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Thursday, by the numbers
1game tonight
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407players projected
Smash spotMalik Willisvs DET · #32 of 32 vs QBs
Kickoff in 13h 43m: JAX at BAL
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Thursday, November 5

Projections

Week 9 · 407 players projected · Top 5 by projection · Updated 9:48 PM ET
# Player Matchup Proj Salary Value Own
1
Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET
 @ MIA 26.7 $10,000 2.67x 20%
2
Bijan Robinson RB · ATL
 vs CIN 25.1 $8,200 3.06x 19%
3
Josh Allen QB · BUF
 @ MIN 24.0 $7,400 3.24x 5%
4
Dak Prescott QB · DAL
 @ IND 23.2 $6,500 3.57x 14%
5
Brock Purdy QB · SF
 vs LV 22.8 $6,800 3.35x 28%
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NFL matchups

Schedule & odds
Week 9 · 15 games · all times ET
Game Start Spread O/U ML Off Def
JAX @ BAL 5-2 · 4-4 Thu 8:15 PM JAX -9.5 40.5 JAX-520 BAL+400 JAX#5 BAL#19 JAX#2 BAL#22
CIN @ ATL 5-2 · 3-5 Sun 9:30 AM CIN -3 52.5 CIN-164 ATL+138 CIN#2 ATL#23 CIN#14 ATL#17
DAL @ IND 3-5 · 2-6 Sun 1:00 PM DAL -5.5 51.5 DAL-270 IND+220 DAL#7 IND#26 DAL#27 IND#30
NYJ @ KC 2-6 · 5-2 Sun 1:00 PM KC -9.5 47.5 NYJ+410 KC-550 NYJ#25 KC#11 NYJ#16 KC#4
DET @ MIA 5-2 · 1-6 Sun 1:00 PM DET -7 50.5 DET-360 MIA+290 DET#3 MIA#31 DET#23 MIA#25
CLE @ NO 5-3 · 2-5 Sun 1:00 PM NO -1.5 42.5 CLE+102 NO-120 CLE#29 NO#14 CLE#13 NO#29
Ranks of 32: offense by points scored (#1 scores the most), defense by points allowed (#32 allows the most). Green marks the five best offenses and the five softest defenses, red the five at the other end.
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Defense vs position

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Softest on the board · #32 of 32 allows the most
PosDefenseFacesRankAllows
QB DET Malik WillisM. Willis #32 23.2
CHI Baker MayfieldB. Mayfield #30 21.8
RB NO Quinshon JudkinsQ. Judkins #32 28.8
DAL Jonathan TaylorJ. Taylor #31 28.2
WR DET Malik WashingtonM. Washington #31 37.7
DAL Keenan AllenK. Allen #30 37.7
TE DET Greg DulcichG. Dulcich #32 21.9
MIA Sam LaPortaS. LaPorta #31 19.2
Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly. Faces: the opponent's top projected player at the position this slate. Hover a defense for its last five games.

Slates

27 slates on DraftKings and FanDuel · open slates first · lock times ET
Site Slate Games Players Projected Cap Top projection Locks Open
DK Thu-MonClassic 15 769 406 $50,000 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 26.7 pts · $10,000 Thu 8:15 PM Build
DK Featured (JAX @ BAL)Showdown 1 108 29 $50,000 Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX · 19.5 pts · $10,600 Thu 8:15 PM Build
FD Thu-MonFull roster 15 766 406 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 23.1 pts · $9,500 Thu 8:15 PM Build
FD JAC @ BALSingle game 1 53 29 $60,000 Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX · 18.9 pts · $11,800 Thu 8:15 PM Build
DK Featured (CIN vs ATL)Showdown 1 106 27 $50,000 Bijan Robinson RB · ATL · 25.1 pts · $11,200 Sun 9:30 AM Build
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Stacks

QB + 1 · A team's projected QB with his top pass catchers by projection · DraftKings salaries
Team Players Proj Salary O/U
DAL @ IND · Sun 1:00 PM
 Dak Prescott QB · 23.2CeeDee Lamb WR · 21.6 44.8 $14,800 51.5
CIN @ ATL · Sun 9:30 AM
 Joe Burrow QB · 21.7Ja'Marr Chase WR · 18.9 40.6 $15,000 52.5
LA @ WAS · Sun 1:00 PM
 Matthew Stafford QB · 18.5Puka Nacua WR · 20.6 39.1 $15,000 47.5
SF vs LV · Sun 4:25 PM
 Brock Purdy QB · 22.8George Kittle TE · 15.6 38.4 $12,800 52.5
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Best matchups

Projections
Five projected players with the softest opponent at their position
PlayerMatchupProjSalary
Malik Willis QB · MIA
 vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs QB 16.6 $5,100
Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE
 @ NO Def #32 of 32 vs RB 12.2 $5,400
Jonathan Taylor RB · IND
 vs DAL Def #31 of 32 vs RB 13.6 $7,500
Sam LaPorta TE · DET
 @ MIA Def #31 of 32 vs TE 11.3 $5,100
Malik Washington WR · MIA
 vs DET Def #31 of 32 vs WR 10.7 $4,700
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PosPlayerSalaryProjOwn
RBJahmyr GibbsDET @ MIA$10,00026.719.6%
RBBijan RobinsonATL vs CIN$8,20025.118.7%
QBJosh AllenBUF @ MIN$7,40024.05.3%
QBDak PrescottDAL @ IND$6,50023.213.6%
QBBrock PurdySF vs LV$6,80022.828.0%
RBChristian McCaffreySF vs LV$8,00022.233.9%
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