DFS college basketball prize pools have returned to opening-night levels Tuesday, with several marquee matchups in place due to the ACC-SEC Challenge, along with the start of Big Ten league play. Duke leads the implied total list by a slim margin on the six-game slate, while Cameron Boozer is priced at a season-high $11,500 -- a full $1,500 more than anyone else on the menu. Is there enough value elsewhere to fit Boozer into lineups? Let's take a look and find out.
College Basketball DFS Picks (7:00 pm ET Slate) -- Tuesday, December 2
College Basketball DFS Top Players
Cameron Boozer, F, Duke ($11,500)
I tried to find a way around this one, but he's the home-run play of the slate, even at a potentially all-time high price. Florida's frontcourt is one of the deepest and most talented in the country, but that will hurt Patrick Ngongba ($7,200) more than Boozer. Against power forwards, Florida hasn't been as sharp, giving up 30 points to Koa Peat in the opener, 22 & 11 to Malik Reneau earlier this year and 19 & 9 to TCU's David Punch last week. Boozer is obviously the best of that group. He plays more minutes than any of the three starters on the slate with a usage rate north of 30 percent, and as previously mentioned, Duke has the highest implied total. Nobody else on the Blue Devils is consistent enough to feel great about. Fade at your own risk in contrarian lineups.
Nijel Pack, G, Oklahoma ($7,500)
Stop me if you've heard this name before. Now a sixth-year senior with his third collegiate program, Pack is currently on pace for the best shooting percentages of his career. He's scored 15 or more in every game this season, and when the games are remotely close, his minutes hit the mid-30s as well. Wake Forest plays as a plus-tempo, so the game has a higher over/under than Duke/Florida, but the spread is much tighter. I'll take the Oklahoma usage and minutes leader (over their last five). While national audiences will likely be viewing higher-profile games, this is the "chalk" game to stack for DFS.
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Middle Tier
Boogie Fland, G, Florida ($6,400)
This one is almost purely an instinct play best suited for GPPs, but it's also a possible buy-low opportunity after Fland opened the year priced as high as $8,700. If Florida intends to make this game competitive, it will need an NBA-caliber talent capable of making tough shots. Fland, a former five-star recruit, is that answer. Coming off a game that saw him record season-highs in usage rate and field-goal attempts, he'll look to carry that momentum to the national stage.
Mekhi Mason, G, Wake Forest ($5,400)
Mason checks in with the second-highest usage rate for Wake Forest over the last five games, and the Demon Deacons happen to have the second-highest implied total on the slate. Oklahoma has struggled to defend the perimeter at No. 280 in the country, while Mason has cashed multiple three-pointers in four-straight and has at least one in every game this season. A volatile game log may leave him best-suited for GPPs, but considering he already has two 40-plus point fantasy games on the year, we have an established ceiling.
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College Basketball DFS Value Plays
Mackenzie Mgbako, F, Texas A&M ($4,100)
Mgbako underwent foot surgery in late-September, forcing him to miss the first five games of the 2025-26 season. He started and played just four minutes in his Nov. 21 season debut, but he appeared for 17 minutes in both games of Feast Week, scoring 19 points on Nov. 25 and posting 10 points + five rebounds on Nov. 28. He fouled out in the latter, so it's not like the light run was due to injury. This is a former five-star recruit who never fully unlocked his potential at Indiana, but did give the Hoosiers 12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists last season. Give him 25 minutes Tuesday, and 4x will be child's play. Only hesitation is re-injury risk. Teammate Pop Isaacs ($4,200) has also been getting acclimated lately and could be another high-upside flier.
Sadiq White, F, Syracuse ($4,500)
White has been filling in for the injured Donnie Freeman (foot), who has already been ruled out Tuesday night. In three starts, White has scored 10.5, 20.5 and 17.3 DK points, and he generally sees high usage when on the court, as he technically leads Syracuse starters in usage rate over the last five games. Tennessee isn't an easy matchup, but White can get the minutes to hit value if he stays out of foul trouble.
If you're playing Boozer after all, some other salary-relief options might be Tavion Banks ($5,100), C.J. Cox ($4,000) and Trey Fort ($3,800) -- all starters capable of 4x in the right game flow.
