As Week 2 of College Football kicks off, you'll want to begin to look for patterns in performance. There were some intense match-ups last week, and plenty of teams that blew the point spread out of the water, including two shut outs.
We now have an idea of the adjustments our go-to teams have made or even the weaknesses they've developed in turnover of positions and/or coaching staff, so you'll want to be open to the ideas of teams that are generally outside your radar. It's early yet, and if you can pin the biggest contenders early on, you'll be making bigger bets than you ever have in the last half of the season.
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DraftKings CFB Lineup Picks - Fantasy College Football for 9/10 - 9/11
DraftKings DFS Picks for Lousiana Tech Bulldogs @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-0)
The Quarterback to take in this matchup is certainly none other than LA Tech's Jeff Driskel ($8,000, 34.5 FPPG), who you can snag for a grand less than Western Kentucky's Brandon Doughty, who has produced less than a third FPPG than Driskel. Bulldogs WR Paul Turner ($5,300) is the steal of the match-up, who produced 21.1 FP last week.
The first ranked Hilltoppers WR produced about a quarter of that. The Hilltoppers have showed signifigantly less defense than LA Tech in their one game, so you can also count on RB Kenneth Dixon ($8,700) who is a little pricey, but definitely not so much a risk as he is a true investment.
DraftKings DFS Picks for Miami Hurricanes (1-0) @ Florida Atlantic University Owls (0-1)
Miami has a strong history of victory against Florida Atlantic, and defeated the Owls 34-6 back in 2013. But the repeat isn't a lock. Last week, The Hurricanes utilized opportunities provided by Bethune-Cookman via turnovers, and shut them out, 45-0. Despite 26 players making their collegiate debut Saturday, the Hurricanes are off to a steady start. Despite losing to Tulsa last week, Florida Atlantic proved productive on the fantasy boards.
Although Owls quarterback Jazquez Johnson ($7,600, 28.2 FPPG) ran up more than double the fantasy points that Hurricanes QB, Brad Kaaya ($7,900, 12.4 FPPG) produced, it's worth considering that the Miami defense and could easily cut Johnson's score in half this weekend. Ironically, Florida Atlantic was shut out (41-0) last week by Alabama, and it looks like QB Kaaya will likely get some more plays in. Think Marcus Mariota at the Rose Bowl, dancing in and out of the end-zone.
Then again, running the ball seems solely the job of running backs Mark Walton ($6,800, 14.5 FPPG) and Trayone Gray ($5,500, 15.3 FPPG). However, the most productive player for their position of Thursday-Friday match ups will most likely be Tight End, Standish Dobard ($3,000).
DraftKings DFS Picks for Utah State Aggies (1-0) @ Utah Utes (1-0)
After Utah State QB Chuckie Keeton's ineffective performance last week, despite claiming victory over Southern Utah, the QB you want going to bat for you is Utah Utes' Travis Wilson ($7,500, 18.6 FPPG), who completed well over half of his passes and will likely get a little wiggle room to run up the score against Utah State. You may also want to go all in on RB Devonte Booker ($9,500), who will likely be the most effective pick in any game tonight or tomorrow. Take Utah for the win.
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