Saturday CBB DFS Cheat Sheet Today: CBB Picks, Predictions - 3/15

Selection Sunday is one day away as more automatic bids to the Big Dance are being handed out in conference tournaments this weekend. Several major conferences are showcasing their tournament championship games on Saturday, with others playing their semifinal games.

With college basketball rolling all day, there are plenty of opportunities to find real-money wins on PrizePicks before the NCAA Tournament is solidified on Selection Sunday, and the madness begins on March 20.

Welcome to today’s CBB DFS Cheat Sheet, as we break down some of the biggest games in college basketball and give today’s best CBB DFS picks for PrizePicks for Saturday, March 15.

Saturday’s slate provides huge matchups including St. John’s facing Creighton in the Big East Championship. Over in the Big 12 title game, Houston and Arizona hook up in Kansas City. And that’s just the beginning of what’s to come in CBB DFS today.

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Let’s break down some of the CBB DFS picks to target for the Saturday CBB DFS slate on PrizePicks.

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College Basketball DFS Cheat Sheet for Saturday

Here’s a look at some of the CBB DFS picks and projections to target in Saturday’s college basketball games for March 15 on PrizePicks for the conference championships and semifinals.

Saturday CBB Games to Target

• Arizona vs. Houston: Preview & Pick
• Creighton vs. St. John’s: Preview & Pick

CBB DFS Picks Today for PrizePicks

• Tennessee G Chaz Lanier — 15.5 Points
• VCU G Max Shulga — 20.5 Pts+Rebs
• Memphis G PJ Haggerty — 21.5 Points
• Iona G Dejour Reaves — 21.5 Pts+Asts

Saturday CBB Conference Championship Previews 

Here are the top games to target for CBB DFS fantasy production today, Saturday, March 15, including the Big 12 Championship game between Arizona vs. Houston and the Big East Championship game between Creighton vs. St. Jonh's.

Arizona vs. Houston: Preview, Pick

Time: 6 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN

Houston (29-4, 19-1 Big 12) is playing for the Big 12 Tournament Championship for the second straight season tonight. The Cougars seek a better result than last season, when they were blown out by Iowa State, 69-41.

Arizona (22-11, 14-6 Big 12) enters the Big 12 title game in its first season in the league following back-to-back impressive wins over Kansas and Texas Tech.

The Wildcats took care of the Red Raiders on Friday, 86-80, to pick up consecutive wins for the first time since early February.

The Cougars went into Tucson on February 15 and knocked off the Wildcats, 62-58. Both teams struggled from long distance by combining to shoot 10-of-40 from 3-point range.

Houston owns the second-most efficient offense and the top defensive efficiency in Big 12 play.

Here are a few key stats to help you make your DFS picks for Saturday’s Big 12 battle on PrizePicks:

• Houston G L.J. Cryer has scored 20 points or more in four of the last five games.
• Cryer’s points projection on PrizePicks today is listed at 16.5, as he scored 15 points in the first matchups with Arizona.
• Cougars G Emanuel Sharp has finished with more than 18 points + rebounds + assists (PRA) in each of the last two games. Sharp’s PRA projection is set at 17.5 at PrizePicks.
• Sharp struggled against Arizona in February, getting held scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting.
• Arizona leading scorer Caleb Love (16.5 points per game) torched Texas Tech for 27 points on Friday.
• Love’s PrizePicks projection is set at 14.5 points as he posted 17 in the first matchup with Houston.
• In two games at the Big 12 tournament, Arizona has shot 16-of-34 from 3-point range. The Wildcats have allowed opponents to convert 23 3-point attempts.
• KenPom projects this game with an estimated 141 points, which is 21 points higher than the outcome of the first meeting.

CBB PrizePicks Pick: Houston G L.J. Cryer — 16.5 Points

Creighton vs. St. John’s: Big East Championship Preview, Pick

Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
How to Watch: FOX

St. John’s (29-4, 18-2 Big East) is seeking its first Big East tournament championship since 2000. The Red Storm crushed Marquette, 79-63 on Friday for their eighth-straight victory.

Rick Pitino’s team has lost four games this season by a combined seven points as the Red Storm seek their 30th victory.

Creighton (24-9, 15-5 Big East) is playing for the Big East tournament title for the fifth time since 2014. The Bluejays have yet to hoist the trophy, but they knocked out UConn last night in a huge win.

