Last night had a four-game NBA DFS slate, and DraftKings deemed fit to host a $15, 26,567-entry GPP with $100,000 awarded to first. It was Dwight Howard‘s night as cheap chalk, and he was needed. Let’s get right into the NBA DraftKings Lineup review.
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Besides Howard (39.5 fantasy points for $4,300, 46.9% owned), Damian Lillard was able to shine with 57.75 fantasy points for $9,200 at 50.3% ownership thanks to C.J. McCollum leaving the game early due to injury. Shake Milton reared his head again as well, scoring 40.25 fantasy points for $5,200 at 19.2% ownership. There were 8,833 DFS players squaring off in this GPP, and 2,234 (25.3%) were able to make a profit.
The Winner
We had a four-way tie for first place. Congratulations to briang8892, icemanjd25, jeffrey_dobbs and patrickrice4, who all had the same lineup that scored a 354.75, winning by 5.25 points. Combined these four players entered only eight lineups. This lineup used $49,900 team salary and had a cumulative ownership total of 235.2%.
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Salary and Ownership
Nine of the top 50 finishers used $49,700 team salary or less. Here are the top salaries used last night:
- $50,000 | 39%
- $49,900 | 23%
- $49,800 | 14%
- $49,700 | 8%
- $49,600 | 6%
Cumulative team ownership on this slate was concentrated between 200-275% with a few exceptions below, including a ninth-place finish that used 119.6%:
The most popular lineup was played 51 times. Using all $50,000 team salary and a cumulative team ownership of 293.1%, it scored a 267.5 and did not cash:
A big thank you to anyone who plays Ben Simmons, Tony Bradley and Kendrick Nunn on the same lineup in a large GPP.
The 150-Maxers
Sixty-five 150-maxers entered 9,750 lineups, making up 36.7% of entries in this tournament. Three made a profit, with the best lineup of the group taking ninth place. Fifteen 150-maxers cashed fewer than 20 lineups. The best 150-maxer lineup played was from Awesemo’s own rynpak, who put up a 347:
Miscellaneous
Boom of the slate goes Isaiah Stewart. Stewart put up 29.75 fantasy points for $3,100 and was played in nine lineups. Five of those nine lineups cashed. Bust of the slate was McCollum, who left the game early and put up 21.5 fantasy points for $8,300 at 43.8% ownership. Bradley was close behind, putting up 6.5 fantasy points for $3,000 at 33% ownership.
Only 59 lineups were reserved and not played. The lowest-owned lineup that cashed (min-cashed) featured a cumulative team ownership of 71.2%:
The lowest-salary team that cashed (min-cashed) used $46,600 team salary:
The best possible lineup you could have played last night scored a 373 while using a team salary of $49,800. This lineup would have won by 18.25 fantasy points:
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