Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Khalil Shakir or Mike Evans?
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 8.1). 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 Khalil Shakir (51%).
Khalil Shakir outscores Mike Evans 51% of the time; Mike Evans 49%.
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.
WR, SF at SEA
8.1 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR36 this week · Flex
Flex option. Scored 12.6 points last game against a typical 8.5 (trending up).
Side by side
| Khalil Shakir | Mike Evans | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | Projected points | 8.1 |
| 3.3 | Floor (a bad day) | 3.2 |
| 14.3 | Ceiling (a big day) | 13.9 |
| LA 0% | Matchup | SEA -21% |
| ~26 pts | Team's expected score | ~21 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Steady | Recent form | Hot ▲ |
| 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.