Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Alvin Kamara or Braelon Allen?
Our week 5 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.
Our call
Too close to call
Too close to call on projections (5.5 vs 5.0). If you're ahead this week take the higher floor; if you're chasing points take the higher ceiling. If you have to pick one, the numbers lean Alvin Kamara (53%).
Alvin Kamara outscores Braelon Allen 53% of the time; Braelon Allen 47%.
RB, NO vs MIN · Questionable — back injury
5.5 projected PPR points
Likely range 0–9 · RB38 this week · Bench
Bench. Questionable — back injury.
RB, NYJ vs CLE
5.0 projected PPR points
Likely range 2–8 · RB40 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 5.0 points, 1.4 behind #32, the last one we'd start.
Side by side
| Alvin Kamara | Braelon Allen | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Projected points | 5.0 |
| 0.0 | Floor (a bad day) | 2.4 |
| 8.9 | Ceiling (a big day) | 8.1 |
| MIN -18% | Matchup | CLE -8% |
| ~20 pts | Team's expected score | ~21 pts |
| Questionable — back injury | Health | Healthy |
| Hot ▲ | Recent form | Hot ▲ |
| Low | Our confidence | High |
Alvin Kamara: Questionable — back injury. Confirm his status before kickoff.
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The chance is a model estimate that treats the two scores as independent. Fantasy scoring is noisy, so even a 70% call loses three times in ten. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. How it works.