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College Football Fantasy Breakdown (Sat. 9/21): The Best Value Plays at RB

Week 4 of the college football season is just hours away. DraftKings (11 games) and FanDuel (16 games) will both begin their main slates at noon ET on Saturday.

There are 10 games in common between the main slates on the two sites:

Games in Common

  • Southern Mississippi at Alabama (-38), Over/Under: 61.5 – noon ET
  • Tennessee at Florida (-14), Over/Under: 48.5 – noon ET
  • LSU (-24) at Vanderbilt, Over/Under: 62.5 – noon ET
  • Cal at Ole Miss (-2.5), Over/Under: 41.5 – noon ET
  • Michigan at Wisconsin (-3.5), Over/Under: 44.5 – noon ET
  • Auburn at Texas A&M (-4), Over/Under: 48 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Washington (-6.5) at BYU, Over/Under: 51 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Louisville at Florida State (-6.5), Over/Under: 61 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • UCF (-11) at Pitt, Over/Under: 61 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • South Carolina at Missouri (-9.5), Over/Under: 61 – 4:00 p.m. ET

DraftKings Only

  • Michigan State (-9) at Northwestern, Over/Under: 37 – noon ET

FanDuel Only

  • SMU at TCU (-8), Over/Under: 55.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Kentucky at Mississippi State (-6), Over/Under: 47.5 – 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Oregon (-10.5) at Stanford, Over/Under: 57.5 – 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma State at Texas (-6.5), Over/Under: 72.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Nebraska (-13.5) at Illinois, Over/Under: 62.5 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Notre Dame at Georgia (-14.5), Over/Under: 57.5 – 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

Joe Burrow (LSU): $8,500 DraftKings, $10,200 FanDuel 

Likely the most improved QB of the 2019 season, Burrow has jumped from 61st to ninth in Independent Quarterback Rating (min. 50 attempts). Burrow’s on-target throw rate has also improved from 70.7% (113th) in 2018 to 88.9% this season while throwing deeper (he’s averaging 7.9 air yards per attempt compared to 4.52 last season).

Burrow also has an implied team total of more than six touchdowns versus a Vanderbilt passing defense that ranks 120th out of 137 (or in the 12th percentile) of qualifying defenses in QBR Against.

Week 4 of the college football season is just hours away. DraftKings (11 games) and FanDuel (16 games) will both begin their main slates at noon ET on Saturday.

There are 10 games in common between the main slates on the two sites:

Games in Common

  • Southern Mississippi at Alabama (-38), Over/Under: 61.5 – noon ET
  • Tennessee at Florida (-14), Over/Under: 48.5 – noon ET
  • LSU (-24) at Vanderbilt, Over/Under: 62.5 – noon ET
  • Cal at Ole Miss (-2.5), Over/Under: 41.5 – noon ET
  • Michigan at Wisconsin (-3.5), Over/Under: 44.5 – noon ET
  • Auburn at Texas A&M (-4), Over/Under: 48 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Washington (-6.5) at BYU, Over/Under: 51 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Louisville at Florida State (-6.5), Over/Under: 61 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • UCF (-11) at Pitt, Over/Under: 61 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • South Carolina at Missouri (-9.5), Over/Under: 61 – 4:00 p.m. ET

DraftKings Only

  • Michigan State (-9) at Northwestern, Over/Under: 37 – noon ET

FanDuel Only

  • SMU at TCU (-8), Over/Under: 55.5 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Kentucky at Mississippi State (-6), Over/Under: 47.5 – 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Oregon (-10.5) at Stanford, Over/Under: 57.5 – 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Oklahoma State at Texas (-6.5), Over/Under: 72.5 – 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Nebraska (-13.5) at Illinois, Over/Under: 62.5 – 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Notre Dame at Georgia (-14.5), Over/Under: 57.5 – 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

Joe Burrow (LSU): $8,500 DraftKings, $10,200 FanDuel 

Likely the most improved QB of the 2019 season, Burrow has jumped from 61st to ninth in Independent Quarterback Rating (min. 50 attempts). Burrow’s on-target throw rate has also improved from 70.7% (113th) in 2018 to 88.9% this season while throwing deeper (he’s averaging 7.9 air yards per attempt compared to 4.52 last season).

Burrow also has an implied team total of more than six touchdowns versus a Vanderbilt passing defense that ranks 120th out of 137 (or in the 12th percentile) of qualifying defenses in QBR Against.