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We have another two-game college football DFS slate on tap for Thursday, featuring an ACC matchup and a pair of “Fun Belt” squads. This is an interesting slate and even though there will be plenty of overlap, I’m confident we can find a sneaky piece or two to differentiate ourselves from the crowd.

In this breakdown, I will highlight my top options at each position while also providing you with a core to build around in all formats. Let’s get right into it.

Vegas Odds

Team	Odds	Team	Odds	Total
Syracuse	+124	Virginia Tech	-148 (-3)	47.5
Georgia State	-102 (+1)	Georgia Southern	-118 (-1)	62.5

Quarterbacks

Davis Brin, Georgia Southern ($6.9k DK/$9.7k FD)

Brin is the quintessential boom-or-bust play of the day as he has a wide range of outcomes. He has at least 36 pass attempts in every single game this season but offers nothing in terms of mobility, so we are relying on his ability to throw for 300 or more yards along with multiple touchdowns. He has thrown for over 2,100 yards and 14 touchdowns thus far but has been picked off 11 times, which can be alarming upon first glance. GSU is giving up 275 YPG through the air while holding opponents below 120 YPG on the ground. Attacking this team with a heavy passing attack is the way to beat this team and Brin will be happy to oblige. We are getting a solid discount for him on DK, which will likely make him one of the more rostered QBs on the slate.

Additional QB Options

Darren Grainger, Georgia State — Grainger will have broken several Georgia State school records by the time this season is over and the dangerous dual-threat QB has proven himself to be one of the best players the Sun Belt has to offer. He has thrown for over 1,600 yards while rushing for 368. Overall, he has scored a total of 15 touchdowns (10 passing/5 rushing) as well.

Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech — Grant Wells hasn’t played since Week 2, and while he is improving health-wise, he is still highly questionable. Drones has performed admirably as the starter and is coming off an impressive Week 7 win over Wake Forest in which he led the team to a 30-17 victory. It was the first time he threw for over 300 yards this season, and he looked confident with a 70% completion rate. Drones is a threat with his legs which keeps opposing defenses on their toes and that has really opened up the passing game for him. He has now thrown for 1,000 yards, 6 touchdowns and just 1 interception in four games since taking over as the starter. He has also rushed for almost 350 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground.

Garrett Shrader, Syracuse — Yet another dual-threat QB, Shrader is the most expensive player on DK but is a bargain over on FD where he is just $9k. Shrader started the season with a bang, scoring 23 or more fantasy points in the first four games but has struggled mightily in his last three contests. In the midst of a three-game losing streak, Shrader has failed to throw for more than 180 yards or even reach 20 fantasy points. He will break out of this slump eventually and he represents an ideal GPP target as I’m expecting him to be one of the lowest-rostered QBs.

Running Backs

Marcus Carroll, Georgia State ($7k DK/$10k FD)

Lead back Marcus Carroll is having a strong season, racking up over 850 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns so far. He has also caught 13 passes for 146 yards and the team is clearly focused on getting him the ball as much as possible. He is playing 94.5% of the offensive snaps this season and has been below 20 carries only once.

Additional RB Options

Jalen White, Georgia Southern — White exploded for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns in a win over ULM last week and was given a massive 26 carries. This is the first team all season he received 20-plus carries and only the second time he was given more than 11. Backup OJ Arnold’s snaps dropped to 11% while White saw a spike to 76% from 50% the prior week. Expect the Eagles coaching staff to feed him the rock heavily going forward.

LeQuint Allen, Syracuse — Shrader might be struggling for the Orange, but LeQuint Allen sure isn’t. He has scored double-digit points in each of the last three losses and was given 20-plus touches in two of those games. He has now eclipsed 500 rushing yards and scored a total of 8 touchdowns (7 rushing/1 receiving) in seven games.

Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech — Malachi Thomas has been a nonfactor this season, which comes as a bit of a surprise since most of the industry expected him to step into a bigger role. However, the versatile Tuten has kept him off the field. Tuten played 85% of the snaps against Wake Forest and out-touched Thomas 17-6. Tuten has now rushed for 360 yards and caught 20 passes for 204 yards.

Wide Receivers

Georgia Southern WRs

Davis Brin has a myriad of capable receivers to throw the ball to, and five different players have been targeted 29 or more times. Khaleb Hood (56-598-3, 78 targets) and Derwin Burgess (44-466-4, 62 targets) are the top options which should be considered priority plays in all formats. However, Dalen Cobb (20-228, 30 targets), Anthony Queeley (22-222-3, 38 targets) and Jjay Mcafee (19-147-1, 29 targets) all have viability as well.

Additional WR Options

Georgia State WRs — The Georgia State-Georgia Southern matchup is clearly the more stackable of the two, and we will want to fit as many pieces as possible from that game as possible. The targets are a bit more concentrated for the Panthers with Robert Lewis (34-561-5, 49 targets) and Talique Williams (28-478-3, 36 targets) leading the way. Ja’Cyais Credle has missed the last few games and isn’t listed on the most recent depth chart coming into this week. Jacari Carter (22-156, 28 targets) is worth a look as a near min-price value that has seen a recent spike in snaps with Credle out.

Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech — Ali Jennings has missed most of the season which is unfortunate because the elite receiver was in line for a big statistical year for the Hokies. In Jennings’ absence, Jaylin Lane along with Da’Quan Felton have absorbed a lot of usage. Lane has caught 21 of his 33 targets for 341 yards/5 TDs while Felton has reeled in 17 of his 38 targets for 232 yards/2 TDs.

DraftKings Core

Davis Brin
Marcus Carroll
Khaleb Hood

FanDuel Core

Kyron Drones
Marcus Carroll
Khaleb Hood

PrizePicks Plays

Derwin Burgess OVER 71.5 Receiving Yards
Khaleb Hood OVER 82.5 Receiving Yards
Garrett Shrader OVER 182.5 Passing Yards