Tuesday's League of Legends showdown is a single game, TES @ IG, and it locks at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). The cap is $50,000, and the captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, so the captain choice carries most of the weight.
Our model's ranking is dominated by IG. JiaQi is the top play at $11,200 with a ceiling of 135.8 and a DraftKings average of 101.6. Rookie follows at $10,400 with a 130.0 ceiling and a 97.3 average, and Wei sits right behind at $9,400 with a 128.9 ceiling and a 96.5 average. Those three give you the highest upside on the board, and all three are on the same side.
The TES options trail them on numbers. JackeyLove is the best of that group at $10,800, with a 104.0 ceiling and a 79.7 average. Tian ($8,800, 98.5 ceiling) and Creme ($9,800, 97.4 ceiling) come in below that, and Creme's price makes him harder to justify.
The value plays sit lower on the salary scale. Meiko is $7,400 for IG, with a ceiling of 111.6 and an average of 83.5, which is strong output for the price. On the TES side, Zuian costs $7,600 and carries a 95.6 ceiling and a 73.3 average, making him the cheapest way to get exposure to that team.
The fact sheet doesn't include ownership figures, so we won't guess where the crowd will land. Given how the rankings stack up, though, expect the IG core to draw heavy attention.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,400 of the $50,000 cap. It puts JiaQi at captain for $16,800 and Rookie at the other captain-priced spot for $15,600, then fills out with Wei at $9,400 and Zuian at $7,600. That build leans on IG's top end and uses Zuian to round out the salary.
Lineups lock Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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