Thursday's DraftKings showdown is a single game, GSV @ ATL, with the captain slot scoring 1.5x points at 1.5x salary under a $50,000 cap. Lock is 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT).
One caveat first: our projections are not built for this slate, so there are no model projections, ownership figures or lineup to share. What the sheet does give us is DraftKings season averages, and they point at the same names.
Angel Reese (ATL) tops the board at $12,800 with a DraftKings average of 40.4, and Rhyne Howard (ATL) follows at $10,800 and 35.2. Jordin Canada (ATL) is third at $9,800 and 31.8. On the GSV side, Veronica Burton is averaging 28.5 at $9,000, while Gabby Williams carries the highest GSV price at $11,400 with an average of 27.7.
The value end is where the salary math gets interesting. Allisha Gray (ATL) averages 29.7 at $7,600, a cheaper way into the same production tier as the stars. DeWanna Bonner (ATL) averages 23.0 at just $4,000, which leaves real room to spend elsewhere. Brionna Jones (ATL) shows a $2,000 price and a 19.7 average, but she carries an OUT tag, so she is not a play.
Check the status tags before building. Iliana Rupert (GSV) and Matilde Villa (ATL) are also tagged OUT, and Te-Hina Paopao (ATL) is tagged Q.
Because the captain slot costs 1.5x salary, the big-ticket names get expensive fast, and the $7,600 and $4,000 options give the most flexibility around them.
Lock is 12:30 p.m. ET, so get your lineups set before then.
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