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MNF Week 9 DraftKings Showdown Captain Lineups: Bills at Vikings | Sports Analytics - Dataspheres AI

MNF Week 9 DraftKings Showdown Captain Lineups: Bills at Vikings SPORTS ANALYTICS · November 9, 2026 MNF Week 9 DraftKings Showdown Captain Lineups: Bills ...

MNF Week 9 DraftKings Showdown Captain Lineups: Bills at Vikings SPORTS ANALYTICS · November 9, 2026 MNF Week 9 DraftKings Showdown Captain Lineups: Bills at Vikings DraftKings' $1.25 million Monday Night Showdown DraftKings' $1.25 million Monday Night Showdown $300,000 to first. $20 to enter, up to 73,529 entries One Captain at 1.5 times the points and 1.5 times the salary, plus five FLEX, under a $50,000 cap. Kickoff 8:15 PM ET at U.S. Bank Stadium on ESPN and ABC. Leverage is what wins a Showdown Leverage is what wins a Showdown 73,529 entries the contest takes, and one player may enter 150 of them $300,000 to first: the winner is holding a roster the field is not 1.5x points for the Captain, at 1.5 times the salary: the Captain is where lineups separate 6 of 48 players on the board make a lineup, and one of them counts for half again as much The line: Bills by 3, total 44.5 The line: Bills by 3, total 44.5 — DraftKings Sportsbook: Bills -3, total 44.5, moneyline Buffalo -180 and Minnesota +150. Buffalo scores 33.3 points a game, and this total asks it for 23.75, almost 10 points below that — U.S. Bank Stadium has a fixed roof, so weather is not a factor. Outside at kickoff: about 51°F and clear Buffalo Bills: 6-1, implied about 23.75 points Minnesota Vikings: 6-1, implied about 20.75 points Status check: Kyler Murray is out Status check: Kyler Murray is out — Murray is out with a hamstring strain, reported November 7, and the board still prices him — The last time Wentz took every Minnesota snap, the Vikings won 9-3 at Chicago in Week 2 — The call: Wentz at $9,000 is a tournament play, and the price on Jefferson is asking for a day Minnesota has not had Kyler Murray, Vikings QB, $9,400: out with a hamstring strain Carson Wentz, Vikings QB, $9,000: he has thrown for Minnesota in 3 games this season Justin Jefferson, Vikings WR, $9,800: 9 targets at Detroit, the most on his team The seven weeks that set this up The seven weeks that set this up September 20, 2026 Minnesota wins 9-3 at Chicago. Its kicker makes 3 field goals and scores every point November 1, 2026 Buffalo beats Baltimore 36-10, throwing for 289 yards and running in a third touchdown November 1, 2026 Minnesota loses 19-15 at Detroit, its only defeat of the season November 7, 2026 Minnesota rules its starting quarterback out with a hamstring strain November 9, 2026 inactives at 6:45 PM ET, 90 minutes before the 8:15 kickoff and the contest lock Points per game: scored and allowed Points per game: scored and allowed — Buffalo has 233 points in 7 games and has scored at least 24 in every one of them — Minnesota has allowed 93 points in 7 games, fewer than any other team — Both teams are 6-1, and a 44.5 total sits below either offence taken on its own average Touchdowns: scored and allowed in 7 games Touchdowns: scored and allowed in 7 games — Minnesota has allowed 4 touchdowns by pass, the fewest in the NFL, and 4 by run, the 2nd fewest — Minnesota has scored 3 rushing touchdowns all season, fewer than any other team — Buffalo has 16 rushing touchdowns, the 2nd most, and 9 of them belong to its quarterback Minnesota scores with its kicker Minnesota scores with its kicker 64 of 140 points this season are Will Reichard's: 18 field goals and 10 extra points 9-3 the score at Chicago in Week 2, and Reichard kicked all 9 of them 8 field goal attempts from 50 yards or longer, the 2nd most in the NFL. He has made 6 109 first downs, fewer than any other team in the NFL, and still 6-1 What the last games said What the last games said 289 yards Josh Allen against Baltimore: 21 of 34, 2 touchdowns, and a third on the ground 86 yards Dalton Kincaid in the same game, with a touchdown on 6 targets 13 carries for Minnesota backs at Detroit: Aaron Jones 5 for 22, Jordan Mason 8 for 20 9 targets Justin Jefferson at Detroit, for 5 catches, 33 yards and a touchdown The board: salaries and status The board: salaries and status Value on the board: points per thousand of salary Value on the board: points per thousand of salary — The best price on this board is 3.08 points for every $1,000, and it is the cheapest defence — The next three best prices are the most expensive player in the game and both kickers — Three of the four best prices here never need to reach the end zone The chalk: who the field will buy The chalk: who the field will buy — The three most expensive players in the game, and two of them play for the team scoring 33.3 a game — Captaining any of the three costs between $14,700 and $17,100 of a $50,000 cap — Which of them the field actually buys is this desk's read: DraftKings publishes no ownership here Josh Allen, Bills QB, $11,400 FLEX and $17,100 Captain: 28.5 points a game James Cook III, Bills RB, $10,400 FLEX and $15,600 Captain: 707 yards, 7 touchdowns Justin Jefferson, Vikings WR, $9,800 FLEX and $14,700 Captain: 335 yards in 6 games Captain: top, mid and high-risk picks Captain: top, mid and high-risk picks TOP: Josh Allen, $17,100 Captain. 2