Wednesday's DraftKings slate is a single-game showdown, MARQ at MICH, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. Lineups lock at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
Our model's ranking puts J.P. Estrella of MICH at the top of the ceiling chart. At $7,600 he carries a 68.4 ceiling and a DraftKings average of 36.4, the highest average among the players on our board. Sananda Fru of MARQ is next at $6,400 with a 60.7 ceiling and a 32.3 average, and Trey McKenney of MICH offers a 60.2 ceiling at $9,200. Joshua Clark of MARQ sits at 58.0 for just $4,400, with a 30.9 average.
The value plays sit at the low end of the salary scale. Michael Phillips II of MARQ costs only $2,400, with a 48.9 ceiling and a 16.3 average, which leaves a lot of cap room for the stars. Damarius Owens of MARQ, at $3,600, has a 30.4 ceiling and a 15.0 average, a lower ceiling but a steady floor option. Roddy Gayle Jr. of MICH is a mid-priced standout at $5,800, with a 53.9 ceiling and a 25.5 average. On the injury front, DraftKings lists Caedin Hamilton of MARQ, along with Joseph Hartman, Lincoln Cosby and Brandon McCoy Jr. of MICH, as OUT.
We have no ownership data for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. It puts J.P. Estrella in the captain slot at $11,400, then fills the UTIL spots with Nigel James Jr. at $10,000, Roddy Gayle Jr. at $5,800, Trey McKenney at $9,200, Sananda Fru at $6,400 and Royce Parham at $7,200. The build leans on MICH talent while pairing in Fru as the MARQ piece.
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