Thursday's League of Legends showdown is a single game, DK @ BLG, and it locks at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). Lineups use a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, with a $50,000 cap.
Our model's top plays come mostly from the BLG side. Knight leads at $11,200 with a ceiling of 148.2 and a DraftKings average of 94.2. Viper is right behind at $10,400, with a 145.9 ceiling and a 92.0 average. Xun rounds out the top three at $9,400, with a 140.1 ceiling and an 88.0 average. On the DK side, Smash is the highest-ranked option at $10,800, with a 124.0 ceiling and an 81.6 average.
For value, ON stands out on the BLG side at $7,400, carrying a 118.2 ceiling and a 73.7 average. That ceiling is higher than ShowMaker's 113.7, and ShowMaker costs $9,800. Lucid is the DK option to consider at $8,800, with a 106.9 ceiling and a 70.4 average. bin is priced at $8,400 with a 92.9 ceiling and a 62.0 average, so he is a thinner play than the others in that range.
The sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land. Knight, Viper and Xun have the strongest numbers on the board, though, and that is worth keeping in mind if you want to differentiate.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Viper in the captain slot at $15,600, adds Xun at $14,100 in the other captain-priced spot, then rounds things out with Knight at $11,200 and Lucid at $8,800. That build leans heavily on BLG, with Lucid as the lone DK piece.
Get your lineups set before the 5:00 p.m. ET lock.
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