Six games make up the main slate on Thursday 11/12: FRA @ ITA, ESP @ CZE, CRO @ ENG, FIN @ ALB, BLR @ SM and LAT @ MON. It's a classic format with a $50,000 cap, and the slate locks at 2:45 p.m. ET.
At the top of our model's ranking sit three expensive options. Harry Kane (ENG) costs $11,600 and carries the highest ceiling among the top plays at 42.7. Lamine Yamal (ESP) is close behind at $11,200 with a 42.6 ceiling, and Michael Olise (FRA) comes in at $10,800 with a 40.8 ceiling. Anthony Gordon (ENG) offers a 39.9 ceiling for $9,700, a modest discount on the other ENG option.
The better value sits lower down. Leo Walta (FIN) is $7,400 with a 39.0 ceiling, which sits not far below Kane's 42.7 at a much lower salary, and his DraftKings average is 27.6, the highest of any top play. Kristjan Asllani (ALB) is $7,900 with a 36.6 ceiling. Alphadjo Cisse (ITA) is $8,400 with a 35.7 ceiling. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (ENG) is $8,600 with a 36.5 ceiling, though his DraftKings average sits at -0.2, so he's more of a ceiling play than a safe one.
The crowd will gather around the big names. Kane is projected at 42% ownership, Kylian Mbappe at 41% and Yamal at 40%. Olise is at 39% and Gordon at 35%. Walta sits at 26%, which makes him a far less crowded way to get high-end upside.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,900 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with Robin Risser in goal at $5,300, then Adrien Truffert at $5,300 and Marco Palestra at $6,300 on defense. Lovro Majer ($5,200) and Cisse ($8,400) fill the midfield, with Ander Barrenetxea ($4,800) and Simone Lontani ($7,200) up front, and Walta ($7,400) in the UTIL spot. It skips the priciest stars entirely in favor of balance.
Lineups lock at 2:45 p.m. ET (11:45 a.m. PT).
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