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Luther Burden III or Malik Nabers?

Our week 5 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.

Our call

Both have already played

Luther Burden III scored 8.9 and Malik Nabers scored 29.1. Malik Nabers came out 20.2 ahead, and neither lineup spot can be changed now.

Luther Burden III

WR, CHI at GB

10.6 projected PPR points

Likely range 4–18 · WR21 this week · Start

Start. Projected 10.6 points, #21 among WRs this week.

Malik Nabers

WR, NYG at WAS

10.2 projected PPR points

Likely range 4–18 · WR23 this week · Start

Start. Scored 23.2 points last game against a typical 9.5 (trending up).

Open this matchup in the start/sit tool to switch to half-PPR or standard, or to say whether you're protecting a lead or need a big game.

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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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