Twelve games, two shootouts at 61.5 points or more, and a cheap starting quarterback that changes how every lineup gets built. Here's the plan for cash, single entry, and 150-max.
The setup
The Saturday main slate on DraftKings has twelve games and locks at noon Eastern. The roster is eight spots: one QB, two RBs, three WRs, a FLEX (RB or WR) and a Superflex, which can be a second quarterback. That one slot decides the whole slate. College quarterbacks score more than almost anyone else on the board because their rushing yards and touchdowns count on top of their passing, so a second QB is the default play. We put a quarterback in the Superflex in 90% of tournament lineups and in every cash lineup.
Two games stand apart. Oklahoma State at Kansas State has a 62.5-point total, and Cincinnati at Houston sits at 61.5 with Houston implied for 36 points, the most of any team on the slate. Nothing else is above 52.5. Expect most of the field to be built from those two games. Whether you join them, or how you get different inside them, is the first decision of the day.
Here's every game, sorted by total. The implied team totals matter more than the spreads. They tell you which offenses Vegas expects to score, and in college football a 35-point implied total usually means four or five touchdowns spread across a quarterback and a small group of skill players.
| Game | Total | Favorite | Implied (fav / dog) | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State @ Kansas State | 62.5 | OKST -6.5 | 34.5 / 28.0 | Top game. Both QBs and the OKST backfield are live. |
| Cincinnati @ Houston | 61.5 | UH -10.5 | 36.0 / 25.5 | Houston's offense is the chalk. Cincinnati is the run-back. |
| Alabama @ LSU | 52.5 | LSU -6 | 29.3 / 23.3 | Leavitt + Harris is an under-owned stack. |
| Florida State @ Boston College | 52.5 | FSU -6 | 29.3 / 23.3 | Ashton Daniels has a 42-point ceiling at 11% owned. |
| Texas A&M @ South Carolina | 52.5 | SCAR -7 | 29.8 / 22.8 | Sellers is the third QB most of the field will play. |
| +7 more games, every position ranked, the best cash lineup and simulated builds for 20 contests below for members. | ||||
Lines and ownership are Saturday-morning snapshots. Check injury news before lock.
Behind the paywall: the exact picks, data-backed fades, methodology, hidden gems, and the cap-legal lineups our subscribers are building tonight.
See live picks & track record at courtedge.net/picks
The full playbook — top plays, pivots, leverage board, cash plays and every cap-validated build — is for members. Join for $29/month · cancel anytime.
Already a member? Sign in — you will not be asked again on this browser.
Subscribe → unlock the full playbook