Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Josh Downs or Tre Tucker?
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 8.4). 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 Tre Tucker (50%).
Josh Downs outscores Tre Tucker 50% of the time; Tre Tucker 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, LV at NE
8.4 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR32 this week · Flex
Flex option. Projected 8.4 points, #32 among WRs this week.
Side by side
| Josh Downs | Tre Tucker | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | Projected points | 8.4 |
| 3.3 | Floor (a bad day) | 3.4 |
| 14.3 | Ceiling (a big day) | 14.4 |
| PIT +6% | Matchup | NE -1% |
| ~20 pts | Team's expected score | ~21 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.