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College Football Fantasy Breakdown (Sat. 9/14): Stack Oklahoma State’s Offense Against Tulsa?

Week 3 of the college football season is just hours away. For the first time this year, DraftKings and FanDuel will stagger the start times of their main slates, beginning at noon ET on DraftKings (12 games) and 3:30 p.m. ET on FanDuel (14 games).

There are six games in common between the main slates on the two sites:

Games in Common

  • Stanford at Central Floria (-9), Over/Under: 59 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma State (-14) at Tulsa, Over/Under: 64 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Alabama (-25) at South Carolina, Over/Under: 61.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • USC (-4) at BYU, Over/Under: 56.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Arizona State at Michigan State (-14.5), Over/Under: 42 – 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Iowa (-1.5) at Iowa State, Over/Under: 42.5 – 4:00 p.m. ET

DraftKings Only

  • Kansas State at Mississippi State (-7), Over/Under: 51.5 – noon ET
  • NC State (-7) at West Virginia, Over/Under: 46.5 – noon ET
  • Pittsburgh at Penn State (-17.5), Over/Under: 53 – noon ET
  • Ohio State (-17.5) at Indiana, Over/Under: 60 – noon ET
  • Maryland (-6.5) at Temple, Over/Under: 66.5 – noon ET
  • UNLV at Northwestern (-17.5), Over/Under: 52.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET

FanDuel Only

  • Florida (-9) at Kentucky, Over/Under: 48 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Hawaii at Washington (-21.5), Over/Under: 59 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • FSU at Virginia (-7.5), Over/Under: 56.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Clemson (-28) at Syracuse, Over/Under: 64.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TCU (-2) at Purdue, Over/Under: 52.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma (-23.5) at UCLA, Over/Under: 72 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Texas (-32) at Rice, Over/Under: 56 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Northern Illinois at Nebraska (-14), Over/Under: 54.5 – 8:00 p.m. ET

Let’s run through a few players to consider at each position as you’re putting together your lineups.


Quarterbacks

Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State): $9,300 DraftKings; $9,100 FanDuel 

A dangerous dual-threat, Sanders ranks fifth independent Quarterback Rating (IQR) and is tied for second in quarterback rushing with 12 broken tackles and 11 first downs.

Tulsa’s defense allowed 5.9 yards per carry on quarterback runs in 2018, 130th among 137 qualifying defenses.

Sanders has more than 60 fantasy points in limited action over two games and has yet to get a rushing touchdown; that should change against Tulsa.

Week 3 of the college football season is just hours away. For the first time this year, DraftKings and FanDuel will stagger the start times of their main slates, beginning at noon ET on DraftKings (12 games) and 3:30 p.m. ET on FanDuel (14 games).

There are six games in common between the main slates on the two sites:

Games in Common

  • Stanford at Central Floria (-9), Over/Under: 59 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma State (-14) at Tulsa, Over/Under: 64 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Alabama (-25) at South Carolina, Over/Under: 61.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • USC (-4) at BYU, Over/Under: 56.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Arizona State at Michigan State (-14.5), Over/Under: 42 – 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Iowa (-1.5) at Iowa State, Over/Under: 42.5 – 4:00 p.m. ET

DraftKings Only

  • Kansas State at Mississippi State (-7), Over/Under: 51.5 – noon ET
  • NC State (-7) at West Virginia, Over/Under: 46.5 – noon ET
  • Pittsburgh at Penn State (-17.5), Over/Under: 53 – noon ET
  • Ohio State (-17.5) at Indiana, Over/Under: 60 – noon ET
  • Maryland (-6.5) at Temple, Over/Under: 66.5 – noon ET
  • UNLV at Northwestern (-17.5), Over/Under: 52.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET

FanDuel Only

  • Florida (-9) at Kentucky, Over/Under: 48 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Hawaii at Washington (-21.5), Over/Under: 59 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • FSU at Virginia (-7.5), Over/Under: 56.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Clemson (-28) at Syracuse, Over/Under: 64.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TCU (-2) at Purdue, Over/Under: 52.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma (-23.5) at UCLA, Over/Under: 72 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Texas (-32) at Rice, Over/Under: 56 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Northern Illinois at Nebraska (-14), Over/Under: 54.5 – 8:00 p.m. ET

Let’s run through a few players to consider at each position as you’re putting together your lineups.


Quarterbacks

Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State): $9,300 DraftKings; $9,100 FanDuel 

A dangerous dual-threat, Sanders ranks fifth independent Quarterback Rating (IQR) and is tied for second in quarterback rushing with 12 broken tackles and 11 first downs.

Tulsa’s defense allowed 5.9 yards per carry on quarterback runs in 2018, 130th among 137 qualifying defenses.

Sanders has more than 60 fantasy points in limited action over two games and has yet to get a rushing touchdown; that should change against Tulsa.