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FULLERTON, Calif. -- There were no nerves for Nebraska guard Glynn Watson Jr. after Dayton took its first lead of the game with 16 seconds remaining, threatening to waste a strong performance in which the Cornhuskers led by as much as 14.Instead, Watson put his head down, drew a foul and hit two free throws with 8.8 seconds remaining as Nebraska beat the Flyers 80-78 in the first round of the Wooden Legacy on Thursday night.Thats his job, to win games at the right time, and thats one, Glynn, Nebraska head coach Tim Miles said while giving Watson a pat on the back.Watson finished with 20 points, and Ed Morrow Jr. added 19 points and 10 rebounds, as Nebraska improved to 4-0 for the second time in five seasons under Miles.Dayton (2-2) took its only lead on Scoochie Smiths layup to cap a 13-4 Dayton run, but they could not claim a second and final lead when a desperation pass the length of the court was batted away to end it.Nebraska celebrated a win over a team that has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons after what seemed at times like a Dayton home game, with the Flyers bringing their pep band and mascot to Orange County.After a 16-5 run by Dayton tied it at 26, Anton Gill and Tai Webster combined to score 11 points to put Nebraska back in front by eight. Nebraska took a 40-31 lead into the locker room, and was able to maintain a comfortable lead for most of the second half.However, Charles Cooke and Xeryrius Williams combined for 23 second-half points as Dayton nearly escaped.You just knew they were going to end up in runs, and when those role guys, quite frankly, started making a whole bunch of shots, thats when you knew you had a problem on your hands, Miles said.Cooke finished with 17 points and Williams had 15 points and nine rebounds for Dayton, which shot worse from the field (38.1 percent) than it did from the 3-point line (41.7).Were a team right now that is trying to find an identity, Dayton coach Archie Miller said. Right now there are certain things out there that just dont look right to me, and its not one guy. Its every guy.TURNING POINTMiller did not put the blame for the defeat on Daytons late-game play and instead pointed to the lackadaisical defense at the start, spotting Nebraska a 17-5 lead. It was the third straight game Dayton was poor from the opening tip and Miller understands that has to change to contend for the Atlantic 10 title and make a postseason run.We cant give a team 7-for-7 to start the game, Miller said. We cant give a team like St. Marys at home a 15-4 lead. We cant get down at Alabama 20-2. At the end of the day, its being ready to go from the start and ready to go on the defensive side of the ball.STAT OF THE NIGHTNebraska shot 56.9 percent from the field, becoming the first opponent to make more than 39.3 percent of their shots against Dayton this season.The fact we got the lead was amazing, Miller said.HE SAID ITWere just not rock-solid enough in any area right now to hang our hat on and say this is how we win, Miller said.BIG PICTURENebraska: The Huskers could be dancing in March. Nebraska has made the NCAA Tournament just one under Miles, but that could change if they can maintain the level of play they showed for most of the game against Big Ten opposition. Road trips to Kansas, Indiana and Maryland through Jan. 1 offer chances for signature wins.Dayton: The Flyers wont play this poorly very often. Cooke came into the game averaging 23 points per game and would not have come close to that figure if not for the late comeback attempt. Dayton rarely capitalized on 16 offensive rebounds and the defense was spotty for long stretches.UP NEXTBoth teams play a second-round game Friday night.Brian Dawkins Broncos Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Shannon Sharpe Youth Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. 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Offense looks like a pick-and-choose kind of day with limited stack options.PitchingEliteI think?Noah Syndergaard isnt quite his best self right now, but you can barely tell from the results. He has a 2.35 ERA in his past 10 starts and just a 1.00 ERA in the past four. The 58 game score in his latest outing is the lowest in these last four (82, 74 and 66) -- and that 66 came against the very same Nats he will face on Tuesday. Hes not going as deep into games and none of his four double-digit strikeout games has come in the second half, but hes still a trustworthy superstar on the mound.SolidDanny Duffy, Jose Quintana?and Drew Pomeranz are a trio of lefties whove been major assets at various points throughout the season and could easily lead your lineup on Tuesday. Theyre all at home, theyre all skilled, and theyre all drawing favorable matchups despite how it may look initially. Duffy gets the As, Quintana gets the Indians, and Pomeranz gets the Orioles.At first glance, it appears Duffy draws the best of the bunch, but while Oakland does sit 25th in wRC+ against lefties, its actually Bostons Pomeranz against the Os who is most favorable. Theyre 27th in wRC+ and one of just six teams with a sub-.700 OPS against lefties (.686). Cleveland is 20th and Quintana has three solid outings against them this year (62, 57 and 51 game scores). Most will instantly pass over Pomeranz in favor of Duffy or Quintana, so the Boston lefty is your best shot at getting someone whos on fewer rosters if thats something you strive for with your lineup. He has also quietly gotten on track with the Red Sox over his past seven starts: 2.76 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 44 strikeouts in 42.3 innings.Ivan Nova has yet to log more than six strikeouts in any of his seven outings with Pittsburgh, but that hasnt kept him from averaging just over 20 points per start at DraftKings thanks to a 2.53 ERA and just two walks in those seven starts. He also has two complete games, averaging 31 points in them. He draws the Phillies, and while the game is in Philly (hes done his best work in PNC Park as a Pirate), their weak offense is enough to keep him firmly on the radar of usable arms. He could also spike some extra strikeouts as they sit sixth in the league against righties