Wednesday's DraftKings slate is a single-game showdown, OTT @ BUF. The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, the cap is $50,000, and the slate locks Wed 11/4 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
Tage Thompson of BUF leads our model's ranking at $10,800, with a ceiling of 38.5 against a DraftKings average of 18.2. That ceiling is by far the highest among the top plays, and it is why he works as a captain even at the 1.5x price. Rasmus Dahlin, also BUF, follows at $9,000 with a ceiling of 23.8. Colten Ellis is the other BUF name near the top at $10,200, though his ceiling of 15.4 is the lowest of the group, which makes him an expensive piece to chase.
On the OTT side, Jake Sanderson at $9,200 carries a ceiling of 21.5 and Tim Stuetzle at $9,400 sits at 18.6. Both cost nearly as much as Dahlin for less upside in our model's view. BUF's Jack Quinn ($8,200, ceiling 20.1) and Zach Benson ($7,800, ceiling 20.8) look like the better mid-priced options.
The best value on the board is Philip Tomasino of OTT. At $4,000 he has a ceiling of 18.1, which is a strong return for the price and a way to free up cap room for the stars. Our model's lineup also leans on cheap salary in Peyton Krebs at $2,800 and Michael Amadio at $4,800.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so there is no read on where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,800 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Thompson at captain for $16,200 and fills the FLEX spots with Dahlin ($9,000), Krebs ($2,800), Benson ($7,800), Amadio ($4,800) and Quinn ($8,200). Set your lineups before the 7:30 p.m. ET lock.
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