Draftkings NCAA Football Picks: Hokies vs. Gamecocks 8/31/25
Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
August 31, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
The NCAA presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Virginia Tech Hokies and the South Carolina Gamecocks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Virginia Tech Hokies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks game let’s review the rules for the 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 this afternoon’s Hokies vs. Gamecocks matchup.
Draftkings NCAA Football Showdown Picks
Captain-LaNorris Sellers, Quarterback, South Carolina Gamecocks $13,800
Sophomore quarterback LaNorris Sellers was a standout performer for the South Carolina Gamecocks last season. Having stated that, how did Sellers perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented signal caller relevant key player game data from the 2024 NCAA season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that quarterback LaNorris Sellers played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2024 NCAA season, Sellers amassed 2,534 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 674 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 12 games that quarterback LaNorris Sellers played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2024, Sellers averaged a rather impressive 23.5 Draftkings points a game.
The dual threat quarterback will face an untested defense that is lead by a first year defensive coordinator. It has to be said, I think South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers will post a high number of DFS points in this matchup.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NCAA Football 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.
In my view, LaNorris Sellers is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers at the captain position for this one game NCAA Football DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Oscar Adaway III, Running Back, South Carolina Gamecocks $3,200
In addition to LaNorris Sellers, running back Oscar Adaway III was a key contributor for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2024.
In the 13 games that Oscar Adaway III played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2024 NCAA season, Adaway III compiled 295 rushing yards, three receiving touchdowns, 15 receptions, and 145 receiving yards. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Oscar Adaway III played quality football for the Gamecocks in 2024.
In my view, Oscar Adaway III’s Draftkings price of only $3,200 presents the best fantasy value on this slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NCAA regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Kyron Drones, Quarterback (Virginia Tech Hokies) $12,200: Rahsul Faison, Running Back (South Carolina Gamecocks) $8,400.
