Draftkings NCAA Football Picks: Crimson Tide vs. Wolverines 12/31/24
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines
December 31, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow afternoon, the NCAA presents Draftkings football fans with an exciting matchup featuring the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines game let’s review the rules for Draftkings single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for tomorrow afternoon’s Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines matchup.
Draftkings NCAA College Football Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Milroe, Quarterback, Alabama Crimson Tide $13,000
Quarterback Jalen Milroe has been a standout quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide this season. With that statement in mind, what do the statistics say about Milroe’s performance in 2024? To answer this question, let’s examine Milroe’s game data from the 2024 NCAA regular season.
In the 12 games that Jalen Milroe has played for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2024 NCAA regular season, Milroe has compiled 2,652 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 719 rushing yards, and 20 rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Alabama Crimson Tide’s convincing 28-14 win over the Auburn Tigers last month, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe tallied 256 passing yards, 19 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in Alabama’s victory over the Auburn Tigers, quarterback Jalen Milroe accumulated an impressive 38.6 Draftkings points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game NCAA DFS Draftkings slate.
In my view, Jalen Milroe is the most likely player to score the most DFS points in this NCAA game. For that specific reason, I am backing Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NCAA Football Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Germie Bernard, Wide Receiver, Alabama Crimson Tide $7,400
For my lead flex play, I am going to roll with talented Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard. In the 12 games that Germie Bernard has played for the Crimson Tide this season, Bernard has accumulated a robust 46 receptions, 714 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard to continue to play at a high level versus the Michigan Wolverines in tomorrow afternoon’s ReliaQuest Bowl.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Davis Warren, Quarterback (Michigan Wolverines) $10,600: Marlin Klein, Wide Receiver (Michigan Wolverines) $5,400: Jam Miller, Running Back (Alabama Crimson Tide) $8,200: CJ Dippre, Wide Receiver (Alabama Crimson Tide) $3,600.
