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Dalton Kincaid Or T.J. Hockenson?

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 (8.9 vs 8.1). 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 Dalton Kincaid (53%).

Dalton Kincaid outscores T.J. Hockenson 53% of the time; T.J. Hockenson 47%.

Dalton Kincaid

TE, BUF at MIN

8.9 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–16 · TE10 this week · Start

Start. Scored 18.6 points last game against a typical 9 (trending up).

T.J. Hockenson

TE, MIN vs BUF

8.1 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–14 · TE12 this week · Start

Start. Scored 15.8 points last game against a typical 6.6 (trending up).

Side by side

Dalton Kincaid T.J. Hockenson
8.9Projected points8.1
3.2Floor (a bad day)2.9
15.7Ceiling (a big day)14.3
MIN -34%MatchupBUF -22%
~25 ptsTeam's expected score~21 pts
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They play in the same game, so their scores tend to rise and fall together. The probability above treats them as independent.

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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.

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