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Isaiah Likely or T.J. Hockenson?

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 (8.6 vs 9.5). 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 T.J. Hockenson (53%).

Isaiah Likely outscores T.J. Hockenson 47% of the time; T.J. Hockenson 53%.

Isaiah Likely

TE, NYG at WAS

8.6 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–15 · TE13 this week · Flex

Flex option. Scored 13.6 points last game against a typical 4.4 (trending up).

T.J. Hockenson

TE, MIN at NO

9.5 projected PPR points

Likely range 3–17 · TE11 this week · Start

Start. Scored 24.9 points last game against a typical 6.6 (trending up).

Side by side

Isaiah Likely T.J. Hockenson
8.6Projected points9.5
3.1Floor (a bad day)3.4
15.2Ceiling (a big day)16.8
WAS +25%MatchupNO +7%
~19 ptsTeam's expected score~22 pts
HealthyHealthHealthy
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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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