College Football DFS Playbook & Core Plays Week 13 Tuesday: Matt McDonald Leads Bowling Green against Ohio
Good afternoon, FA Nation and we are back for more college football tonight! Week 13 of CFB DFS action begins with a two-game MACtion Wednesday slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both games kick off at 7pm ET as Ball State and Miami (OH) face off in the “Redbird Rivalry” with bowl eligibility on the line for both teams and we also have East Division second place Bowling Green facing division-leading Ohio.
Check out the college football betting odds, team totals, and over/unders below to get an idea of which games or teams to target in CFB DFS lineups. MAC football games are historically high scoring and full of action, so it should be another exciting evening of MACtion football! If you're building CFB DFS lineups tonight, be sure to check out our college football weekly projections and the CFB DFS lineup generator. So now we are ready to dive in and check out my top CFB DFS top picks and plays for Tuesday night, November 22nd!
CFB DFS Playbook Week 13 Tuesday Betting Odds
- 7pm ET - Ball State @ Miami (OH) (-2.5): 44.0 O/U
- 7pm ET - Bowling Green @ Ohio (-6.5): 55.0 O/U
Top Implied Team Totals
- Ohio: 30.75
- Bowling Green: 24.25
- Miami (OH): 23.25
- Ball State: 20.75
CFB DFS Playbook Week 13 Tuesday
Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB
($7.6K DK)
After a couple of tough years, McDonald has taken a huge leap in 2022. In his previous three seasons, McDonald threw for 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions total while this year, he has thrown 21 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He is coming off a huge game last week against Toledo where he went 20-for-36 for 395 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Kurtis Rourke of Ohio is a game-time decision and is the top quarterback play of the slate. If Rourke is out, I have no problem rolling with the Falcons' signal-caller as Ohio is allowing a slate-worst 312.3 yards in the air per game.
Mac Hippenhammer, Miami (OH), WR
($6.1K DK)
No matter who is at quarterback for the RedHawks tonight, (Brett Gabbert or Aveon Smith) we know where they will be looking — for the team's alpha Hippenhammer. He leads the team in all three receiving categories with 46 catches for 856 yards and eight touchdowns and has gone over 100 yards and four total touchdowns in his last two games. With eight touchdowns on the season, Hippenhammer is on a roll and is viable in all formats tonight.
Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green, WR
($5.7K DK)
Hilaire is leader of the receiver room at Bowling Green. He was the WR1 going into last week’s Toledo game, but had put up modest numbers on the season with only 450 yards and four touchdowns in all of 2022. That all changed against Toledo as he went ballistic with one of the top wide receiver performances in college football this season, catching eight passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Will he repeat that performance? Chances are that he won’t as Ohio’s recently improved pass defense is still allowing an average of 312 passing yards per game. Hilaire will get plenty of chances as no other Falcons' receiver has surpassed 400 yards on the season.
CFB DFS Playbook Week 13 Tuesday Value Plays
Brady Hunt, Ball State, WR/TE
($4.2K DK)
Hunt is a redshirt freshman and a quarterback-turned-tight end. He has had a strong season and is in the running for All-MAC Tight End especially after last week’s career game of nine catches for 90 yards and a touchdown against Ohio. Hunt now has a total of 43 catches for 476 yards receiving and five touchdowns — the most among all MAC tight ends.
Jaison Patterson, Bowling Green, RB
($4.4K DK)
Patterson is the Falcons’ leading rusher on the season, carrying the ball 122 times for 543 yards and a score. He had 15 carries last week for a team-high 52 yards against Toledo and now has at least 15 carries in four of his last five games. Patterson also has over 50 yards rushing in all five previous contests and has three touchdowns in his last two games. With Rourke out for Ohio, we may actually see Bowling Green have a chance to run the ball in a positive game script which puts Patterson in play as a value.
Other Players to Consider:
- Kurtis Rourke, Ohio, QB ($8.3K DK) Rourke is having a record-breaking season but left last week's game early and was seen walking with a brace this week. If he plays, he is top quarterback of the slate.
- CJ Harris, Ohio, QB ($4.5K DK) Was 5-for-8 passing and also ran for 38 yards after Rourke left. A GPP play if Rourke is out.
- Aveon Smith, Miami (OH), QB ($5.8K DK) Three total touchdowns last week in place of Gabbert, but no word on this week’s starter. Follow the FA Discord at lock for the latest news!
- Carson Steele, Ball State, RB ($8.3K DK) Leads the MAC in rushing with 1,376 yards and had 96 yards on 14 carries last week before leaving the game with a possible concussion. No word yet on his status.
- Sieh Bangura, Ohio, RB ($7.0K DK) The conference’s fourth-leading rusher, Bangura has rushed for more than 290 yards and three touchdowns over the last two weeks.
- Taron Keither, Bowling Green, RB ($5.5K DK) Bowling Green's pass catching back.
- Jayshon Jackson, Ball State, WR ($6.4K DK) Leads the MAC in receptions (72) and in yards (810).
- Tanner Kozol, Ball State, TE ($4.0K DK) Has a team-high seven touchdowns.
- Tyrone Broden, Bowling Green, WR ($4.8K DK)
- Miles Marshall, Miami (OH), WR ($4.3K DK)
DraftKings Core:
Mac Hippenhammer, Miami (OH), WR
Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green, WR
Jaison Patterson, Bowling Green (Value), RB
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