Friday's DraftKings soccer slate is a three-game card: FCJ @ ASL, CTJ @ NCX and CSL @ ATL. The salary cap is $50,000 and the slate locks at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).
The top of our model's ranking starts with Sebastien Salles-Lamonge of ASL. He costs $10,000 and carries a ceiling of 29.8, the highest among our top plays, against a DraftKings average of 14.2. Martin Sarrafiore of ATL is next at $9,300 with a 28.9 ceiling, and Gilberto Mora of CTJ sits at $8,600 with a 27.6 ceiling. Julian Carranza of NCX matches that 27.6 ceiling at $9,100. Jhojan Julio of ATL is the lowest-ceiling name in the group at 25.7 for $8,900.
The value plays are the forwards. Magnus Lopez of CSL is $6,600 with a 26.6 ceiling, which sits close to what the priciest midfielders offer at a much lower price. Ruben Coubert of ATL costs $6,500 with a 26.2 ceiling, and Omar Dominguez of NCX is $6,200 with a 25.0 ceiling. All three are projected at 25% to 27% ownership, so they are popular but not dominant.
The crowd is headed toward the expensive end. Salles-Lamonge is projected at 42% ownership, Sarrafiore at 39% and Carranza at 38%. Julio (37%) and Mora (36%) are close behind. Lineups that spend up on those names will look similar, which is one reason to consider the cheaper forwards as a way to separate from the field.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with forwards Lopez ($6,600) and Dominguez ($6,200), then adds midfielders Mora ($8,600) and Rafa Llorente ($8,300). The defense is Lucas Esteves ($3,600) and Leroy Davis ($4,300), with Jordan Garcia ($5,000) in goal and Danny Leyva ($7,000) in the UTIL spot. Lock is Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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