at 22.6 percent.I mentioned that Pomeranzs surge of late has been somewhat under the radar, but Marcus Stroman might be even more overlooked in his recent work. His 3.30 ERA over his past nine starts is hardly eye-popping, but 63 strikeouts and a 7.0 K-BB ratio in the 57.3 innings of work really stand out. Even at his best in previous years, he wasnt much of a strikeout guy, but hes run off four starts of at least eight strikeouts, including a career-high 13 in Houston on Aug 1. Houstons 23.9 percent strikeout rate is equal to Stromans Tuesday opponent, the Tampa Bay Rays. Oddly enough, his worst strikeout performance in his past seven starts came when he notched just three in Tampa Bay on Sept. 2. I expect more this time around.StreamersInitially we were led to believe the Dodgers would keep such a tight leash on Julio Urias innings that hed be out of the rotation by July, but the throngs of injuries suffered on the team changed the plan a bit. The fact that hes been really sharp hasnt hurt anything, either. The 19-year-old southpaw rejoined the rotation on Aug. 21 and has ripped off three straight gems: 66, 62 and 59 game scores with a 1.56 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 20 strikeouts and a 6.7 K-BB ratio in 17.3 innings. The real issue from a DFS standpoint is that he just doesnt go more than six innings. Thats where the innings cap flexes its muscle. Thats put the burden on his strikeouts and run prevention, but both have been up to the test. Id still prefer him as an SP2 as opposed to my only arm on FanDuel.Matt Boyd has been a big reason why the Tigers wont necessarily be in trouble without Jordan Zimmermann, who returned from the disabled list with a nightmare start and will be skipped this time around. Boyd, a 25-year-old lefty, returned to the majors on July 9 with a 6.44 ERA, but has since shaved it down to 3.89 thanks to a 2.56 ERA in 56.3 innings. He hasnt allowed more than 3 ER in any of 10 starts since returning, and hes logged att least six innings in four of his last five, including a 6 IP/3 ER outing against Minnesota with seven strikeouts.ddddddddddddHe also went six scoreless with seven strikeouts against the Twins on July 18.At this point, we all know what it looks like when Trevor Bauer is on. He can twirl a gem against the stiffest competition, but were also very familiar with the downside of Bauer. His game scores since the start of August give you an idea of the kind of volatility youre investing in if you choose to start him: 8 (yes, 8), 67, 48, 75, 41, 65, 64 and 33.Dan Straily is buried on the game score list, but only because the overwhelming majority of todays ?starters notch at least a 50 projected score. The Angels ripped Straily for seven runs a couple starts ago, but beyond that hes been awesome since the break, allowing three or fewer runs in the rest of his 11 starts en route to 3.13 second-half ERA. Dont sleep on him, even though the numbers like Milwaukees offense.AvoidEven if Dylan Bundy hadnt allowed five earned runs in three of his last five starts, I still wouldnt be starting him at Boston.I want to trust Robbie Ray, I really do ... I just dont, though. Hes been a strikeout beast this year (11.3 K/9), but he still allows way too much hard contact to find consistent success. His 36 percent hard contact rate is fourth-highest in the league.HittingOnly one team gets scores north of seven for both righties and lefties: the aforementioned Brewers against Dan Straily. Theyre not a bad offense, but Im a little surprised by the numbers as hes allowed just two earned runs against the Brewers in 12.3 IP in two starts this year. As highlighted above, hes been mostly great lately, too. Ryan Braun and Jonathan Villar are my only real considerations for this team. I just dont see it as a great stack opportunity despite the numbers.Lefties for Houston, Miami and Philadelphia are pumped up. Im ignoring the latter as I like Nova, and hes been a different pitcher with Pittsburgh. Houston gets homer-happy A.J. Griffin and his massive platoon split. Lefties have a 343-point OPS advantage against Griffin and 17 of his 24 homers allowed in just nine extra plate appearances. Unfortunately, the best Astros are right-handed, but Id look at some money-saving options, like Colby Rasmus and Jason Castro.Miami faces Matt Wisler, who has a 200-point career platoon split, but has it down to just 71 points this year. Hes opened September with back-to-back gems (75, 67 game scores), but thats after an 8.89 ERA in 26.3 August innings. The implosion potential is enough for me to look at Christian Yelich and Justin Bour, for sure, and maybe even Derek Dietrich as a money-saving option. Dietrich has just a .193/.287/.284 slash line in the second half after a .303/.396/.442 in the first half.Outside of Milwaukees 9, only two other teams draw even a 7 rating against righties for Tuesday, and theyre both in the same game: Colorado at Arizona. I already expressed my issues with Ray going for the D-backs, so Ive got Nolan Arenado and DJ LeMahieu high on my list of considerations along with one of the favorite platoon players in DFS: Ryan Raburn. The venerable lefty-killer has an .824 OPS against them, 190 points better than his mark against righties.Jorge de la Rosa is starting on the other side. He has a career split of 144 points favoring righties, but hes been equal opportunity this year, allowing an OPS north of .800 against both righties and lefties. Of course, that wont offer much additional value to the Diamondbacks as their best lefty bat,?Jake Lamb,?struggles too much against southpaws to consider. But Paul Goldschmidt, A.J. Pollock, Jean Segura, Welington Castillo?and Yasmany Tomas are all high on the list. Maybe this is the one stack potential on the board, negating what I said in the intro. Even if I dont go all the way in, I will definitely have a couple D-backs in my lineup.Most likely to go yard: Welington Castillo --?Beef smashes lefties (.936 OPS). Seven of his 13 homers have come against lefties in just 113 PAs (compared to 286 against righties).Most likely to swipe a bag: Trea Turner?--?His 23 second-half stolen bases are second only?to Billy Hamilton (36), and we know Syndergaards issues with SBs. ' ' '