The Friday 10/30 main slate is a three-game Madden card on DraftKings: BUF @ IND, KC @ BAL and MIN @ PHI. The salary cap is $50,000, and the slate locks at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT).
Our model's top projected plays start with Patrick Mahomes (KC, QB) at $7,600. His ceiling is 53.9, the highest on our board, against a DraftKings average of 22.4. Kenneth Walker III (KC, RB/FLEX) costs the same $7,600 and carries a 48.6 ceiling with a 20.5 average. Lamar Jackson (BAL, QB) sits at $7,300 with a 47.2 ceiling and a 19.6 average.
The value plays are in the receiver room. Xavier Worthy (KC, WR/FLEX) is only $5,600 but owns a 44.3 ceiling, far above what his salary suggests, and his DraftKings average is 15.4. Khalil Shakir (BUF, WR/FLEX) is $5,400 with a 42.4 ceiling and a 14.2 average. Rashee Rice (KC, WR/FLEX) is $5,900 with a 38.6 ceiling. Kyler Murray (MIN, QB) is the cheapest of the quarterbacks we like at $6,500, with a 39.2 ceiling.
The crowd is heading to the same spots. Walker is projected at 72% ownership, Derrick Henry at 60% and Justin Jefferson at 58%. Mahomes checks in at 37%. There is room to separate from the field at quarterback, where Jackson is projected at just 17% and Murray at 12%. Worthy (26%) and Shakir (22%) are also lightly owned for their ceilings.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000 and leans into the KC stack: Mahomes ($7,600) at QB, Walker ($7,600) and Henry ($7,400) at RB, and Worthy ($5,600), Shakir ($5,400) and DJ Moore ($5,100) at WR. T.J. Hockenson ($4,500) takes the TE spot, Rashod Bateman ($3,800) fills the FLEX, and the Colts ($3,000) round it out at DST.
Lock is Friday at 12:00 p.m. ET, so finalize your lineups before then.
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