This slate locked Thu 7:00 PM ET. These are the picks StatWarrior published before lock, kept unchanged. The Actual column is each player's DraftKings fantasy points from the official box scores.
DraftKings · Main slate · 11 games.
How these picks scored
- Top values: 2 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 5.5 DraftKings points against 9.6 projected.
- Highest projections: 2 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 16.5 DraftKings points against 16.7 projected.
One day is a small sample; the track record grades every slate over the last 30 days.
Top values (points per $1K)
| Player | Salary | Proj | Value | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Zucker W · BUF vs ANA | $3,000 | 10.0 | 3.33x | 2.6 |
| Ryan Hartman C · MIN vs NYI | $3,000 | 9.8 | 3.28x | 10.6 |
| Anders Lee W · UTA vs PIT | $2,900 | 9.2 | 3.16x | 6.0 |
| Josh Norris C · BUF vs ANA | $3,100 | 9.3 | 3.00x | 0.0 |
| Blake Coleman W · MIN vs NYI | $3,200 | 9.3 | 2.90x | 2.8 |
| Lawson Crouse W · UTA vs PIT | $3,100 | 8.7 | 2.80x | 6.5 |
| Vincent Trocheck C · UTA vs PIT | $3,600 | 10.0 | 2.78x | 13.6 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D · CAR vs CBJ | $4,200 | 11.7 | 2.77x | 3.0 |
| Josh Doan W · BUF vs ANA | $3,500 | 9.4 | 2.70x | 4.5 |
| K'Andre Miller D · CAR vs CBJ | $3,200 | 8.3 | 2.58x | 5.8 |
Highest projections
| Player | Salary | Proj | Ceiling | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G · MIN vs NYI | $8,200 | 19.1 | 35.6 | 3.4 |
| Pyotr Kochetkov G · CAR vs CBJ | $8,500 | 16.8 | 31.6 | 15.8 |
| Nikita Kucherov W · TBL vs WPG | $8,500 | 16.6 | 31.2 | 9.5 |
| Jason Robertson W · DAL vs MTL | $7,400 | 16.5 | 31.1 | 7.3 |
| Tage Thompson C · BUF vs ANA | $7,900 | 16.4 | 30.8 | 47.5 |
| Macklin Celebrini C · SJS vs VAN | $9,300 | 16.3 | 30.6 | 18.3 |
| Matt Boldy W · MIN vs NYI | $8,300 | 16.2 | 30.6 | 14.5 |
| Alex DeBrincat W · DET vs CHI | $7,800 | 16.1 | 30.3 | 16.0 |
Stack ideas
| Team | Projection | Implied team total |
|---|---|---|
| MIN vs NYI | 51.3 | 2.0 |
| DAL vs MTL | 45.8 | 3.6 |
| DET vs CHI | 45.1 | 3.4 |
| BUF vs ANA | 44.9 | 3.9 |
| UTA vs PIT | 44.1 | 2.6 |
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