Wednesday's NBA showdown on DraftKings is a single game, MIA @ LAC, and it locks Wed 11/4 at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT). The format uses a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, with a $50,000 cap.
Our model's top plays start with two MIA big men. Giannis Antetokounmpo costs $13,600 and carries a ceiling of 78.2 against a DraftKings average of 57.1. Bam Adebayo is $9,800 with a ceiling of 60.6 and an average of 37.1. Both are priced at the top of the board, but the ceilings are the highest on the slate.
The value plays sit at the bottom of the salary scale. Baba Miller of LAC is $1,000 with a ceiling of 15.7, and Dru Smith of MIA is $1,600 with a ceiling of 20.6. Gradey Dick of LAC is $2,000 with a ceiling of 25.9, which is the strongest ceiling of the three for the price. Brook Lopez at $4,000 (ceiling 38.4, average 28.2) and Max Strus at $3,600 (ceiling 34.8, average 22.0) offer more production for a modest bump in salary. Bobby Portis of MIA, at $5,800 with a ceiling of 41.5, is a mid-priced option. Note that Brandon Ingram, Bradley Beal, Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Jordan Miller of LAC all carry an OUT tag on DraftKings.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures, so we won't guess where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the captain at $20,400, with Darius Garland ($10,400), Brook Lopez ($4,000), Bobby Portis ($5,800), Max Strus ($3,600) and Pelle Larsson ($5,400) in the UTIL spots.
Set your lineups before the Wed 11/4 lock at 10:30 p.m. ET.
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