Did you know that today’s college basketball slate features 99 games? This is our first massive Saturday slate of the season. That’s a lot of games to choose from when building an Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry. There are also a lot of potential land mines and traps that we’ll need to avoid. The good news is that we’ve found three excellent plays to help you cash on what should be a fantastic day of college hoops.
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 December 7
Matthew Dewoskin Underdog Fantasy College Basketball Pick Em Record (Est 11/4/2024)
All Pick Em Selections: 51-42-0
Spicy Multiplier Picks: 0-0
Perfect 3-0 Pick Em Entries: 5-26
Andrej Jakimovski Higher Than 21.5 Points+Rebounds+Assists
The Colorado Buffaloes meet the Colorado State Rams in Boulder, CO tonight. This isn’t the same Rams team that we’ve seen over the past few seasons, and Buffaloes forward Andrej Jakimovski should eat at home.
Jakimovski enters tonight’s game averaging 13.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game this season overall. However, he’s gone higher than 21.5 PRA in four of his last five games. He’s also averaging 14.3 points, 5.8 boards, and 1.2 assists when he plays in Boulder.
The Rams enter this game allowing opponents to pull down 36.5 rebounds per game, and shoot 35.8% from beyond the arc. These two weaknesses play right into Jakimovski’s game.
Take the higher number for Jakimovski’s PRA in your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry for December 7th.
Patrick McCaffery Lower Than 15.5 Points+Rebounds+Assists
Butler will walk into a hornet’s nest when they play Houston tonight. KenPom has Houston as the third best defensive team in the country this year. The Cougars are allowing fewer than 60 points per game. They’re also 45th in the nation in assists allowed and 123rd in the nation in rebounds allowed.
Butler forward Patrick McCaffery enters tonight’s game averaging 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game this year. However, Butler has faced three P4 teams this year, and he’s ended up going lower than 15.5 PRA in all three. He should continue to struggle on the road against a nasty Houston Cougars defense.
Lock in McCaffrey to go lower than 15.5 PRA in your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry for December 7th.
Pop Isaacs Higher Than 3.5 Rebounds
The handicap here is pretty simple. Creighton guard Pop Isaacs is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game this season. However, when Isaacs plays in the CHI Health Center, he averages 6.0 rebounds per game.
Isaacs has also gone higher than 3.5 rebounds in five out of eight games played this season. The trend is on our side here.
UNLV is a mediocre rebounding team this season. So far this year, the Rebels have allowed opponents to grab an average of 36.4 rebounds per game. That’s 235th in the nation.
This is a great spot for Isaacs to pick up a bunch of boards. He should have no problem going higher than 3.5 rebounds in your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry.
The College Basketball Experience
For more analysis on every college basketball game for the 2024-25 season, make sure you tune into The College Basketball Experience. Colby Dant, Moneyline Mac, and Noah Bieniek talk about each game on the entire slate. Listen for input on ATS and moneyline college basketball picks every night!