One of the four losses for St. John’s came at the hands of Creighton on New Year’s Eve. The Bluejays grinded out a 57-56 triumph in Omaha, limiting the Red Storm to 39% shooting on 2-point attempts.

St. John’s picked up revenge in New York last month in a 79-73 victory. The Red Storm won despite missing 12 free throws and 12 3-pointers.

Here are a few key stats to help you make your DFS picks for Saturday’s Big East showdown on PrizePicks:

• St. John’s G R.J. Luis Jr. was held to 13 points in Friday’s win over Marquette. Luis’ four-game streak of scoring 20 points or more was snapped. 
• In two games against Creighton, Luis, Jr. produced dramatically different outcomes. In the loss, the junior scored eight points compared to a 23-point effort in the home win.
• Red Storm F Zuby Ejiofor posted a monster performance against Marquette with 33 points and nine rebounds. 
• Ejiofor’s points and rebounds projections tonight is set at 22 on PrizePicks. The junior combined for more than 22 points and boards in both meetings with Creighton.
• Creighton C Ryan Kalkbrenner had his five-game streak of 20 points or more end in Friday’s win over UConn. Kalkbrenner posted 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting.
• Kalbrenner’s PrizePicks points + rebounds projection sits at 29.5. The senior fell short in each of the first two matchups with St. John’s by finishing with 21 and 25 total points and boards.
• KenPom projects this game at 141 points, which is 11 points less than the last matchup.

CBB PrizePicks Pick: St. John’s F Zuby Ejiofor — 22 Pts+Rebs

CBB DFS Picks Today for PrizePicks

Here are four CBB DFS picks to use in your PrizePicks CBB Lineups for today, Saturday, March 15.

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Tennessee G Chaz Lanier — 15.5 Points

• Volunteers G Chaz Lanier scored 23 points in Friday’s win over Texas on 9-of-15 shooting.
• Lanier has scored more than 16 points in five of the last seven contests.
• The senior was limited to 10 points in the first matchup with Auburn in January.
• Lanier has knocked down at least two 3-pointers in seven consecutive games.
• In the last three games, Lanier has converted only five free throw attempts and didn’t score a point from the line against Auburn.

VCU G Max Shulga — 20.5 Pts+Rebs

• Rams G Max Shulga is coming off his worst offensive showing of the season. Shulga scored two points in Friday’s win over St. Bonaventure, while going 0-of-7 from 3-point range.
• The Atlantic 10 player of the year has struggled the last two games from deep by shooting 1-of-16 from 3-point range. 
• Shulga was held to nine points in the first matchup with Loyola-Chicago in January.
• In ten of the last 12 games, Shulga has pulled down at least five rebounds.
• Shulga is shooting 78% from the free throw line this season, although he didn’t attempt a foul shot on Friday.

Memphis G PJ Haggerty — 21.5 Points

• Tigers G PJ Haggerty put up a career performance in Friday’s win over Wichita State with 42 points, shooting 16-of-23 from the floor and hitting 10 free throws.
• In his eight games prior, Haggerty topped 21.5 points just twice, scoring 25 points and 22 points.
• Haggerty has scored 30 points from the free-throw line across the last three games. 
• The sophomore led the AAC in scoring this season at 21.2 points per game.
• On the negative side, in the only matchup with Tulane, Haggerty was held to a season-low eight points.
• Tulane ranks third in AAC play in defensive efficiency and has limited three of the last four opponents to fewer than 12 free-throw attempts.

Iona G Dejour Reaves — 21.5 Pts+Asts

• Gaels G Dejour Reaves ranks fourth in the MAAC in scoring at 17.2 points per game.
• Reaves led Iona past top-seeded Quinnipiac on Friday with 23 points.
• The senior failed to dish out an assist last night for the first time since early January. 
• He had a nine-game streak with at least two assists before that.
• Reaves has scored more than 23 points in four of the last six contests. 
• In the first matchup with Mount St. Mary’s in February, Reaves posted 13 points on 6-of-17 shooting.

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We’ve got a loaded slate of great college basketball games on Saturday, as teams are either playing for their Conference Championship games — including the Big 12, Mountain West, Big East, and ACC — or playing for a spot in Sunday’s Conference Championship games.

With a massive slate of college basketball on TV all day on Saturday, there are tons CBB DFS picks to consider for your PrizePicks Lineups as we near the NCAA Tournament. 

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