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With conference play in full swing around the college basketball landscape, we get loaded NCAA DFS slates to analyze every day. There’s a six-game slate on DraftKings Thursday starting at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Below, I’m looking at my DFS angles for the Thursday slate up and down the price pool.

Studs

Eugene Omoruyi – Oregon ($8,000): Losing lead guard Chris Duarte to injury is a big blow for the Ducks, but they still have Rutgers transfer Eugene Omoruyi down low, who has picked up the slack in their last game, dropping 42 fantasy-points. Oregon gets an ideal matchup here against Arizona State, who really struggles to defend the paint (227th in the country in 2pt% defense), and Omoruyi should have no problem continuing to dominate. Even at his increased price point, I love his upside in this matchup.

Remy Martin – Arizona State ($7,800): Staying with this high tempo game that has an implied total of 153, Arizona State star point guard Remy Martin should see ample opportunity to shine in this one against the Oregon press. If you’ve been reading my articles for some time now, you already know my love for Remy Martin. He actually helped me win the $10,000 top prize in one of the high dollar tournaments earlier in the season at low ownership. But removing any biases, Remy Martin was picked to be a pre-season All-American for a reason. The only thing that worries me a bit is that his minutes are down a little this year due to Bobby Hurley liking to play every guard on their roster, but when Martin is on the court, he is a threat to fill up the stat sheet in all categories. I really like the high tempo matchup for Remy here at home in a game where Arizona State will be desperate to win.

Mid-level

Jalen Wilson – Kansas ($7,100): With Kansas projected to score 78 points on this slate, you do want to try to get some exposure there, and swingman Jalen Wilson looks to be back in good form after a brief cold spell. At the beginning of the year, Wilson was easily the Jayhawks’ best player, scoring between 30-40 fantasy-points on a nightly basis. After a few games into Big 12 play, he seemed to have hit the very familiar freshman wall we typically see and saw a cold spell of 4-5 games. Ever since the Tennessee game a few weeks ago, Wilson found his assertiveness and we’ve seen his usage rate get back up to the 30% range. A lot of Jayhawks are a bit overpriced, but I do really like the matchup from a fantasy perspective against an Iowa State team that ranks 137th in defensive efficiency. Wilson is my bet to have a big night.

Will Richardson – Oregon ($5,800): With Duarte out, Will Richardson will be the chalk you have to eat tonight at his price point. The junior guard missed the majority of the season due to injury but is one of Oregon’s best players when healthy. He just made his way back to the lineup and looks 100% healthy, logging 38 minutes in their last game. He’s shown a 28% usage rate so far this year so fire him up in all your lineups in all formats.

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Evan Battey – Colorado ($4,300): The Colorado big man burned a lot of people the last slate he was on, as he was coming off an injury and only saw limited minutes in a blow out win. He should be a full go here on the road against a tough Stanford team that’s finally at full strength. We’ve seen Battey put up huge fantasy performances throughout the year, and he is incredibly underpriced in the $4,000 range. He does present a bit of foul risk, but I am willing to take that risk at this price for the upside he brings.

Bryce Wills – Stanford ($4,200): Stanford being at full strength sort of throws this slate a huge curveball, as everyone will be struggling to figure out how the Cardinal minutes will shake out. It is unknown how much both Ziaire Williams and Daejon Davis will play, but we did see guard Bryce Wills return in their last game, logging 15 minutes in the win. Williams and Davis are still both overpriced along with the rest of the Stanford players (besides da Silva), but Wills is still sitting here underpriced in the low $4,000 range. I think he’ll continue to see more run as he is one of their better players and if he gets to 20-30 minutes in this one, he should easily hit value and could smash his price point. It is important to monitor starters in this one.