Tuesday's Madden showdown on DraftKings is a single game, NYG @ GB, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Tue 11/3 at 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT).
Our model's top play is Jordan Love of GB at $11,200, with a ceiling of 37.2 against a DraftKings average of 19.7. That ceiling is the highest on the board. Jaxson Dart of NYG is next at $9,800 with a 31.1 ceiling and a 16.5 average. Christian Watson of GB costs $10,200 and carries a 29.2 ceiling, while Josh Jacobs of GB sits at $9,200 with a 25.1 ceiling.
The best value is Jayden Reed of GB at $4,600. His 34.3 ceiling is the second highest among our top plays, and it comes with a DraftKings average of only 8.7. That gap between price and upside is hard to find at this salary. Further up the price scale, Tucker Kraft of GB at $7,600 offers an 18.2 ceiling, and Malik Nabers of NYG at $8,600 has a 19.9 ceiling.
The crowd is headed toward the two quarterbacks. Love is projected at 67% ownership and Dart at 54%, with Jacobs at 47%. Watson also sits at 47%. Reed is projected at 30%, well under the quarterbacks, which gives him some leverage if his ceiling shows up. Cam Skattebo of NYG, at $8,200, is also projected at 30%.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. It puts Jordan Love in the captain slot at $16,800, then adds Christian Watson at $10,200, Josh Jacobs at $9,200, Matthew Golden at $7,200, Jayden Reed at $4,600 and Malachi Fields at $2,000. Love as captain is the chalk play, but it pairs his ceiling with the 1.5x multiplier, and the cheap Reed and Fields slots make room for the rest of the build.
Lineups lock Tue 11/3 at 10:00 p.m. ET.
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