet for a few weeks against the tough run defenses of Miami-Ohio, Ohio, and Ball State. The end of the season is much more kind to Buckley and we get to take advantage of that in DFS. The Chippewas gave up 200+ rushing yards for the second straight week last week. This should be a third week with Buckley getting most of the yardage.
Marion Lukes, Central Michigan ($6,000)
Lukes has taken over the CMU offense, culminating with a 202-yard performance against Northern Illinois last week. This is quietly another really good spot for Lukes. Many are going to attack the NIU defense again. In GPPs, I plan on getting different with Lukes.
Also consider: Marquez Cooper, Ball State ($7,400); Antario Brown, Northern Illinois (6,200); Sieh Bangura, Ohio ($6,100)
DraftKings CFB DFS Picks - Wide Receivers
Sam Wiglusz, Ohio ($5,900)
I don't care how poorly the Ohio offense has played lately. Wiglusz still gets his. He has 15 receptions over the last two games for 234 yards and a touchdown. Wiglusz has the highest volume on the team, up to and including running backs. He is too cheap for his large role in this offense.
Kenneth Womack, Western Michigan ($5,100)
Womack has hauled in 36 passes in the last four games alone. He only has one touchdown in that span, but the price is more than reasonable based on the free points for receptions alone. Everything else is just gravy.
Grayson Barnes, Northern Illinois ($4,100)
We need to know whether Kacper Rutkiewicz is out or not. With him out, Barnes has caught a touchdown in three of the last four games. It's possible that Barnes has earned a larger role in the offense regardless of the status of Rutkiewicz, but it's an easy play if Kacper is out.
Also consider: Trayvon Rudolph, Northern Illinois ($6,000); Miles Cross, Ohio ($5,600); Jesse Prewitt III, Central Michigan ($5,300)
DraftKings CFB Stacks:
Western Michigan
The Broncos offense has looked much better lately and won't encounter a lot of resistance against Central. Wolff is the key to this offense, but Buckley may be the more important DFS piece. The emergence of Womack has been huge for the Broncos. If you're looking for a fourth, Anthony Sambucci is in play as well.
Also consider: Central Michigan, Ball State
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