Week 8
Big Ballers
3-5 109.55
104.95
Sprint Right Option
104.1
4-4
115.77
Sprint Right Option fall short of projections, succumb to Big Ballers, 109.55-104.10
Sprint Right Option failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, as Big Ballers staged a comeback for a 109.55-104.10 win. Big Ballers trailed 104.10-94.15 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a run behind James White (15.4 points). Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Stefon Diggs (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Sprint Right Option in defeat. Big Ballers (3-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Pull Out Game, while Sprint Right Option (4-4) will face Hydeyateam in an effort to get back in the win column.
Matchup Timeline
Big Ballers
Sprint Right Option
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Hopkins (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 20.2 points against the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output was 49.4% more than his 13.52-point projection and was higher than his 14.03-point season scoring average. Hopkins ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Top Player Comparison
Big Ballers
Points
% of total points 109.55
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The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
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Matchup Highlights
Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Big Ballers to contribute to a 20.20-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Big Ballers, while Eric Ebron had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 94.15-41.10 lead for Big Ballers.
Points By Position
Big Ballers
Sprint Right Option
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time to check in on the Standings.
Big Ballers
Big Ballers rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (107.01 ppg), leaving Big Ballers outside of playoff position at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Harrison Butker
Best Acquisition
13-14 FG, 46 long, 35-36 XP
Sprint Right Option
Sprint Right Option may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (110.66 ppg), propelling Sprint Right Option to No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
StatSmack
Sprint Right Option have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Big Ballers (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Big Ballers have outscored Sprint Right Option at QB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Big Ballers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Sprint Right Option (0).
There's not much good to say about Sprint Right Option this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!