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We have a busy Friday on the college basketball circuit with seven games on tap for tonight. We have some big names on this slate even if they aren't playing important teams. We've still got some good ones. I promise. We open up with Ohio heading down to Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky. Auburn heads to Tampa to take on South Florida. Not a bad start, huh?
We continue with Lafayette heading to Cameron to contend with the Crazies. Alabama hosts Oakland. The ones from Michigan, not the West Coast. Memphis hosts Western Kentucky in an entertaining game. We have a battle for state supremacy with Georgia hosting Georgia Tech. We finish the night off with Wichita State hosting Arizona. That's a nice marquee matchup to finish this one off. We've got a good one brewing here!
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy college basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 11/19/21 starting at 7 pm Eastern. I’ll be providing multiple player suggestions for players at guard and forward, aiming to highlight one option apiece at the high, middle, and lower end of the salary scale. Good luck, RotoBallers.
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DraftKings CBB DFS Guards
Keon Ellis, Alabama ($9,500)
How do you make sure a prized five-star recruit doesn't take your job? You average nearly a double-double (for a guard!) over the first three games of the season. Alabama lost a few players from last year, but this team is still loaded. Gone are John Petty, Joshua Primo, and Herb Jones. Ellis has stepped up on both ends of the court so far and should be in line for another big game here against Oakland.
Jordan Usher, Georgia Tech ($7,500)
Michael Devoe gets most of the attention and rightfully so, but Usher has been the most consistent player for the Bees so far. Usher is contributing across the board, notching one double-double already and narrowly missing two more. He's enough cheaper than Devoe that I'll drop down a little to get about the same production. We all know that Devoe has a higher ceiling, but is he going to realize that against Georgia? Probably not.
Tyson Etienne, Wichita State ($4,900)
Etienne comes at a big discount because of his slow start due to a non-COVID illness. Etienne's shot still isn't back to what it should be, but once it starts falling, he's going to be a put up a big number for a low price. He's too good of a player to keep struggling for long. This is a tough place for him to get it going, but the price is so low for his talent level that I don't mind taking that chance. The minutes are there for Etienne. The production wont be far off.
Kerr Kriisa, Arizona ($4,700)
It's hard to get a true sense of just what Arizona will look like when they have won every game by 30 points or more. I do know that Kriisa is starting for a team that scores a ton of points. If Wichita State manages to keep this close, the Arizona starters could finally see their stats increase. A few of them are priced down like Kriisa because they are only playing about half the game. If this is the game where Arizona gets a fight, one of two of these cheap Arizona players are going to be optimal.
Also consider: Dayvion McKnight, Western Kentucky ($9,100); Aaron Cook, Georgia ($8,200); Jaden Shackleford, Alabama ($7,400); Mark Sears, Ohio ($5,400); Kario Oquendo, Georgia ($4,600)
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DraftKings CBB DFS Forwards
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky ($10,000)
I was a fan of Tshiebwe and his high-energy game at West Virginia, but he has some offensive chops to him as well. Tshiebwe has made leaps on the offensive end and it still the all-world rebounder that he always was. Just look at his stat line against Duke. Tshiebwe isn't just ravaging overmatched opponents. That's why I'm willing to pay top-dollar for him. He's matchup proof. He might be the only guy in college that is right now.
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona ($7,600)
Tubelis, like most of his teammates, hasn't played more than 25 minutes in a game so far. He's still averaging 30 DraftKings points per game. Using Arizona players is a decent enough plan, but the upside is huge just in case the Shockers keep it close. This is especially true of Tubelis. He might be the most talented player that the Wildcats have and he may finally be turned loose! If he is, I can guarantee he'll be in my lineup.
Emoni Bates, Memphis ($5,200)
Bates has put up a few strong games for Memphis in the early going. The freshman has hit the ground running, averaging 16 points per game and contributing in every category. Western Kentucky is a solid team, but I don't really think they'll slow him down either. Memphis's performance against St. Louis earlier this week shows that the Tigers might be better than they were given credit for in the preseason.
Trey Townsend, Oakland ($5,100)
Townsend has played all 120 minutes of Oakland basketball so far this season. This is a play based on volume alone. He's going to have his hands full against Alabama, but points in garbage time count the same as points in the first few minutes for DFS purposes. If the Grizzlies are going to leave Townsend in there all game, he's worth the risk based on volume alone.
Also consider: Jabari Smith, Auburn ($9,700); Jalen Duren, Memphis ($8,400); Jason Carter, Ohio ($7,200); Jairus Hamilton, Western Kentucky ($6,200); Walker Kessler, Auburn ($4,200)
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