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Juwan Johnson 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 (9.9 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 Juwan Johnson (51%).

Juwan Johnson outscores T.J. Hockenson 51% of the time; T.J. Hockenson 49%.

Juwan Johnson

TE, NO vs MIN

9.9 projected PPR points

Likely range 4–18 · TE9 this week · Start

Start. Projected 9.9 points, #9 among TEs this week.

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

Juwan Johnson T.J. Hockenson
9.9Projected points9.5
3.6Floor (a bad day)3.4
17.5Ceiling (a big day)16.8
MIN -28%MatchupNO +7%
~20 ptsTeam's expected score~22 pts
HealthyHealthHealthy
SteadyRecent formHot ▲
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.

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