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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Ghetto Blasters
4-5 120.84
113.07
 
VS
proj
The Dutch Ovens
111.46 6-3
99.15

The Dutch Ovens fall to The Ghetto Blasters 120.84-111.46 despite beating predictions

The Dutch Ovens brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 113.07-99.15, The Ghetto Blasters earned a 120.84-111.46 win over The Dutch Ovens. The Ghetto Blasters never trailed in this one after taking a 6.90-point lead on Thursday behind Doug Martin. The Chicago Bears defense (28 points) and Michael Thomas (27.1) did their part for The Dutch Ovens in the loss. The Ghetto Blasters (4-5) will look to build on their success against The NoBell Prize, while The Dutch Ovens (6-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Btad.

Matchup Timeline

  The Ghetto Blasters   The Dutch Ovens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense (6 Pts Allowed, 282 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 25 points in a 13-6 win over the Jets in Week 9. They more-than-tripled their 8.28-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Dolphins defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

The Ghetto Blasters
Points
% of total points 120.84
1
Jared Goff
QB
30.34
22.67
25.1%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
25
8.28
20.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
21.9
10.18
18.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
10
13.98
8.3%
The Dutch Ovens
Points
% of total points 111.46
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
28
9.97
25.1%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
27.1
12.65
24.3%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
10.7
9.53
9.6%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
9.29
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for The Ghetto Blasters, helping the team to a 110.84-104.86 lead.

Points By Position

  The Ghetto Blasters   The Dutch Ovens

What If

The Ghetto Blasters would have beaten six other teams besides The Dutch Ovens this week.
The Dutch Ovens would have lost to three other teams besides The Ghetto Blasters this week.
If they played The Dutch Ovens every week, The Ghetto Blasters would be 3-6 this season.
The Dutch Ovens would have defeated The Ghetto Blasters 125.66-122.4 had they played each other last week.
The Ghetto Blasters would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dutch Ovens.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Ghetto Blasters, The Dutch Ovens would be 4-4.
If The Ghetto Blasters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-47.
If they played every team every week, The Dutch Ovens would be 52-29.

Next Week Preview

The Dutch Ovens
Coming up in Week 10, The Dutch Ovens (6-3, fourth-place) will try to get back in the win column against Btad (4-5, seventh-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray, Kirk Cousins, Jordan Thomas, Courtland Sutton, Stefon Diggs, and Royce Freeman are off for The Dutch Ovens while the Minnesota Vikings defense and Demaryius Thomas are out for Btad.
The Ghetto Blasters
The Ghetto Blasters (4-5) are set to face The NoBell Prize (2-7) in Week 10. The Ghetto Blasters might have to shuffle the deck some with Emmanuel Sanders out on bye next week. The NoBell Prize will be without Phillip Lindsay. Over the last three weeks, The Ghetto Blasters have scored 117.85 points per game, while The NoBell Prize have averaged just 93.1 per contest.