Ivan Herrera 
Welcome back to another exciting season of CFB! After a solid week one slate, we are back with another action packed Saturday. We are getting a battle between two of last years CFP teams.
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:
Taylen Green (ARK):
Let’s start the main slate article with a QB I loved watching during his time at Boise St. Green impressed in his Razorback debut, throwing for 229 yards and rushing for 88 more, as well as scoring four total touchdowns. While on paper those numbers aren’t popping out compared to others, but all that damage was done in the first half. He didn’t play the second half of Arkansas’s 70-0 win this past Saturday, as they were already up by 49 by half. This weekend he matches up against a stronger side in Oklahoma State. While it has only been one game, Oklahoma State’s pass defense ranks 107th in CFB, which isn’t much of an improvement from last season, where they were 123rd. Green’s dual threat abilities should be able to cause trouble for a Cowboy defense that gave up 388 yards to FCS South Dakota State.
Who to pair him with: Isaac TeSlaa. Luke Hasz. Andrew Armstrong (Missed week 1, but looks to be playing this weekend.)
Eli Holstein (PITT):
Not a well-known QB yet, but he impressed in his first start for Pitt in their big win against Kent State. The Panthers allowed the freshman to throw the ball 40 times, 30 of which ended in a reception. His 336 passing yards was impressive, as Kent State last year were one of the better teams against the pass, giving up only 214.5 a game. He should have a favorable matchup against Cincinnati this Saturday. The Bearcats’ defense showed a lot of flaws in their 18-point win over FCS side Towson. The Washington Tigers were able to put up 438 total yards in that game, with 244 of those coming from their QB in the passing game.
Who to pair him with: Kenny Johnson. Gavin Barholomew. Konata Mumpfield.
Honorable Mentions: Quinn Ewers (UT). Kyle McCord (SYR). Payton Throne (AUB). Cam Rising (UTAH). Riley Leonard (ND). Brendan Sorsby (CINCY). Haynes King (GT).
Value QBs: Billy Edwards Jr. (UMD)
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.
Jamal Haynes (GT):
Two games, two solid performances by Haynes. He has run for 75 yards and a touchdown in each of the two games to start the season. This weekend Haynes is facing what should be the weakest rush defense so far in Syracuse. The Orange are coming off of a game where they allowed Ohio’s main RB to rush for over 200 yards. The RB had never had over 71 rushing yards in his previous three seasons.
Nicholas Singleton (PSU):
For the second straight week, DK has given us a great RB at a bad price. Singleton is one of the better RBs in CFB and should be in a great environment for a big day. Bowling Green gave up 182 rushing yards to Fordham in their opening game, and no disrespect to Fordham, but their RBs are not at the level of Singleton. Singleton averaged 8.8 yards per carry against West Virginia, while BG gave up 7 yards per carry to Fordham’s top back. At his price on DK, he will be heavily owned, but there are other spots where you can get different, so you shouldn’t worry too much about ownership for him.
Honorable Mentions: Desmond Reid (PITT). DJ Giddens (KSU). Ja’Quinden Jackson (ARK). Raheim Sanders (SCAR).
Value RBs (5K and under): Kamari Moulton and Kaleb Johnson (IOWA).
The WRs:
Xzavier Henderson (CINCY):
After three years at Florida, Henderson finally had a breakout year last season at Cincinnati. He looks to be continuing his form with Cincinnati after finishing the opener with 101 yards on seven receptions and adding a touchdown. I’m expecting the Pitt/Cincy game to be back and forth so Henderson could be in for a solid day. Pittsburgh’s pass defense started off the season well, but it was against an opponent that should not have caused them any issues, so Henderson will be their first real test.
Oronde Gadsden II (SYR):
Arguably one of the best TEs in CFB had a great start to the season, finishing his season opener with seven receptions, 108 yards, and a touchdown. He seems to have a good connection with Syracuse’s new QB, Kyle McCord. Gadsden is going up against a solid defense at Georgia Tech that has given up 403 passing yards in the first two games. 68 of those 403 passing yards allowed came last week thanks to Georgia State’s TE Dorian Fleming. The sophomore caused damage to the Georgia Tech defense with four catches, 68 yards, and a touchdown. GT will have trouble containing Gadsden if they couldn’t find a way to stop Fleming last week.
Honorable Mentions: Brennan Presley (OKST). Isaiah Bond (UT). Barion Brown (UK). Dorian Singer (UTAH). Beaux Collins (ND). Harrison Wallace III (PSU). Trayvon Rudolph (NIU).
Value Plays (4.9K and under): Trebor Pena (SYR). De’Zhaun Stribling (OKST). Kaden Prather (UMD).
Drago’s Best Bets:
- Texas -7.5 vs Michigan
- Nebraska -6.5 vs Colorado
- Arkansas +10.5 vs Oklahoma State
- Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati Over 62.5
- Upset Pick: South Carolina ML vs Kentucky
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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