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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Hilltoppers
5-7 93.4
92.71
 
VS
proj
Naked Canadians
84.22 9-3
78.54

Hilltoppers overcome starter's goose egg, beat Naked Canadians, 93.40-84.22

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up goose eggs, but Hilltoppers were able to persevere and earn the victory, securing a 93.40-84.22 win over Naked Canadians. Naked Canadians nabbed a 5.96-point lead on Thursday, but Hilltoppers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (41.7 points) and Matt Breida (17). Adam Thielen (21.5 points) and Andrew Luck (20.76) were the leaders for Naked Canadians in the loss. Hilltoppers (5-7) will look to earn another win against PICKERS, while Naked Canadians (9-3) try to get back on track against Football Giants.

Matchup Timeline

  Hilltoppers   Naked Canadians

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey (125 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 41.7 points against the Seahawks in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.24-point projection and was much higher than his 17.21-point season scoring average. McCaffrey ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Hilltoppers
Points
% of total points 93.4
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
41.7
17.24
44.6%
2
Matt Breida
RB
17
13.77
18.2%
3
Julio Jones
WR
15.8
13.96
16.9%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
8.52
15.41
9.1%
Naked Canadians
Points
% of total points 84.22
1
Adam Thielen
WR
21.5
13.03
25.5%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
20.76
15.78
24.6%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13.26
8.49
15.7%
4
David Njoku
TE
12.3
6.27
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 59-yard run for Hilltoppers to contribute to a 91.12-34.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hilltoppers   Naked Canadians

What If

Hilltoppers would have beaten four other teams besides Naked Canadians this week.
Naked Canadians would have lost to six other teams besides Hilltoppers this week.
Hilltoppers would be 4-8 if they played Naked Canadians every week.
Naked Canadians would have beaten Hilltoppers 85.48-77.68 had they played each other last week.
Hilltoppers would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Naked Canadians.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hilltoppers, Naked Canadians would be 4-7.
If Hilltoppers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-80.
If they played every team every week, Naked Canadians would be 67-65.

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