The Wednesday 11/11 early slate for DraftKings Madden classic features three games: CIN @ BUF, BAL @ TEN and PIT @ SF. Lock comes at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), and lineups work with the usual $50,000 salary cap.
CIN dominates our model's top plays. Joe Burrow ($8,200) carries the highest ceiling on the board at 52.3 and a DraftKings average of 22.5. Christian McCaffrey ($8,300) of SF is next in line with a 46.3 ceiling and a 23.9 average, the best average among our top plays. Chase Brown ($6,700) tops out at 44.9, and Josh Allen ($7,900) of BUF checks in at 43.5.
The value plays are where the slate gets interesting. Andrei Iosivas costs just $4,300 yet carries a 38.3 ceiling, a number that rivals players priced far higher. DJ Moore of BUF ($5,300) matches Ja'Marr Chase's 40.2 ceiling, even though Chase costs $8,300. Tee Higgins ($6,000) offers a 36.2 ceiling for those who want another piece of the CIN offense.
The crowd is heading in a few clear directions. McCaffrey is projected at 72% ownership, Derrick Henry at 59% and Chase at 58%. Burrow sits at 37% and Brown at 31%. Iosivas, at 16%, and Moore, at 19%, are far less owned than their ceilings would suggest, which makes them natural ways to separate from the field.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Lamar Jackson ($7,100) at QB with McCaffrey ($8,300) and Henry ($7,200) at RB. The receivers are Zay Flowers ($6,100), Moore ($5,300) and Iosivas ($4,300), with Mark Andrews ($4,400) at TE, Rashod Bateman ($3,600) at FLEX and the 49ers ($3,300) at DST.
Set your lineups before the 12:00 p.m. ET lock on Wednesday.
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