Fantasy · Week 9 · Start or sit
Bucky Irving Or Christian McCaffrey?
Our week 9 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 (15.3 vs 13.3). 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 Bucky Irving (54%).
Bucky Irving outscores Christian McCaffrey 54% of the time; Christian McCaffrey 46%.
RB, TB at CHI
15.3 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–25 · RB11 this week · Start
Start. Scored 21 points last game against a typical 11.5 (trending up).
RB, SF vs LV · Questionable — hamstring injury
13.3 projected PPR points
Likely range 0–22 · RB13 this week · Start
Start if active. Questionable — hamstring injury.
Side by side
| Bucky Irving | Christian McCaffrey | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.3 | Projected points | 13.3 |
| 7.3 | Floor (a bad day) | 0.0 |
| 24.8 | Ceiling (a big day) | 21.6 |
| CHI -11% | Matchup | LV +10% |
| ~21 pts | Team's expected score | ~31 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Questionable — hamstring injury |
| Hot ▲ | Recent form | Steady |
| High | Our confidence | Low |
Christian McCaffrey: Questionable — hamstring 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.