The Wednesday 11/04 main slate is a three-game Madden card on DraftKings: CIN @ ARI, TB @ MIA and IND @ JAX. Classic lineups carry a $50,000 salary cap, and the slate locks Wed 11/4 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT).
Joe Burrow (CIN, QB) tops our model's ranking at $8,300, with a ceiling of 44.1 and a DraftKings average of 23.0. Trevor Lawrence (JAX, QB) is the other quarterback worth a look at $7,500, with a 40.6 ceiling and a 20.6 average. At running back, Bhayshul Tuten (JAX, RB/FLEX) at $6,900 shows a 39.9 ceiling, while De'Von Achane (MIA, RB/FLEX) at $7,500 carries the highest average of the group among backs at 20.7.
The value plays are where our model finds its edge. Brian Thomas Jr. (JAX, WR/FLEX) costs $5,400 and has a 40.1 ceiling, nearly matching Burrow's ceiling at $2,900 less. Andrei Iosivas (CIN, WR/FLEX) is cheaper still at $4,500, with a 38.7 ceiling. Daniel Jones (IND, QB) at $5,300 offers a 36.4 ceiling and a 15.9 average, a real alternative for anyone who wants to spend elsewhere.
The crowd will be heavy on a few names. De'Von Achane is the most popular play at 72% projected ownership, followed by Bhayshul Tuten at 59% and Ja'Marr Chase at 58%. Burrow checks in at 37%, so he is far from a contrarian pick, but Thomas at 22%, Iosivas at 16% and Jones at 12% are all owned at much lower rates than the headliners.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with Burrow at QB, then pairs Achane ($7,500) and Chase Brown ($6,600) at running back. The receivers are Tee Higgins ($6,000), Thomas ($5,400) and Iosivas ($4,500), with Mike Gesicki ($4,400) at TE, Tyler Warren ($4,100) at FLEX and the Dolphins ($2,900) at DST.
Get your lineups set before the slate locks Wed 11/4 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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