This Madden showdown on DraftKings covers a single game, BAL @ TEN, and locks Wed 11/11 at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT). The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, and lineups work under a $50,000 cap.
Lamar Jackson is the top play by our model's ranking. He costs $11,800 at FLEX, carries a ceiling of 37.6 against a DraftKings average of 20.0, and is the highest-ceiling option on the board. Derrick Henry follows at $10,400 with a ceiling of 30.6 and an average of 17.2. Zay Flowers rounds out the top three at $9,000, with a ceiling of 24.6 and an average of 12.7. On the TEN side, Cam Ward costs $9,600 with a ceiling of 21.1, and Tony Pollard sits at $7,600 with a ceiling of 20.1.
The value plays sit lower on the salary scale. Rashod Bateman is $6,800 with a ceiling of 17.3 and an average of 8.4, which is a solid return for the price. The Ravens defense costs just $4,000 and carries a ceiling of 8.2 and an average of 4.8. Pollard's $7,600 salary for a 20.1 ceiling also deserves a look, particularly with his projected ownership at 30%.
The crowd is likely to pile onto the biggest names. Jackson is projected at 67% ownership, Ward at 54%, and Henry at 47%. Flowers also lands at 47%, while Wan'Dale Robinson is projected at 38%. Pollard and Bateman are both at 30%, and the Ravens come in at just 5%, which makes them the clearest low-owned piece among the top plays.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Jackson at captain for $17,700, then fills the FLEX spots with Henry at $10,400, Flowers at $9,000, Bateman at $6,800, the Ravens at $4,000, and Tyjae Spears at $1,800. That build leans heavily on the BAL side and uses the cheap Spears and Ravens slots to afford the Jackson captain price.
Lineups lock Wed 11/11 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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