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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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Welcome back to another exciting season of CFB! After a small slate last Saturday, we are finally back with a full slate of games.

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:

Quinn Ewers (UT):

Despite losing 76% of the teams total receptions and 88% of the teams total touchdowns from a season ago, Ewers still has one of the best groups of pass catchers thanks to the transfer portal. Texas replaced the likes of Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell with Alabama’s Isaiah Bond and Oregon State’s Silas Bolden. Ewers will get an easier matchup to help him gain a connection with his new WR room as he will be playing against a Colorado State side that ranked near the bottom against the pass last season. The Rams also lost their best rusher to the draft earlier this year, who accounted for 40% of the team’s sacks last year.

Who to pair him with: Isaiah Bond, Silas Bolden, Matthew Golden

Kyron Drones (VT):

Drones being ranked behind some backups on DraftKings feels a bit disrespectful. Drones is one of the best fantasy QBs in CFB. He doesn’t turn the ball over; he had only eight total turnovers last season, and he can do it with both his arm and his legs. Last season he finished with over 2K passing yards as well as 818 rushing yards with 22 total touchdowns. He opens the season against Vanderbilt, who was terrible last season on defense. They allowed 455 total yards and 54 total touchdowns.

Who to pair him with: Da’Quan Felton, Ali Jennings

Honorable Mentions: Will Howard (OSU). Cam Ward (MIA). Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (CSU). Alan Bowman (OKST). Dylan Raiola (NEB).

Value QBs: Mark Gronowski (SDSU)

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.

LeQuint Allen (SYR):

If you were part of Win Daily last season, you will know Syracuse was a cursed team for me. No matter how good or bad the matchup was, I could never get them right. But the price on Allen to start the season is too good to pass up. On DraftKings he is criminally priced, so he will be heavily owned, but in cash and smaller contests he is almost a must-have because his price opens up a lot of players on the slate. Syracuse opens against Ohio, and with a new transfer QB in McCord joining the Orange, I think they will focus on their star back to ease the QB into the system.

Damien Martinez (MIA):

New school, but same Damien Martinez. Martinez, while at Oregon St., was one of my favorite backs in all of CFB. With the PAC12 collapsing and Oregon St losing a lot of their offensive weapons, Martinez made the right choice to transfer to the Canes. Last season Miami was a bit of RB by committee with multiple backs leading the way every week, but now with an established guy in Martinez, they should focus on a lone back. To open the season, Miami takes on in-state rivals Florida, who was average when it came to rush defense. The Gators gave up the third most yards per rush (4.88) of all the teams on the slate last season.

Honorable Mentions: Quinshon Judkins (OSU). Bhayshul Tuten (VT). Nicholas Singleton (PSU). Jaydon Blue (UT). 

Value RBs (5K and under): Desmond Reid (PITT)

The WRs:

Tory Horton (CSU):

I’m glad Horton decided not to enter the NFL draft and the transfer portal. He has put up back-to-back 1100 yards and eight touchdown seasons at CSU after transferring over from Nevada. I am expecting him to improve on his previous two seasons this year, and that will start in what should be a high-scoring affair against Texas. I don’t see Texas getting upset in this one, but with their bad pass defense, I expect the Horton/Fowler-Nicolos connection to cause a lot of issues for the Longhorns.

Jaden Smith (UTEP):

Before you ask, no, I am not talking about the son of Will Smith. Jaden Smith is an unknown WR to a lot of people, as he has spent his first few CFB years at Eastern Kentucky. The senior WR put up 1922 yards and 14 touchdowns in his three years at EKU. His final season prior to transferring to UTEP, he had 781 yards and five touchdowns. UTEP are a four-yard underdog, so Smith should have plenty of opportunities as they should be playing from behind for the majority of the game.

Honorable Mentions: Emeka Egbuka (OSU). Brennan Presley (OKST). Xavier Restrepo (MIA). Antonio Williams (CLEM). Konata Mumpfield (PITT). Elijah Badger (UF).

Value Plays (4.9K and under): Oronde Gadsden (SYR). Jake Briningstool (CLEM). Armani Winfield (CSU).

Drago’s Best Bets:

• Georgia -11.5 vs Clemson
• Virginia Tech -13.5 vs Vanderbilt
• Miami -2.5 vs Florida
• Colorado State +34.5 vs Texas

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