Best College Basketball DFS Picks and Lineups for Today, Dec. 17

Written By Blaise Bourgeois | Published at December 17, 2025

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If you want a break from traditional sports betting and want to go back to the good old days of wagering in the United States, Daily Fantasy Sports have become one of the most popular ways to get in on the action. Regardless of which DFS site you use, college basketball is extremely exciting, since there are nearly 400 Division I teams, and finding diamonds in the rough will see you win big money. Of course, no matter what the DFS promotions are for that day, there's no way that operators can price every player from every team, so they generally give you players from a list of notable games.

It's important in DFS to not only select the best-scoring team, but to choose differential players as well. This means picking high-scoring players who will be drafted by just a small percentage of the population. That's how you build a powerhouse team.

Today, we are picking the best DFS lineups from the following six games: Creighton-Xavier, Vanderbilt-Memphis, South Florida-Alabama, Georgetown-Marquette, UTSA-USC, and Arizona State-UCLA.

Today’s Best DFS Lineup

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G: Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt ($7,300)

The 13th-ranked Vanderbilt offense should have a huge advantage in the free-throw department. They draw fouls at a huge rate, and Tanner is knocking them down at an 85.7% clip. We expect him to get a bunch of freebies tonight.

G: Houston Mallette, Alabama ($3,800)

Mallette is still bouncing back from last season's season-ending injury. The former Pepperdine star has lofty expectations on his shoulders, and they're hoping he gets back to the 15+ ppg player he was on the West Coast.

Any game could be his breakout game. We're ready for it tonight.

G: Roddie Anderson III, Xavier ($6,400)

We think we're getting a huge bargain with Anderson in a hypothetical mismatch against Creighton. He was on the market for $8,300 just two games ago after a 28-point outburst, where he hit five threes.

Creighton are terrible at guarding the three, so Anderson could have another productive game from beyond the arc.

F: Devin McGlockton, Vanderbilt ($5,500)

The 13th-ranked Vanderbilt offense should have a huge advantage on the glass tonight, as Memphis has one of the worst defensive rebounding percentages in the country. McGlockton, who averages 11 points and seven boards, could be in for a massive game.

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F: Filip Borovicanin, Xavier ($8,900)

While he scores under nine points a game, he's worth nearly $9,000 tonight thanks to his unbelievable all-around game. In fact, he started the season worth less than $5,000 and has grown in every game.

He gets a fantastic matchup tonight against Creighton, where he'll be threatening to have a double-double with great defensive stats.

F: Tre Carroll, Xavier ($9,600)

Caroll is averaging 17 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, as well as a block and a steal per game. His 40% three-point percentage from three should be useful in this one, as Creighton come into the game worse than 200th in the league in three-point defense.

Creighton is also horrible at committing turnovers, so Carroll should have next-to-no turnovers tonight.

UTIL: Baboucarr Njie, UTSA ($4,400)

Njie is doing a lot of fantastic all-around work in 24 minutes a game off the bench this season. The sophomore forward sometimes has a turnover problem but he's averaging over 20 fantasy points a game. He could be a really great differential tonight.

UTIL: AK Okereke, Vanderbilt ($4,000)

Okereke is our roster filler for the day, as we had $4,100 to spend on a player to round out the squad. While he hasn't been anything special, he's been consistently giving us 15-20 fantasy points per game, less two disaster performances.