Monday's DraftKings slate is a one-game NBA showdown, MEM @ TOR, with a $50,000 cap. The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, so every pick at that spot costs real money. The slate locks at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking, the highest ceilings belong to MEM. Ty Jerome ($9,600) projects to a 56.4 ceiling with a 33.9 DraftKings average, and Cameron Boozer ($9,200) carries a 53.1 ceiling and a 35.7 average. Zach Edey ($6,400) sits a tier below in price, with a 48.3 ceiling and a 22.7 average. That is a lot of upside for the cost.
The value plays sit lower on the board. Olivier-Maxence Prosper ($1,600) has a 36.8 ceiling, and Gregory Jackson ($2,400) comes in at a 35.6 ceiling. Javon Small ($3,200) offers a 35.2 ceiling and a 12.6 average, which makes him the steadiest of the cheap MEM options. On the TOR side, Kyle Anderson and Trayce Jackson-Davis both cost $1,000. Anderson has a 21.9 ceiling and a 13.0 average, while Jackson-Davis has a 15.8 ceiling and a 14.0 average. Both are cheap ways to free up salary for the stars.
The sheet carries no ownership figures for this slate, so we have no read on where the crowd will go. Several players carry DraftKings OUT tags: Scottie Barnes, Kawhi Leonard, Immanuel Quickley, Collin Murray-Boyles and Nate Bittle for TOR, and Scotty Pippen Jr., Isaiah Stewart and Richie Saunders for MEM. Check the final tags before you lock anything in.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,100 of the $50,000 cap. RJ Barrett takes the captain slot at $12,900. He is joined by Cedric Coward ($7,400), Javon Small ($3,200), Jakob Poeltl ($5,800), Ty Jerome ($9,600) and Cameron Boozer ($9,200). Set your lineups before the 7:30 p.m. ET lock.
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