Thursday's main Madden slate on DraftKings runs three games: CIN @ SEA, LV @ CLE and LAC @ ATL. It locks at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), with a $50,000 salary cap.
Joe Burrow of CIN sits at the top of our model's ranking at $8,100. He has a 50.4 ceiling and a DraftKings average of 24.0, the highest average of any player we are tracking. Bijan Robinson of ATL is close behind at $8,000, with a 44.0 ceiling and a 23.8 average. Chase Brown of CIN is the other strong back at $6,500, with a 39.2 ceiling and a 15.3 average.
The value plays are where the slate can be won. Shedeur Sanders of CLE costs only $5,200 at quarterback, yet our model gives him a 46.3 ceiling against a 16.9 average. Fernando Mendoza of LV is another cheap option at $5,500, with a 42.0 ceiling and an 18.9 average. At receiver, Andrei Iosivas of CIN is priced at $4,200 with a 39.9 ceiling, and Jerry Jeudy of CLE is $5,700 with a 43.4 ceiling.
The crowd is heading in one direction. Bijan Robinson is projected to be the most popular play at 71% ownership, followed by Ashton Jeanty at 59% and Ja'Marr Chase at 58%. Burrow is projected at 37% and Brown at 30%. If you want to separate from the field, Sanders at 8% and Mendoza at 16% offer very different ownership profiles at quarterback.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. It starts with Burrow at QB ($8,100), then Robinson ($8,000) and Brown ($6,500) at RB. The receivers are Chase ($8,200), Iosivas ($4,200) and KC Concepcion Jr. ($3,900). Brock Bowers fills TE at $5,200, Rashid Shaheed takes the FLEX at $3,100, and the Browns DST costs $2,800.
Set your lineups before the slate locks at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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