Ivan Herrera 
Welcome back to another exciting season of CFB! After a solid week one slate, we are back with another action packed Saturday.
The purpose of this article is to break down the college football main slates, both on the DFS and betting sites. The article includes my favorite plays at every position as well as honorable mentions. You can also find my favorite bets under my Dragos Best Bets section.
The QBs:
Kirk Francis (TLSA):
Let’s start the main slate article with my favorite value QB of the day. Francis has had a solid start to the year throwing for 199 and 299 in his first two games with five touchdowns. This Saturday he gets the pleasure of playing against the worst pass defense in CFB. Oklahoma State has been getting torched through the air giving 340 passing yards per game. The Cowboys are struggling to contain their opponent’s passing game, and have given up big plays all season. They are allowing 14.78 yards per reception which is the second-highest amount on the slate only behind WVU. Francis should be able to take advantage of the poor secondary by targeting his top WR, Kamdyn Benjamin. Benjamin is the most likely WR to cause damage to the Cowboys as he is averaging 17.8 yards per reception.
Who to pair him with: Kamdyn Benjamin. Braylin Presley
Will Rogers (UW):
It feels good to have Will Rogers on a main slate finally. The Mississippi State transfer has been great in his first two starts at Washington. This rivalry game against Washington State will be his toughest test since joining the Huskies. But he should be able to continue his great start as the WSU pass defense has left a lot to be desired to start the season. WSU’s pass defense is giving up 288.5 passing yards per game which ranks 122nd in CFB and the second most on the slate only behind the previously mentioned Oklahoma State Cowboys. Rogers has been able to spread the ball around to multiple players so it is easy to find someone to pair him up with.
Who to pair him with: Giles Jackson. Denzel Boston. Jeremiah Hunter.
Honorable Mentions: Eli Holstein. Garrett Greene. Dillon Gabriel. Thomas Castellano. Jalen Milroe. Garrett Nussmeier. Brady Cook
Value QBs:
The RBs:
Quick Note: Ollie Gordon (OKST) is the best RB in CFB, and because of that, I will not include him in the write-ups. He is in play on any slate he is available in.
Jam Miller/Justice Haynes (BAMA):
Alabama takes on a Wisconsin side this Saturday that has been ok against the run. Neither of their first two opponents had RBs at the level they will see with Alabama. Both of Alabama’s RBs are in play on Saturday. They both have over 15 attempts, 140 rushing yards, and two touchdowns in the first two games of the season. Through the first two games, Miller has six more rushing attempts and has looked to be the more efficient runner of the two averaging about a yard more per attempt. With his price on DK, I would lean Miller over Haynes.
Jam Griffin/Anthony Hankerson (ORST):
Like with Alabama above, we have a player named Jam and his teammate sharing an entry. Like above this is a spot where we have two RBs from the same that are in play. Oregon St has leaned heavily on the run to start the season, having 109 rushing attempts to only 28 passing attempts. 78 of those 109 rushing attempts come from Griffin (38) and Hankerson (40). Griffin is the leading rusher of the two with 249 yards compared to 226 from Hankerson. My lean of the two is Griffin as Oregon is giving up over five yards a carry and Griffin is averaging 6.6.
Honorable Mentions: Le’Veon Moss. Jadarian Price. Jovantae Barnes. Wayshawn Parker. Jonah Coleman.Montrell Johnson Jr. Desmond Reid. Marcus Carroll
Value RBs (5K and under): Devin Mockobee
The WRs:
Kyren Lacy (LSU):
Lacy has picked up where Nabers and Thomas left off for LSU. Lacy had a great day despite losing in LSU’s first game against USC and followed that up with five receptions, 65 yards, and three touchdown game against a bad Nicholls State game. On paper, the matchup against South Carolina looks like it should cause issues for LSU’s passing game, but I feel like this will be a letdown game for the Gamecocks who are coming off of an upset win over Kentucky.
Mario Williams (TUL):
Williams has been the best player for Tulane over the first two games. The USC transfer has 10 receptions for 252 so farthis season but has failed to find the end zone in both games. He gets a matchup against his original CFB side Oklahoma who he was with his freshman season before leaving alongside Caleb Williams to USC. The Sooners haven’t had much to worry about in their first two games but despite that, they have still given up just under 200 passing yards per game.
Honorable Mentions: Konata Mumpfield. Tez Johnson. Luther Burden III. Deion Burks. Roc Taylor. Beaux Collins. De’Zhaun Stribling.
Value Plays (4.9K and under): Terrance Ferguson. Elijhah Badger.
Drago’s Best Bets:
- Tulsa +18.5 vs Oklahoma State
- Oregon State +17.5 vs Oregon
- Georgia -22 vs Kentucky
- Alabama -16.5 vs Wisconsin
- Upset Pick: UCLA ML vs Indiana
Make sure to start your Saturday off with Dave and Joel as they breakdown the slate live on the Win Daily Youtube page.
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