Wednesday's DraftKings showdown is a single game, CIN @ ARI, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Wed 11/4 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT).
Joe Burrow tops our model's ranking at $11,800 with a ceiling of 43.0, the highest on the board, against a DraftKings average of 23.0. Ja'Marr Chase is next at $10,800 with a 32.8 ceiling and a 16.5 average. Chase Brown costs $9,400 and carries a 28.3 ceiling over a 15.0 average. On the ARI side, Trey McBride at $7,600 shows a 27.1 ceiling, and Marvin Harrison Jr. at $7,000 shows 26.9.
The clearest value is Michael Wilson of ARI at the minimum $5,000. He carries a 34.0 ceiling, second only to Burrow, on a DraftKings average of just 8.7. Mike Gesicki is another route at $6,200, with a 27.9 ceiling against a 10.6 average. Andrei Iosivas sits at $6,600 with a 26.4 ceiling.
The crowd will gather around the usual names. Burrow is projected at 67% ownership, Jacoby Brissett at 54%, and Brown at 47%, with Chase also at 47%. Wilson projects at 24% and Gesicki at 20%, so both come in well under the field's favorites. Harrison sits at 38% and McBride at 33%.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Harrison in the captain slot at $10,500, then fills the FLEX spots with Chase Brown at $9,400, Jeremiyah Love at $9,000, Brissett at $8,200, McBride at $7,600 and Wilson at $5,000. Wilson's price is what makes room for Love and Brissett.
Rosters lock Wed 11/4 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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