diff --git a/app/components/draft/AvailableParticipantsSection.tsx b/app/components/draft/AvailableParticipantsSection.tsx
index 05addc2..53d5824 100644
--- a/app/components/draft/AvailableParticipantsSection.tsx
+++ b/app/components/draft/AvailableParticipantsSection.tsx
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function AvailableParticipantsSection({
                         {participant.sport.name}
                       </td>
                       <td className="p-3 text-right font-mono font-semibold">
-                        {participant.expectedValue}
+                        {participant.expectedValue ? participant.expectedValue.toFixed(1) : "—"}
                       </td>
                       {hasTeam && (
                         <td className="p-3 text-right">
diff --git a/app/models/draft-utils.ts b/app/models/draft-utils.ts
index 91c4e27..9a202f5 100644
--- a/app/models/draft-utils.ts
+++ b/app/models/draft-utils.ts
@@ -294,10 +294,12 @@ export async function getTopAvailableParticipant(
       allParticipants.push(...seasonParticipants);
     }
     
-    // Sort by EV desc, then name
+    // Sort by EV desc, then name (expectedValue is a decimal string from DB)
     allParticipants.sort((a, b) => {
-      if (b.expectedValue !== a.expectedValue) {
-        return b.expectedValue - a.expectedValue;
+      const evA = parseFloat(String(a.expectedValue)) || 0;
+      const evB = parseFloat(String(b.expectedValue)) || 0;
+      if (evB !== evA) {
+        return evB - evA;
       }
       return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
     });
diff --git a/app/models/participant-expected-value.ts b/app/models/participant-expected-value.ts
index bb455c2..a4f3296 100644
--- a/app/models/participant-expected-value.ts
+++ b/app/models/participant-expected-value.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { database } from "~/database/context";
-import { participantExpectedValues } from "~/database/schema";
+import { participantExpectedValues, participants } from "~/database/schema";
 import { eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { ProbabilityDistribution, ScoringRules } from "~/services/ev-calculator";
 import { calculateEV, validateProbabilities, normalizeProbabilities } from "~/services/ev-calculator";
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export async function upsertParticipantEV(
 
   const now = new Date();
 
+  let result: ParticipantEV;
+
   if (existing.length > 0) {
     // Update existing
     const updated = await db
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ export async function upsertParticipantEV(
       .where(eq(participantExpectedValues.id, existing[0].id))
       .returning();
 
-    return updated[0];
+    result = updated[0];
   } else {
     // Create new
     const created = await db
@@ -141,8 +143,16 @@ export async function upsertParticipantEV(
       })
       .returning();
 
-    return created[0];
+    result = created[0];
   }
+
+  // Sync calculated EV to participants table for draft room ranking
+  await db
+    .update(participants)
+    .set({ expectedValue: expectedValue.toString(), updatedAt: now })
+    .where(eq(participants.id, participantId));
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -211,6 +221,12 @@ export async function deleteParticipantEV(
         eq(participantExpectedValues.sportsSeasonId, sportsSeasonId)
       )
     );
+
+  // Reset participant EV to 0
+  await db
+    .update(participants)
+    .set({ expectedValue: "0", updatedAt: new Date() })
+    .where(eq(participants.id, participantId));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -270,16 +286,23 @@ export async function recalculateEV(
   const newEV = calculateEV(probabilities, newScoringRules);
 
   const db = database();
+  const now = new Date();
   const updated = await db
     .update(participantExpectedValues)
     .set({
       expectedValue: newEV.toString(),
-      calculatedAt: new Date(),
-      updatedAt: new Date(),
+      calculatedAt: now,
+      updatedAt: now,
     })
     .where(eq(participantExpectedValues.id, existing.id))
     .returning();
 
+  // Sync recalculated EV to participants table
+  await db
+    .update(participants)
+    .set({ expectedValue: newEV.toString(), updatedAt: now })
+    .where(eq(participants.id, participantId));
+
   return updated[0];
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.participants.tsx b/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.participants.tsx
index e5caeaa..0b3c665 100644
--- a/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.participants.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.participants.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function action({ request, params }: Route.ActionArgs) {
           name,
           shortName: null,
           externalId: null,
-          expectedValue: 0,
+          expectedValue: "0",
         });
       }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export async function action({ request, params }: Route.ActionArgs) {
       name: name.trim(),
       shortName: null,
       externalId: null,
-      expectedValue: 0,
+      expectedValue: "0",
     });
 
     return { success: true };
diff --git a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.draft.$seasonId.tsx b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.draft.$seasonId.tsx
index c4bd547..5eb0700 100644
--- a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.draft.$seasonId.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.draft.$seasonId.tsx
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ export async function loader(args: any) {
         desc(schema.participants.expectedValue),
         asc(schema.participants.name)
       );
+
+    // Parse decimal expectedValue (Drizzle returns strings for decimal columns)
+    availableParticipants = availableParticipants.map((p: any) => ({
+      ...p,
+      expectedValue: parseFloat(p.expectedValue) || 0,
+    }));
   }
 
   // Load user's team queue if they have a team
@@ -1054,7 +1060,7 @@ export default function DraftRoom() {
                               {participant.sport.name}
                             </td>
                             <td className="p-3 text-right font-mono font-semibold">
-                              {participant.expectedValue}
+                              {participant.expectedValue ? participant.expectedValue.toFixed(1) : "—"}
                             </td>
                             <td className="p-3 text-right">
                               <Button
diff --git a/app/utils/sports-data-sync.server.ts b/app/utils/sports-data-sync.server.ts
index 18dceef..0aa99c5 100644
--- a/app/utils/sports-data-sync.server.ts
+++ b/app/utils/sports-data-sync.server.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ interface ExportData {
     name: string;
     shortName: string | null;
     externalId: string | null;
-    expectedValue: number;
+    expectedValue: number | string;
   }>;
   seasonTemplates: Array<{
     name: string;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export async function importSportsDataFromJSON(
         name: participant.name,
         shortName: participant.shortName,
         externalId: participant.externalId,
-        expectedValue: participant.expectedValue ?? 0,
+        expectedValue: String(participant.expectedValue ?? 0),
       });
       created++;
     } else {
diff --git a/database/schema.ts b/database/schema.ts
index 2efe701..0a63a33 100644
--- a/database/schema.ts
+++ b/database/schema.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export const participants = pgTable("participants", {
   name: varchar("name", { length: 255 }).notNull(),
   shortName: varchar("short_name", { length: 100 }),
   externalId: varchar("external_id", { length: 255 }),
-  expectedValue: integer("expected_value").notNull().default(0),
+  expectedValue: decimal("expected_value", { precision: 10, scale: 2 }).notNull().default("0"),
   createdAt: timestamp("created_at").defaultNow().notNull(),
   updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at").defaultNow().notNull(),
 });
diff --git a/drizzle/0029_change_participant_ev_to_decimal.sql b/drizzle/0029_change_participant_ev_to_decimal.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0a5c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle/0029_change_participant_ev_to_decimal.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "participants" ALTER COLUMN "expected_value" SET DATA TYPE numeric(10, 2) USING "expected_value"::numeric(10, 2);
diff --git a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 3aeb24d..f369ca5 100644
--- a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@
       "when": 1763280000000,
       "tag": "0028_add_tournament_groups",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 29,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1763281000000,
+      "tag": "0029_change_participant_ev_to_decimal",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
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