Football games on Monday night are roughly seven months away. Mondays are now for SWAC basketball, and this won’t change until at least until March. While Underdog Fantasy doesn’t typically have lines for SWAC ups, there are a few games with plays available. We’ve crunched the numbers, and found three plays that you’ll want to have in your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry for January 27th.
Keep in mind that playing all three legs of our plays in Underdog Fantasy could win you 6X your money on a single entry. Let’s dig into tonight’s plays and remember to let it ride!
Underdog Fantasy College Basketball Picks January 27
Matthew Dewoskin Underdog Fantasy College Basketball Pick Em Record (Est 11/4/2024)
All Pick Em Selections: 119-94-3
Perfect 3-0 Pick Em Entries: 14-58
Roddy Gayle Higher Than 2.5 Assists
Penn State stops by Ann Arbor for a game against the Michigan Wolverines. The Nittany Lions allow opponents to dish out 16.4 assists per game this year. That’s 346th in the nation.
Normally, this would be a spot for Danny Wolf assists, but he’s been struggling and the number is set at 4.5. That’s a little high. The better plays is to go higher on Roddy Gayle’s assists total at 2.5.
Gayle enters this game averaging 3.0 assists per game at home. He’s gone higher than 2.5 assists in 10 out of 18 games played this year.
This game should be played at a very quick pace, and that should give Gayle additional opportunities to set up his teammates. Going higher on 2.5 assists for Gayle at home against a Penn State defense that’s known to leak is the right side to be on here. Gayle should clear this number in a tasty match up and send part of our Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry green today.
Bruce Thornton Higher Than 4.5 Assists
Iowa visits Columbus for a match up with Ohio State. The Hawkeyes enter this game allowing opponents to dish out 16.3 assists per game this year. That’s 340th in the nation this year. Ohio State point guard Bruce Thornton should have no problem racking up five assists here.
Thornton enters this game averaging 4.9 assists per game at home this season. He’s also dished out five or more assists in six out 12 home games played this year.
Iowa is leaky on defense, on the road, and the number is right at Thornton’s average at home. Thornton has struggled recently, but he’s coming off a five-assist game at Purdue. Going higher on Thornton’s assists total is where we want to be in our Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry.
Cooper Flagg Higher Than 7.5 rebounds
NC State pays a visit to Cameron Indoor Arena for a game against Duke. The Wolfpack comes into this match up allowing opponents to grab 35.6 rebounds per game. That’s 225th in the nation this year. Let’s go higher on Cooper Flagg rebounds tonight.
Flagg enters this game averaging 8.0 rebounds per game this year. He’s gone higher than 7.5 rebounds in 10 out of 19 games played.
NC State is soft on the inside, and Flagg has shown that he can stand his ground against top level college players on the glass. He’s failed to go higher in recent games, but this is the tastiest match up he’s had in a while. Flagg is also looking to fill up the stat sheet to boost his Wooden Award resume. Let’s go higher on Flagg’s rebounds total in our Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry for January 27th.
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