Things are picking up at DraftKings Tuesday night with a larger than usual $10,000 total prize pool in the Pull Up Jumper contest, though it still comes with a pretty standard mid-week $2,000 first-place prize. It's a 10-game slate that tips off a little earlier than usual at 6:30 p.m. EST.
College Basketball DFS Picks for Tuesday, February 3
Just Cameron Boozer ($11,200) and Dailyn Swain ($10,200) are priced in five figures Tuesday. Boozer is a must play if you can afford him; I'm not at all worried about the likely blowout nature of this game, he'll get his. Both Duke and Texas should flirt with 80 points.
The early tip allows for the inclusion of Miami-OH and their undefeated record at Buffalo, where both teams are expected to flirt with 80 points. 11 of the 20 teams featured have point expectancies of at least 77 points, seemingly opening up a good portion of rotations to build from.
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College Basketball DFS Top Players
Ezra Ausar, F, Southern Cal ($7,900)
The 152.5 point total here is the third-highest on the slate and the point spread is nearly even, so this is a game I have some interested in stacking as I think we can get big minutes from the top rotation guys. Ausar has scored in double-digits in 13 straight, averaging 31.4 minutes in that stretch. He's only had one double-double in that stretch and returned better than 4x four times so we really do have to rely on game script to see the potential in this price.
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Peter Suder, G, Miami-OH ($7,400)
This is the elephant in the room Tuesday. The entire RedHawks starting five is in play due to pace, scoring expectancy and fair pricing. Suder does enough peripherally to offer a massive ceiling, earning 53.0 or more fantasy points twice in his last four. He comes with the caveat that he's going to be incredibly popular. There's not a ton gained in GPPs by rostering him if he does appear on the bulk of rosters, so perhaps it's a spot to fade chalk and go with a cheaper Miami option, maybe Brant Byers ($6,100) with his frontcourt eligibility. Buffalo plays slow, Miami doesn't, and the Bulls are woeful defensively (303rd in efficiency, per KenPom).
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Middle Tier
Nick Dorn, G, Indiana ($6,600)
This is a pretty fascinating slate in terms of different lineup build strategies. You can stack the RedHawks - Bulls matchup and still have room for a guy like Ausar at the top end, and conceivably even come back with Dorn if you're buying the game script I'm laying. He's started three straight, averaging a massive 38.7 minutes. Dorn has somehow not earned an assist in that stretch, but 22.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals will hide that. The price is obviously surging, but still fair relative to form.
Samet Yigitoglu, F, SMU ($5,900)
Yigitoglu just looks like a safe pay-down option in the frontcourt in another game on this slate that has high point expectancy and narrow margins. He hasn't been below 18.0 DKP all season, failing to reach 20 fantasy points just twice in 21 contests. The Wolfpack have some beef down low, so there can be foul concerns, but Yigitoglu has been smart when defending. Minutes are safe, and some combo of points, rebounds and blocks should manifest.
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College Basketball DFS Value Plays
Almar Atlason, F, Miami-OH ($4,800)
There's honestly a lot in the profile I don't like. I feel Atlason should be a touch cheaper given current form (5.8 points, 1.3 rebounds over his last six). And while Buffalo is brutal defensively overall, they're decent against the 3-point line, where Atlason lives, averaging 5.0 attempts on the season and during this current down stretch. But the important thing is opportunity, and Atlason is a volume guy when playing. If a few go down, and he snags a couple extra boards, he can outperform this low price. It's a 5x ceiling and maybe a 2x floor at best, but it's a cheap entry point into the RedHawks that should come with lesser roster percentages.
Tre Holloman, G, North Carolina State ($4,500)
Value is becoming more scarce with each passing slate; the games are more meaningful and roles are pretty defined at this point. Holloman is a minor exception, as he's re-entered the 'Pack's starting lineup over the last four games, averaging 25.3 minutes. He's reached 3.7x production in three straight, and had some spike production in the earlier portions of the season, so there does appear to be a ceiling and a stable floor. The game should be competitve and high-scoring, boosting the potential for both of those outcomes.
Chendall Weaver, G, Texas ($4,200)
Weaver potentially gives us another pay-down safety valve to pay up elsewhere. He's averaging 23.5 minutes over the last four and has seven games of at least 16.5 DKP over his last 10. South Carolina isn't expected to be overly competitive here, and the Longhorns are in the midst of an incredibly soft February schedule with Mississippi, Missouri and LSU looming. It makes sense for them to continue building trust in their depth options.
