Thursday's DraftKings main slate is a two-game card: MEM @ USF and ULL @ ULM. The $50,000 classic salary cap applies, and lineups lock Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).
Our projections are not built for this slate, so we can't offer a model-based ranking of plays. What we can show is the highest DraftKings averages on the board. Marcus Stokes (MEM) leads at 28.8 for $8,600 at quarterback, well clear of the field. Lunch Winfield (ULL) follows at 22.4 for $7,900, and Aidan Armenta (ULM) sits at 15.7 for $6,800. Jaylin Carter (MEM) tops the running backs at 21.6 for $8,100, ahead of D.J. Crowther (USF) at 16.9 for $7,100.
The best value on the sheet is Jordan Thompson (MEM), a running back at just $4,000 with a DraftKings average of 15.4. That is a lot of scoring for a bottom-tier salary and could free up room elsewhere. At receiver, Hunter Tipton (MEM) averages 13.7 for $4,900, and Jermane Hayes (MEM) averages 12.9 for $5,300. Both come from the same MEM offense as Stokes and Carter, which matters if you want to stack that side of the MEM @ USF game.
Check the status tags before you lock anything in. Michael Van Buren Jr. and Arhmad Branch of USF are both tagged Q. CJ Phillip of ULM is tagged P. On the ULL side, Anthony Reagan Jr., Darrell Smith and Landon Strother are tagged OUT, and so is Makin Lenard of ULM. Ja'Corian Norris of ULL is tagged D.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd is likely to land. Likewise, our model has no top lineup and no lineup salary total to share this time.
With only two games, roster decisions will be tight, and the status tags above are worth another look right up until lineups lock Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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