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North Texas vs. Charlotte
- Point-Spread: UNT -26.5
- O/U Total: 60.5
- Implied Score: UNT 43.5 – Char 17
- Weather: 60 degrees / 0% rain / 3 mph winds
North Texas:
Top Play(s) – QB Drew Mestemaker ($8,500) All lineup builds start and end with Mestemaker. There isn’t one trustworthy QB option on any other team on the slate. Mestemaker has thrown six passing touchdowns in the last two games, facing a team that is allowing over 28 FPPG to quarterbacks. Mestemaker has gotten it done on the ground as well with three rushing scores in the last three weeks.
Fade – WR Simeon Evans ($4,200) I’d be curious to see the injury report here if Evans is listed on Friday, because he did not see a single snap against UTSA last week. He’s either injured or out of the rotation. Zero snaps when North Texas was already down a few receivers last week is concerning.
Bargain Bin – WR Cameron Dorner ($4,400) Dorner is the preferred option of the outside receivers after catching five passes in each of the last two games. WR Landon Sides ($5,400) played 60% of the snaps against UTSA last week and didn’t record a single target.
Pivot Play – RB Makenzie McGill II ($5,700) or RB Kiefer Sibley ($5,000) This “should” be a relatively comfortable victory for the Mean Green on Friday being near four-touchdown favorites. That means potentially less Caleb Hawkins and more involvement from the backups who combined for 103 rushing yards and a touchdown in the blowout of UTSA.
Best of the Rest – RB Caleb Hawkins ($8,000) Hawkins isn’t UNT’s top play because of the limited QB options on the slate, whereas you can probably find 2-3 other viable plays outside of Hawkins, even with his backup who we listed above. Charlotte has done a decent job at limiting explosive runs this season, but the 49ers are 133rd nationally in rush D success rate and dead last in the AAC in yards allowed on the ground. WR Wyatt Young ($6,000) has emerged as the team’s best WR in the last few weeks, scoring 59 combined fantasy points, including three touchdowns last week. Coleman being back potentially would diminish his value, as both play in the slot…so that’s something to watch for.
Injury Notes – WR Miles Coleman (questionable)
Charlotte:
We don’t have a single player on Charlotte projected to score more than 10 points as this is one of the worst offensive teams in the country, ranked 129th in scoring (17.1 PPG) and 122nd in total offense (314.3 YPG). Remove the Charlotte QBs and RBs from your queue, they’re not even in the conversation as playable. WR Javen Nichols ($4,600) has been the most consistent of the Charlotte receivers, leading the team in targets (47), receptions (34) and routes run. WR Sean Brown ($3,400) and WR Miles Burris ($3,800) played most of the contest last week against Temple. If WR E. Jai Mason ($4,500) is available, he jumped near the top of the list with a team-high four touchdowns but is currently questionable. Mason playing, means Sean Brown would go back to the bench as WR4.
California vs. Virginia Tech
- Point-Spread: VT -4.5
- O/U Total: 50.5
- Implied Score: VT 27.5 – Cal 23
- Weather: 49 degrees / 0% rain / 4 mph winds
California:
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