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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
garry's Optimal Team
1-0 216.39
188.29
 
VS
proj
Ices Cubes
191.16 0-1
152.53

garry's Optimal Team top projections, come back to win against Ices Cubes, 216.39-191.16

Both teams brought their A game and exceeded their projected point totals, as garry's Optimal Team took down Ices Cubes. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 188.29-152.53, garry's Optimal Team came from behind to earn a 216.39-191.16 win over Ices Cubes. Trailing 187.66-179.89 heading into Monday night, garry's Optimal Team roared back behind the Detroit Lions defense (28 points) and Ezekiel Ansah (8.5). garry's Optimal Team (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Serenity, while Ices Cubes (0-1) match up against the player 2 b named in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  garry's Optimal Team   Ices Cubes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill crushed his 14.82-point projection with 74.97 points against the Chargers in Week 1. He caught 7 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 38-28 win. Hill ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

garry's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 216.39
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
74.97
14.82
34.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
37.42
25.31
17.3%
3
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
28
43.28
12.9%
4
Adoree' Jackson
CB
12.67
20.54
5.9%
Ices Cubes
Points
% of total points 191.16
1
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
65
42.77
34%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
56.96
24.97
29.8%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
16.3
19.4
8.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.9
12.12
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was garry's Optimal Team who emerged with the lead, 156.69-119.36. Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for garry's Optimal Team, while Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Ices Cubes, while Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  garry's Optimal Team   Ices Cubes

Game Notes

Only four of the 13 starters on garry's Optimal Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ices Cubes had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Ices Cubes even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 25.23-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with garry's Optimal Team. They got the win, but failed to cover the 35.76-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Carolina Panthers defense put up 65 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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