PrizePicks is your go-to stop for daily fantasy sports, and before you set your lineup for Week 18 of the college football season, our DFS expert Matthew Dawson offers you his insight on the best picks and plays from bowl season, the NFL and beyond! We pick 'em, you rip 'em!
Use code ‘TEXAGS’ when you sign up and instantly get $50 when you play your first $5+ lineup! Even if your lineup doesn’t win, you’ll still receive the $50 bonus! It’s guaranteed! Click HERE to get started!
Bowl season and the College Football Playoff are in full gear. PrizePicks is still scrambling to put out reasonable numbers on these player squares, and I’m convinced they just can’t keep up. After a few weeks of being incredibly hot this bowl season, we’re going to continue this journey en route to generational wealth.
*Numbers are subject to change*
Aggie of the Week
WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
MORE THAN 79.5 Receiving Yards (Goblin)
Evans needs 85 more yards in this game to extend his 1,000-yard season streak to 11 seasons. He also has an incentive in his contract that requires he gets five catches in this game to receive a $3 million bonus. You’d better believe Baker Mayfield is going to feed his WR1.
Lineup of the Week
(Flex Play - 10x | Power Play - 20x)
Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia
MORE THAN 24.5 Rushing Yards
Stockton was one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks coming out of high school in 2022. The only “dual-threat” quarterback that the Irish have faced all year (that wasn’t from a service academy) was Georgia Tech’s Zach Pyron, who finished with 45 yards on 13 carries. Notre Dame will also be without interior defensive lineman and pass rusher Rylie Mills, which could make a big difference due to sacks counting against QB rushing yards. This is my most confident play of the day.
Cayden Lee, WR, Ole Miss
MORE THAN 62.5 Receiving Yards
Ole Miss wide receiver Tre Harris’ status is up in the air for the game today. In four games without Harris, Lee has reached this total three times. Plus, Lee plays the majority of his snaps in the slot, where he will be matched up with two of Duke’s secondary members in coverage, Jaylen Stinson and Cameron Bergeron. Also, Lane Kiffin’s Twitter fingers could cramp up after he tries to run the score up on an inferior ACC team playing their third-string QB. For these reasons, I don’t hate taking his demon number at 89.5 either to boost your odds.
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
MORE THAN 11.5 Receiving Yards
Love is Notre Dame’s best weapon on offense, and they’re going to need to figure out how to get him the football. In his last two games against USC and Indiana, he has had five catches on five targets for 56 yards. If this trend of getting him involved in the passing game continues, then I believe taking his receiving number at 11.5 yards has incredible value. Also, Georgia has had 36 sacks on the season and generated 224 pressures, which both rank in the top 20 in all of college football. To alleviate some of this pressure, we can likely count on screen passes being a valid weapon in Mike Denbrock’s offensive arsenal.
Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia
MORE THAN 2.5 Receptions
For many of the same reasons that I like Love’s receiving yards number, I like Etienne’s reception number. However, Georgia is even more intentional about using Etienne in their passing game. In his last five (full) games, he has had at least three receptions and six targets in three of them.
Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame
MORE THAN 29.5 Passing Attempts
When Notre Dame rushes for under 200 yards, Leonard has had more than 29 passing attempts in all but one of those games. Against a stout Georgia front that is only allowed 3.7 yards per carry on the season, I’m not sure if Notre Dame will reach 200 rushing yards. I believe that the ball will be put in Leonard’s hands quite a bit, particularly on third-and-long.
Other Dawson Selections
(Flex Play - 15x | Power Play - 27x)
Cayden Lee, WR, Ole Miss - MORE THAN 0.5 Rush +Rec TD (Demon)
Peyton Woodring, K, Georgia - MORE THAN 5.5 Kicking Points
Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame - MORE THAN 0.5 Rush +Rec TD (Demon)
Henry Belin IV, QB, Duke - LESS THAN 177.5 Passing Yards
Jordan Faison, WR, Notre Dame - MORE THAN 14.5 Longest Reception
