Saturday's DraftKings showdown is a single game, MIL @ PHI, and it locks at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, and the cap is $50,000.
The sheet gives our model's top plays by ceiling rather than by projected points. Rayan Rupert (PHI) leads the group with a ceiling of 51.7 at $1,000, though his DraftKings average is only 4.5. Ousmane Dieng (MIL) comes next at 48.9 for $3,600, and he carries a DraftKings average of 13.3, the kind of track record that makes a ceiling feel reachable.
The value plays cluster at the minimum. Cormac Ryan (MIL) has a ceiling of 45.8 at $1,000, Jericho Sims (MIL) sits at 41.2, Caleb Love (PHI) at 34.7, Kam Jones (MIL) at 32.8, and Caris LeVert (MIL) at 27.8, all at $1,000. Their DraftKings averages run between 2.4 and 3.1, so these are ceiling bets, not safe floors. AJ Green (MIL) is a step up at $3,200 with a 43.5 ceiling and a 13.7 average.
The sheet carries no ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd will land. It does list DraftKings status tags: LeBron James (PHI), Tacko Fall (PHI), Dominick Barlow (PHI) and Ariel Hukporti (PHI) are tagged OUT, and Dean Wade (PHI) is tagged Q. Check those before lock.
Our model's top lineup spends the full $50,000. It puts Jaylen Brown in the captain slot at $14,400, then adds Tyrese Maxey ($10,800), Joel Embiid ($10,400), Ryan Rollins ($7,800), Ousmane Dieng ($3,600) and Anfernee Simons ($3,000). It is a star-heavy build that leans on Dieng and Simons to make the salary work.
Lineups lock Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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