Here we go with our best college football picks for this CFB player props Week 6 Thursday/Friday slate preview. We sifted through tons of daily fantasy sports picks and came up with our top CFB player props for Thursday and Friday.
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CFB Player Props – Week 6 Thursday/Friday Picks
Below, Props.com analyst Kyle Krogstad breaks down his top college football player prop picks for Week 6.
Kenny Odom > 62.5 Receiving Yards
The first play of CFB Week 6 comes on Thursday night, as Sam Houston State heads to take on UTEP. Odom, UTEP’s WR1, has cleared this number in 3/3 games so far this season and he looks to do so again tonight.
Kenny Odom and Kam Thomas are the two clear-cut WRs for this team. Odom is coming off a HUGE 13-target, 128-yard game last week against Colorado State. It was the first game Cade McConnell took over as QB1 for this offense, so clearly Odom is his guy.
Sam Houston State ranks 57th in the country in pass defense, allowing 210 passing yards per game. I think they are a bit worse than this number though as they allowed EJ Warner from Rice to grab 230 passing yards, and Jordan McCloud from Texas State had 326 passing yards. As a result, I think McConnell and this passing attack should find some success through the air tonight.
UTEP enters this game as 10-point underdogs and SHSU has scored 31+ points in 4/5 games this season, so they’re going to score. UTEP will have to try and keep up with their passing game, which favors this pick.
Where to play: Kenny Odom More Than 62.5 Receiving Yards | Sleeper Fantasy
Jay Ducker > 71.5 Rushing Yards
This time we’re backing Sam Houston State’s RB1, Jay Ducker. Ducker comes into this game clearing this projection just 1/5 times, which makes me even like this more.
Over the past three games, Ducker has been coming into this RB1 roll, with 14, 20, and 15 carries per game. He loses a lot of touches to QB, Hunter Watson, who has 70 carries through five games, but he still remains the lead back in this pretty explosive offense.
UTEP ranks 111th in run defense, allowing over 211 rushing yards per game, and they’re dealing with another good rushing offense again. Each and every starting RB they have played has gone over this line and it will continue tonight.
Sam Houston State ranks 10th in the country in run play percentage at over 64% of the time. That is their identity, and I think they’ll find great success running on this weak UTEP run defense.
SHSU is a 10-point road favorite, and the game plan is to run the ball all night to get out of there with a win. I don’t think UTEP is going to be able to slow that approach down at all. Ducker should have a big night.
Where to play: Jay Ducker More Than 71.5 Rushing Yards | Underdog
LeQuint Allen > 65.5 Rushing Yards
The third play of the week is coming on Friday night, as LeQuint Allen and Syracuse head on the road to take on #24 ranked UNLV. Allen went over this number in 3 of 4 games to start the season with the one miss coming against Stanford, where they just completely abandoned the run game.
Allen comes in as the Cuse’s RB1, and he’ll get around 15-18 carries per game. He’s extremely efficient, averaging 5.3 yards per carry. UNLV is a tough run defense though, ranking 14th in the country, just allowing 89 rushing yards per game.
However, they’ve done that against some really poor competition. Houston and Utah Tech are just awful, and Fresno State’s run game is not far behind. The game I look at is Kansas, where Devin Neal had 23 carries for 120 yards, averaging over 5 yards per carry. I think this run defense is good, but that 89 allowed rushing yards per game is definitely a result of a poor schedule in the first few games.
Syracuse loves to throw the ball, as they rank in the bottom five in the country in run play percentage. However, to pull off the upset, I think they’ll have to get the ground game going a bit. If Allen stays as efficient as he’s been all year, there’s no reason we can’t get home here.
Where to play: LeQuint Allen More Than 65.5 Rushing Yards | Sleeper Fantasy
