It’s once again time to go through our best college football picks for this Week 12 Saturday slate. We sifted through tons of daily fantasy sports picks and came up with our top CFB player props for Saturday.
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CFB Player Props – Week 12 Saturday Picks
Below, Props.com analyst Kyle Krogstad breaks down his top CFB player props for Week 12.
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Jalon Daniels More Than 31.5 Rushing Yards
Jalon Daniels has surpassed this number in 5 of his 9 games this season.
BYU has also allowed opposing QBs to hit this mark in 7 of their 9 games this year. They have not defended the QB run well, and also do not generate much pressure.
BYU ranks 108th in sacks, averaging just over one per game. With sacks being negative rush yards in college, this is a key factor.
The Kansas O-line has been great keeping Daniels on his feet. They rank 13th in the country, allowing just one sack per game. Daniels has also been carrying the ball more as of late, with 27 carries in the past two games.
Where to play: Jalon Daniels More Than 31.5 Rushing Yards | PrizePicks
Devin Neal Higher Than 20.5 Yards Longest Rush
My second play is back to the same game with a similar angle…the Kansas rushing attack. Neal has surpassed this number in six of his nine games this season.
BYU has given up some big plays to opposing RBs. They’ve allowed similar backs to have some huge runs. I think Neal will follow the trend.
BYU is ranked 67th in the country defending the run, averaging 150 rushing yards allowed per game. For Kansas to pull off a road-upset, the run game will have to play a big factor. I think they will lean on both Neal and Daniels.
Where to play: Devin Neal Higher Than 20.5 Yards Longest Rush | Underdog
Tawee Walker More Than 73.5 Rushing Yards
As 14-point underdogs, Wisconsin only really has one path to staying in this game… running the football and controlling the clock.
Oregon has been good, but not great against the run. They rank 35th in the country, allowing just over 125 rushing yards per game. Ashton Jeanty and TreVeyon Henderson both had a huge game against them, so it’s not like they’re completely shut down in the run game.
The main reason I’m backing this is the game situation. Wisconsin is coming off a bye week and is hosting the #1 team in the country. They’ve got to have some sort of game plan, which should revolve around the ground game.
Walker has shown the ability to carry a big workload. He has three games with 20+ carries, and should have another solid outing in this matchup with lots of volume.
Where to play: Tawee Walker More Than 73.5 Rushing Yards | PrizePicks
Kyren Lacy More Than 78.5 Receiving Yards
Lacy has surpassed this number in 5 of his 9 games this season.
He has separated himself as Garrett Nussmeier’s favorite target. He’s averaging 10 targets per game and has recently pushed the needle even more, averaging 11 targets per game in the last four games. He gets a great matchup in this one, as Florida has been awful against the pass. They rank 91st in the country, allowing 245 passing yards per game.
Florida also just got torched by Texas. Quinn Ewers had 333 passing yards against them, and Carson Beck had 300 passing yards two weeks ago. LSU is in that same category of elite passing offenses.
After being embarrassed last week and another close matchup this week, I’m expecting the foot to be on the gas all game for LSU.
Where to play: Kyren Lacy More Than 78.5 Receiving Yards | Sleeper
DJ Giddens Higher Than 87.5 Rushing Yards
My last play of the week is definitely my favorite. Giddens has cleared number this in 6 of his 9 games this season, with one of the misses ending with 86 yards. More importantly, Arizona State has allowed five straight opposing RBs to run for 100+ rushing yards.
Although ASU has been solid against the run, they’ve allowed every BIG 12 opposing RB to go for 100+ on them.
K-State is a run first team, running the ball at a 55% rate. They’re still playing for a postseason spot, as they are right behind Colorado for a shot in the Big 12 title game. In order for them to continue winning, Giddens will continue to get the ball.
In a pretty uncontested backfield, besides Avery Johnson (QB), Giddens has averaged 18 carries for 111 rushing yards this season. He’s averaging a crazy 6.2 yards per game and has proven to be just an insanely efficient runner.
In a game that K-State should be playing from ahead in, I think Giddens will get his normal workload of 18-20 carries, which should be plenty with how efficient he’s been on the ground this season.
Where to play: DJ Giddens Higher Than 87.5 Rushing Yards | Underdog
