Tuesday's main Madden slate on DraftKings runs three games: LAC @ BUF, CAR @ NE and NYG @ GB. Lock is 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT), and the cap is the usual $50,000.
Quarterback is where our model finds its top plays. Drake Maye (NE) is $6,900 with a ceiling of 43.7, the highest on the board, against a DraftKings average of 17.4. Jordan Love (GB) costs $7,500 with a 37.2 ceiling and the best average of the group at 19.7. Josh Allen (BUF) is $8,000 with a 35.5 ceiling, and his price is the steepest of the top quarterbacks.
The cheaper quarterbacks are where the value sits. Bryce Young (CAR) is $5,300 with a 37.0 ceiling, which beats Allen's ceiling at a much lower salary. Justin Herbert (LAC) is $6,000 with a 36.9 ceiling, and Jaxson Dart (NYG) is $6,200 with a 36.2 ceiling. At the skill spots, Khalil Shakir (BUF) at $5,800 carries a 40.5 ceiling, and DJ Moore (BUF) at $5,400 sits at 39.7, both well above their DraftKings averages of 13.1 and 12.8.
The crowd looks set to pile into a few names. James Cook III leads projected ownership at 72%, followed by Rhamondre Stevenson at 59% and Christian Watson at 58%. At quarterback, Allen is projected at 37%, with Love at 26%. Young is projected at only 6% and Herbert at 8%, so those two offer a clear way to separate from the field.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,300 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with Young at QB, then Chuba Hubbard and Omarion Hampton at RB. At WR it takes Watson, Tetairoa McMillan and Shakir, with Darren Waller at TE, Darnell Mooney at FLEX and the Panthers at DST. Saving money at quarterback and defense funds the Watson and McMillan salaries, and the build stays almost entirely under the cap.
Set your lineups before lock at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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