Tuesday's Madden showdown on DraftKings is a single-game slate, LAC @ BUF. It uses a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, with a $50,000 cap. The slate locks Tue 11/3 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking is Josh Allen (BUF) at $11,800. He carries a ceiling of 35.5, the highest on the board, against a DraftKings average of 18.8. Justin Herbert (LAC) is next at $9,800 with a ceiling of 31.7 and an average of 16.8. James Cook III (BUF) costs $10,200 and tops out at 28.0, which is a steep price for that number compared with others on the slate.
The better value plays sit on the LAC side. Omarion Hampton is $7,600 with a ceiling of 27.8, nearly matching Cook's ceiling at a much lower salary. Tre' Harris is $6,800 with a ceiling of 24.3, and Cameron Dicker is just $4,400 with a ceiling of 16.2. On the BUF side, DJ Moore at $8,000 has a ceiling of 25.0, and Khalil Shakir at $8,400 sits at 24.4.
The crowd will pile onto the stars. Allen is projected at 67% ownership, Herbert at 54%, and Cook at 47%, with Moore also at 47%. Hampton and Harris are each projected at 30%, and Dicker at 28%, so the value plays are less crowded than the top end.
Our model's top lineup uses all $50,000. It puts DJ Moore in the captain slot at $12,000, then fills the flex spots with Josh Allen at $11,800, Khalil Shakir at $8,400, Omarion Hampton at $7,600, Keon Coleman at $6,200, and Tyler Bass at $4,000. Captaining Moore, at lower ownership than Allen's 67%, is how the build separates itself from the field.
Lock is Tue 11/3 at 6:00 p.m. ET, so get lineups set before then.
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