The Saturday 10/31 showdown is a single Counter-Strike game, VIT @ MOUZ, with a $50,000 salary cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks at 3:55 a.m. ET (12:55 a.m. PT), so this one is for early risers and night owls.
ZywOo (VIT) sits at the top of our model's ranking at $11,200, with a ceiling of 130.2 and a DraftKings average of 70.6. No one else on the board comes close to either figure. xertioN (MOUZ) is next at $8,800, with a ceiling of 102.6 and an average of 53.8. Those numbers make him the top MOUZ play and a natural captain candidate alongside ZywOo.
The value plays are where this slate gets interesting. xelex (MOUZ) costs $6,600 and carries a ceiling of 94.7, which is higher than ropz at $9,400 (95.3 is only a hair above it) and well clear of flameZ at $10,400 (89.6). His DraftKings average of 44.0 is modest, but the ceiling suggests real upside for the price. jL (VIT) at $7,200 has a ceiling of 84.5 and an average of 46.5, making him another way to save salary without dropping out of the conversation entirely.
The sheet does not provide ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd is headed. With only one game and a handful of expensive stars, expect lineups to cluster around the same names, which is a reason to think carefully about how you build around them.
Our model's top lineup uses $46,000 of the $50,000 cap. It puts ZywOo at captain for $16,800 and xertioN at the other captain-priced slot for $13,200, then rounds out the FLEX spots with ropz at $9,400 and xelex at $6,600. Lock is 3:55 a.m. ET, so get your lineups set before then.
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