The Tuesday 11/03 early Madden slate on DraftKings has three games: KC @ DAL, PHI @ WAS and PIT @ DET. Lineups lock Tue 11/3 at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
Our model's top plays start with the quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes (KC) costs $7,300 and carries a 47.0 ceiling, with a DraftKings average of 22.1. Dak Prescott (DAL) is cheaper at $6,700 and has the highest ceiling of anyone in our top group at 47.9. Jayden Daniels (WAS) rounds out the QB options at $6,200 with a 42.5 ceiling. At running back, Saquon Barkley (PHI) is $6,900 with a 44.9 ceiling, and Kenneth Walker III (KC) is $7,300 with a 43.7 ceiling.
On the value side, Xavier Worthy (KC) is $5,900 with a 43.4 ceiling, which is hard to ignore for a WR/FLEX spot. Javonte Williams (DAL) at $6,300 has a 42.9 ceiling and a DraftKings average of 20.9. Our model's lineup also leans on Tyquan Thornton at $3,500 in the FLEX and the Steelers at $3,400 at DST to free up cap room for the stars.
The crowd is headed toward Jahmyr Gibbs (DET), who is projected at 72% ownership at $7,700. That is the highest on the slate, and his 40.0 ceiling is the lowest among our top plays. Walker is next at 59%, followed by Terry McLaurin at 58%. Our model likes Walker, but fading Gibbs is one way to separate from the field. Daniels at 16% and Prescott at 26% offer far less traffic.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,900 of the $50,000 cap. It has Mahomes at QB, Walker and Barkley at RB, Worthy, Rashee Rice ($5,600) and Stefon Diggs ($4,900) at WR, Travis Kelce ($5,100) at TE, Thornton at FLEX and the Steelers at DST. Three KC pass catchers alongside Mahomes make it a heavy KC build.
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