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Fantasy · Week 9 · Start or sit

Dylan Sampson Or Kendre Miller?

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 (6.7 vs 6.6). 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 Dylan Sampson (51%).

Dylan Sampson outscores Kendre Miller 51% of the time; Kendre Miller 49%.

Dylan Sampson

RB, CLE at NO

6.7 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–11 · RB31 this week · Flex

Flex option. Scored 12.9 points last game against a typical 5.2 (trending up).

Kendre Miller

RB, NO vs CLE

6.6 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–11 · RB33 this week · Bench

Bench. Projected 6.6 points, 0.0 behind #32, the last one we'd start.

Side by side

Dylan Sampson Kendre Miller
6.7Projected points6.6
3.2Floor (a bad day)3.2
10.9Ceiling (a big day)10.7
NO +14%MatchupCLE -2%
~20 ptsTeam's expected score~23 pts
HealthyHealthHealthy
Hot ▲Recent formSteady
HighOur confidenceHigh

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.