Josh Matigian 
In this article, I will be focusing on providing three players from each position on Fanduel (Guards/Forwards). One expensive player, one mid-tier, and a value player at each position to help you construct your CBB lineups. I want to note if I don’t include a player in my article that doesn’t mean I don’t like that player or that I am fading. The slate on Fanduel consists of six games and its the start of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that continues tomorrow. We have a lot of great games tonight so lets get to it. Here are my Fanduel CBB Plays 12/8/20.
Games:
Boston College @ Minnesota // Line -6.5 Minnesota 149.5 O/U
Ohio St @ Notre Dame // Line -5.5 Ohio St 140.5 O/U
North Carolina @ Iowa // Line -3.5 Iowa 158.5 O/U
Penn St @ Virginia Tech // Line -5.5 Virginia Tech 141.5 O/U
Illinois @ Duke // Line -3.5 Duke 146.5 O/U
Syracuse @ Rutgers // Line -4.0 Rutgers 140 O/U
Fanduel CBB Plays 12/8/20 Guards:
Expensive Tier:
Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois ($8,300)
Have to start with one of the best point guards in the country in Dosunmu. This is the marque matchup of the night and possibly for the ACC/Big Ten challenge. Two top 10 ranked teams going at it. This game carries the 3rd highest O/U on the slate sitting at 146.5 with Duke being a small favorite. Dosunmu leads the team with a 31.3% usage rate and averages 1.35 FPPM and 32.3 MPG. I expect a bounce back game from Dosunmu against Duke here from his last game vs a very tough Baylor team.
Mid-Tier:
Paul Mulcahy, G, Rutgers ($6,500)
The Rutgers/Syracuse game has the lowest O/U on the slate but the Rutgers players are all playing massive minutes. Mulcahy is the Rutgers player I am looking to target here. He is averaging 33.0 MPG. His usage rate is only 11.4% but he is getting it done with rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He may not score a lot but his other stats make up for it.
Value:
Myles Dread, G, Penn St ($3,700)
Dread is a true value play and somewhat risky. But, if we want to fit in some additional expensive players in our lineups we need a few value/risky players. Dread doesn’t start for Penn St but in his last game he played in 34 minutes off the bench in a overtime loss to Seton Hall. In the first two games he only averaged 14 minutes. He has a respectable 19% usage rate so I guess for only $3,700 we could do worse.
Fanduel CBB Plays 12/8/20 Forwards:
Expensive Tier:
Luka Garza, F, Iowa ($9,200)
Garza doesn’t need any introduction this man is a straight beast just dominating anybody he faces. Thus I want to mention Iowa hasn’t played a quality opponent yet. They do get their first test of the season facing #16 North Carolina. This game carries a massive 158.5 O/U so we want pieces from this game. In Garza’s first three games of the season he is putting up video game numbers. Leading the team with a 38.1% usage rate, 34 PPG, 9.7 RPG and averaging 53.9 FPTS/G. Lets also not forget about the 2.07 FPTS/M he averages. He is expensive but he is possibly the best player in CBB.
Mid-Tier:
Kofi Cockburn, F, Illinois ($6,600)
Cockburn is another Big Ten player like Garza who has a lot of size. He won Big Ten freshmen of the year in 2019. In his sophomore year he is nearly averaging a double-double with 13.0 PPG and 9.8 RPG. He has the 2nd highest usage rate on the team with a 26.1% usage rate. I wouldn’t look too much into his last game vs Baylor who is arguably the best team in the country. Illinois will need his size in the paint vs Hurt and Johnson.
Value:
Seth Towns, F, Ohio St ($3,000)
Towns is a grad transfer from Harvard who chose Ohio St over Michigan, Seton Hall and others. He has yet to play in a game this season. And hasn’t played since the 2017/2018 season due to injury. He is a game time decision vs Notre Dame tonight so you’ll need to stay on top of news coming out of Columbus to see if he will play. (Which you can do in our Expert Discord Chat.) I don’t think he would start but if he plays 10+ minutes and for $3,000 he gives us salary to spend up for more expensive players.
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