DFS: Thursday's Center Value Rankings

Here's a look at theScore's center value rankings for Thursday, October 8:

Value Rankings
C | W | D | G

#	Name	Opponent	Risk
1	Kyle Turris (OTT)	at BUF	Low
2	Tyler Johnson (TB)	vs. PHI	Low
3	Mike Ribeiro (NSH)	vs. CAR	Low
4	Paul Stastny (STL)	vs. EDM	Low
5	Sidney Crosby (PIT)	at DAL	Low
6	Steven Stamkos (TB)	vs. PHI	Low
7	Evgeni Malkin (PIT)	at DAL	Low
8	David Backes (STL)	vs. EDM	Low
9	Mika Zibanejad (OTT)	at BUF	Low
10	Tyler Seguin (DAL)	vs. PIT	Low
11	Claude Giroux (PHI)	at TB	Low
12	Jason Spezza (DAL)	vs. PIT	Medium
13	Mike Fisher (NSH)	vs. CAR	Medium
14	Mikael Granlund (MIN)	at COL	Medium
15	Tyler Ennis (BUF)	vs. OTT	Medium
16	Jack Eichel (BUF)	vs. OTT	Medium
17	Bryan Little (WPG)	at BOS	Medium
18	Mikko Koivu (MIN)	at COL	Medium
19	Ryan O'Reilly (BUF)	at OTT	Medium
20	Patrice Bergeron (BOS)	vs. WPG	Medium
21	Eric Staal (CAR)	at NSH	High
22	Matt Duchene (COL)	vs. MIN	High
23	Nathan MacKinnon (COL)	vs MIN	High
24	David Krejci (BOS)	vs WPG	High
25	Connor McDavid (EDM)	at STL	High
26	Mark Scheifele (WPG)	at BOS	High
27	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM)	at STL	High
28	Elias Lindholm (CAR)	at NSH	High
29	Mathieu Perreault (WPG)	at BOS	High
30	Jordan Staal (CAR)	at NSH	High

Most of the elite centers have good matchups but find themselves in the middle of the top 10 due to their hefty price tags. Turris, Johnson, Ribeiro and Stastny have matchups that are too good to pass up and come at very reasonable prices on most sites. If you're set on taking a rookie down the middle, stay away from McDavid against the defensive juggernaut Blues. Eichel is the safer choice against a risk-taking Sens club.