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CFB DFS: Week 2 – Saturday Main Slate
Matchup-by-matchup analysis with top plays, fades, pivots, bargain options, injury notes, and Mike’s Core Four.
★ Top Play↓ Fade↔ Pivot$ Bargain Bin+ Best of the Rest! Injury Notes
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IMPLIED SCORE
OU 24.5 – UM 19
WEATHER
76 degrees / 20% rain / 7 mph winds
Oklahoma
★Top Play(s) – WR Isaiah Sategna ($6,500)
Sategna built upon his breakout 2025 season right out of the gates with 76 receiving yards, a receiving touchdown and a special teams TD in the win over UTEP. It’s unlikely this game will shoot out so there’s not a need to pair Sategna with his starting QB or stack the Oklahoma receivers. It will be a strong battle in the slot where Michigan starts Utah transfer Smith Snowden who was the highest-graded defensive player in Week 1.
↓Fade – RB Tory Blaylock ($4,200)
Blaylock does have the questionable tag but is expected to play on Saturday. This is not a situation where Blaylock returns from injury and steps into a critical role. Lloyd Avant and Xavier Robinson surpassed the sophomore in fall camp.
↔Pivot Play – QB John Mateer ($7,300)
Last season, Oklahoma played seven ranked opponents. In all seven of those games, Mateer had double-digit rushing attempts, including 74 yards and two scores at home against the Wolverines. OU’s revamped running back room may take some of the load off Mateer that he doesn’t need 19 attempts this time around, but double-digit rushing attempts is likely to happen if recent history is any indication.
$Bargain Bin – WR Parker Livingstone ($3,200) or TE Rocky Beers ($3,100)
The Texas transfer caught just one pass vs. UTEP for minimal yardage but wound up playing 38% of the team’s offensive snaps, more than Elijah Thomas who started over him. Expect Livingstone to play an increase role being another week removed from his concussion. Beers had an acrobatic 40-yard touchdown reception vs. UTEP in the opener. While he is a co-starter with Hayden Hansen, Beers lined up in the slot 32% of the time. Hansen is the blocking tight end spent 93% of his snaps in-line.
+Best of the Rest – WR Trell Harris ($5,300)
Michigan’s front seven played well vs. Western Michigan, and I’m likely avoiding the timeshare at running back for OU between Lloyd Avant, Xavier Robinson and the aforementioned Tory Blaylock. Harris posted 61 yards and a TD in Week 1 and had a team-high 17.3 aDOT. I’d rather take the chance on OU hitting a shot play deep in the passing game versus finding success on the ground.
Michigan
★Top Play(s) – WR JJ Buchanan ($5,100)
Hail Mary aside, and regardless of your opinions about whether or not that play should have counted, Buchanan was the best player on the field that night for the Wolverines. The Utah transfer caught six passes for 126 yards, including the infamous last-second touchdown, but also a ridiculous one-handed snag on the first drive of the game. Not ready to call Buchanan the featured WR in the offense, but the top two receivers for the Wolverines are head and shoulders above the other options.
↓Fade – RB Jordan Marshall ($8,000)
The quarterback is getting a lot of the blame, but the run game, specifically the offensive line, was an embarrassment for the Wolverines against a MAC opponent. Michigan averaged just 4.2 yards per carry on the day and currently rank 122nd in run blocking grades per Pro Football Focus. Not even close to expectations from a Kyle Whittingham coached team against a MAC opponent. Marshall is almost unrosterable at that salary. Additionally, we would not be surprised to see the 5-star RB Savion Hiter ($5,900) get more involved to add some explosiveness to the run game that was severely lacking.
↔Pivot Play – WR Andrew Marsh ($4,500)
While Buchanan was thriving in his Michigan debut, Marsh caught just two passes for minimal yardage and had a disastrous night on special teams. That said, this is an insanely cheap price tag for a player of Marsh’s caliber, not to mention only two Wolverine wide receivers who caught a pass last week. Michigan doesn’t have much depth behind the top two, nor do they have a capable receiving tight end this season. Marsh and Buchanan should dominate the target share…if the QB can get them the ball.
+Best of the Rest – QB Bryce Underwood ($6,700)
This Michigan fan and author of this article was a sucker for believing the offseason hype surrounding Underwood. “Oh, he didn’t have a dedicated quarterbacks coach last year.” “Oh, he’s completing passes to his receivers with his eyes closed.” Yeah, we bought it. Whittingham didn’t outright threaten a quarterback change during his weekly press conference, but he made it abundantly clear that Underwood needs to perform—or Michigan could eventually look elsewhere under center. With plenty of viable quarterback options on this slate, there’s no reason to take on the risk associated with such a tenuous situation.
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