Friday's DraftKings classic slate is round 2 of the golf event, a single contest with a $50,000 salary cap. Lineups lock Fri 11/6 at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT), so there is plenty of time to build, but not much room to wait on late changes.
The top of our model's ranking is led by Benjamin James at $10,200. He carries a ceiling of 124.9 and a DraftKings average of 84.6, the highest marks on the board. Ben Kohles is the next step down at $9,300, with a ceiling of 109.0 and an average of 76.7. Zachary Bauchou sits at $8,000 with a ceiling of 96.7 and an average of 68.9, which makes him the best ceiling-for-price option among the top plays.
Value is where the salary gets stretched. Karl Vilips at $7,000 has a ceiling of 81.6 and an average of 54.3, a cheap way to free up cap space for the stars. Seamus Power at $7,900 shows a ceiling of 90.6 and an average of 61.8. Max Greyserman at $8,000 has a ceiling of 80.9 and an average of 59.2, while Steven Fisk at $8,200 posts a ceiling of 89.7 and an average of 62.1. Jordan L. Smith costs $8,400 and brings a ceiling of 91.8 with an average of 67.6.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so there is no read here on where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,500 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Benjamin James at $10,200 with Blades Brown at $9,900, then fills out the rest with Trace Crowe at $7,800, Alvaro Ortiz at $7,600, Taylor Moore at $7,000 and Adrien Dumont De Chassart at $7,000. That is two high-priced anchors and four mid-priced golfers, with the total landing just under the cap.
Set your lineups before the Fri 11/6 8:30 a.m. ET lock.
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