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Matthew Golden or Terry McLaurin?

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

Matthew Golden scored 20.3 and Terry McLaurin scored 12.2. Matthew Golden came out 8.1 ahead, and neither lineup spot can be changed now.

Matthew Golden

WR, GB vs CHI

11.4 projected PPR points

Likely range 5–20 · WR18 this week · Start

Start. Scored 11.7 points last game against a typical 4.4 (trending up).

Terry McLaurin

WR, WAS vs NYG

11.3 projected PPR points

Likely range 5–19 · WR19 this week · Start

Start. Stefon Diggs out: more work to go around (about +1.6 points).

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.

Matthew Golden or Terry McLaurin? Week 5 Start/Sit Pick | StatGrades