Tuesday's main CBB slate on DraftKings has eight games: WOF @ TENN, MANN @ UK, SHSU @ BAMA, DREXE @ UVA, SDSU @ KSU, UNO @ LSU, LIPS @ IOWA and UAPB @ ARK. Lineups lock at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
The top of our model's ranking starts with Malachi Moreno of UK. At $9,300 he carries a ceiling of 33.5 and a DraftKings average of 21.8, the highest ceiling on the board. UVA supplies two more of the top plays. Sam Lewis costs $7,500 with a ceiling of 31.1, and Johann Grunloh costs $7,700 with a ceiling of 26.3. IOWA also shows up three times, with Cooper Koch at $8,100, Kael Combs at $7,600 and Cam Manyawu at $7,900.
The value plays come from WOF. Brian Sumpter is only $4,600, yet his ceiling is 30.5, close to Moreno's at half the cost. Chace Watley adds a 30.1 ceiling for $5,200. Both average 17.0 on DraftKings, so the price gap against the pricier names is where the savings come from.
The sheet doesn't give ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd will land. A few status tags are worth checking before lock. Aden Holloway (BAMA) and Kam Williams (UK) are both tagged OUT, while Terrence Hill Jr. (TENN), Tyler Lundblade (TENN), Cole Cloer (BAMA), Justin Begg (SHSU), Timo Malovec (KSU) and Cheikh Sadibou Ndiaye (SHSU) all carry a Q.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,500 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Juke Harris at $10,000 with Dai Dai Ames at $5,900 and Watley at $5,200 at guard. Moreno at $9,300, Cooper Bowser at $6,400 and Sumpter fill the forward spots. Jurian Dixon at $5,100 and Brandon Garrison at $3,000 take the UTIL slots. Sumpter and Watley both appear, which is how the build fits Harris and Moreno under the cap.
Set your lineups before the 6:00 p.m. ET lock.
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