Thursday's main slate on DraftKings is a two-game NBA card, ORL @ PHX and MIA @ GSW, with a $50,000 salary cap. Lock is Thu 11/5 at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT), so there is time to settle a lineup but not much room to wander.
Our model's top-ranked play is Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) at $11,000. His ceiling of 74.1 is high, and his DraftKings average of 46.0 is the best on the board. Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) carries the highest ceiling of anyone listed at 77.1, and at $7,900 he costs far less than Giannis. Bam Adebayo (MIA) sits at $7,800 with a 74.7 ceiling and a 40.0 average. Stephen Curry (GSW) is $8,200 with a 63.1 ceiling and a 40.7 average, making him the more expensive and lower-ceiling option next to Lendeborg and Adebayo.
The value plays come from both games. Jalen Green (PHX) is $6,100 with a 47.1 ceiling and a 30.7 average. Bobby Portis (MIA) costs just $5,100 and carries a 48.5 ceiling, which is a strong number for the price. De'Anthony Melton (GSW) at $5,600 has a 42.5 ceiling, and Davion Mitchell (MIA) at $6,400 has a 45.4 ceiling and a 31.3 average. Several players on the slate carry a DraftKings OUT tag, including Paolo Banchero (ORL), Jimmy Butler (GSW) and Mark Williams (PHX), so check statuses again before lock.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so we cannot say where the crowd is headed.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. It runs Devin Booker at PG for $8,500, Klay Thompson at SG for $4,400, Lendeborg at SF for $7,900, Tristan da Silva at PF for $5,300, Adebayo at C for $7,800, Mitchell at G for $6,400, Georges Niang at F for $4,000 and Draymond Green at UTIL for $5,500. Lock is Thu 11/5 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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