A three-game College Football Playoff Slate means it's time to dive into PrizePicks and Underdog plays for Saturday, Dec. 21.
Between one pick for SMU vs. Penn State and three picks for Clemson vs. Texas, the RotoGrinders crew came through with four plays in total, including picks for Texas' Matthew Golden, Clemson's Phil Mafah, SMU's Roderick Daniels and more.
Below we've compiled all four to use on PrizePicks and Underdog for Saturday NCAAF games from Rotogrinders — both the NCAAF pick'em analysis page and the projections page. You can get all the plays with a Rotogrinders subscription.
NCAAF PrizePicks, Underdog Plays
In the table below, you'll find each of our NCAAF staff's top PrizePicks and Underdog plays for Saturday. Click on any pick or team logo to navigate to a specific pick discussed in this article.
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- No. 11 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn State
- 12 p.m. ET | TNT
SMU's props, particularly for Daniels, are sitting at pretty low levels because of the season-long rotations they have run at all the receiver (and TE) positions.
However, due to some injuries and the must-win nature of recent games, Daniels has been running nearly every route out of the slot for this offense.
Jake Bailey, the other slot receiver, is out, so Daniels has been the go-to guy in the pass game out of the slot. He's also arguably just the most talented pass-catcher in this offense, as a dynamic player with the ball in his hands.
The Mustangs are going to need to have a big offensive game to pull out a win, and Daniels should be racking up the volume out of the slot.
Pick: Daniels More Than 45.5 Receiving Yards
- No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas
- 4 p.m. ET | TNT
Golden has stepped up into a dominant role in this Longhorns pass game down the stretch, and Isaiah Bond is doubtful to play.
I'm not sure Bond's absence matters as much as the fact that Golden is just underpriced. He has gone over this number in three straight and four of his last five games, and Texas should have its way with an overmatched Clemson defense.
Pick: Golden More Than 59.5 Receiving Yards
- No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas
- 4 p.m. ET | TNT
Moore popped up for a huge game last week, and the Longhorns should be without Isaiah Bond.
The Longhorns have seemingly turned over the WR reigns to Golden and Moore, as we saw with 14 targets for Moore last week on 46 Ewers pass attempts.
I expect that increased role to continue in a must-win playoff game, especially with Bond hurt.
Pick: Moore More Than 40.5 Receiving Yards
- No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas
- 4 p.m. ET | TNT
Look, I know Mafah is dinged up. I know Clemson's offensive line is bad. I know UT's run defense is excellent. Still, no matter how hard I try to suppress run expectations for Mafah, I end up with a projection that is at least 10-plus rushing yards over this number.
It's not going to be a fun sweat, but Mafah could be the only RB to touch the field for Clemson in this game, especially with Jay Haynes just undergoing knee surgery.
Pick: Mafah More Than 50.5 Rushing Yards
