Friday's main tennis slate on DraftKings covers eight matches, from Medvedev @ Mannarino to de Minaur @ Berrettini. The classic format carries a $50,000 cap, and the slate locks Fri 10/30 at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking, four players sit within a point of each other. Alexander Zverev projects for 80.0 at $10,600, with a ceiling of 134.4, the highest on the board. Daniil Medvedev follows at 79.7 for $10,100, and Carlos Alcaraz projects for 79.5 at $9,800. Alex de Minaur is right behind at 79.1 for $8,700, which makes him the cheapest of the four. Arthur Fils also stands out at $7,700, projecting for 78.5.
The value plays come from the bottom of the salary scale. Arthur Fery costs $4,500 and projects for 72.8, the best return on the slate at 16.2 points per $1,000. Adrian Mannarino at $5,000 projects for 71.2, and Tommy Paul at $5,300 projects for 75.3, both at 14.2 points per $1,000. Keep in mind that these three have modest ceilings, from 34.4 for Fery to 49.7 for Paul. They are there to free up cap space, not to chase a big score.
The crowd looks spread out. Projected ownership tops out at 25%, shared by de Minaur, Jiri Lehecka and Holger Rune. Zverev, Alcaraz and Medvedev each sit at 22%. The three value plays are each at just 6%, so they offer a way to separate from the field.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,900 of the $50,000 cap. It features Alcaraz at $9,800, Lehecka at $9,300, de Minaur at $8,700, Jan-Lennard Struff at $8,000, Taylor Fritz at $7,400 and Valentin Vacherot at $6,700.
Get your lineups set before the slate locks Fri 10/30 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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