Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Josh Downs or Khalil Shakir?
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 (8.3 vs 8.3). 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 Josh Downs (50%).
Josh Downs outscores Khalil Shakir 50% of the time; Khalil Shakir 50%.
WR, IND at PIT
8.3 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR34 this week · Flex
Flex option. Projected 8.3 points, #34 among WRs this week.
WR, BUF at LA
8.3 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR35 this week · Flex
Flex option. BUF's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
Side by side
| Josh Downs | Khalil Shakir | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | Projected points | 8.3 |
| 3.3 | Floor (a bad day) | 3.3 |
| 14.3 | Ceiling (a big day) | 14.3 |
| PIT +6% | Matchup | LA 0% |
| ~20 pts | Team's expected score | ~26 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Steady | Recent form | Steady |
| High | Our confidence | High |
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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.