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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Bad JuJu
3-2 139.24
97.17
 
VS
proj
Air Raid
88.52 3-2
103.76

Bad JuJu knock Air Raid from top spot in 139.24-88.52 rout

Bad JuJu rolled to a 139.24-88.52 victory over Air Raid, knocking them out of the top spot in Too Many Californians. There was very little drama in this matchup, as Bad JuJu took a 52.80-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Cooper Kupp (22.2 points) and Chris Carson (19.8). Kyler Murray (24.42 points) and Austin Ekeler (14.8) led the charge for Air Raid in the loss. Bad JuJu (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against No More Diamonds, while Air Raid (3-2) attempt to get back on track against Luke Skywokka.

Matchup Timeline

  Bad JuJu   Air Raid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 27.4 points, Breida more-than-tripled his 8.8-point projection as the 49ers beat the Browns 31-3. He racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Breida will play the Rams.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

Bad JuJu
Points
% of total points 139.24
1
Matt Breida
RB
27.4
8.8
19.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.2
14.48
15.9%
3
Chris Carson
RB
19.8
14.22
14.2%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
11.04
10.8%
Air Raid
Points
% of total points 88.52
1
Kyler Murray
QB
24.42
17.39
27.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.8
11.84
16.7%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.3
15.46
13.9%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
11.9
12.37
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Bad JuJu, contributing to a 77.90-73.72 lead for the team.
Monday
Matt Breida had an 83-yard touchdown run for Bad JuJu on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bad JuJu   Air Raid

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Bad JuJu scored more points in this one (139.24) than their season average (101.93).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Air Raid has left more points on the bench this season (255.18) than Bad JuJu (186).
Bad JuJu see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Air Raid (0).
Bad JuJu have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Air Raid (2 vs 1).
Bad JuJu should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Air Raid (3 vs 2).
Bad JuJu have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Air Raid (22 vs 18).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Air Raid - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Bad JuJu (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Bad JuJu have outscored Air Raid at WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Bad JuJu had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Air Raid (0).
Hey Air Raid, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Bad JuJu
A couple of teams sporting matching 3-2 records, Bad JuJu and No More Diamonds are set to go head-to-head next in Week 6. Bad JuJu might need to rearrange the deck some with Jacoby Brissett, David Montgomery, Tarik Cohen, Trey Burton, and Mitchell Trubisky out on bye next week. No More Diamonds will be without Tyrell Williams. Over the last three weeks, Bad JuJu have scored 118.38 points per game, while No More Diamonds have averaged 99.93 per contest.
Air Raid
On the docket next week, second-place Air Raid (3-2) will look to get back in the win column against 12th-place Luke Skywokka (1-4). Air Raid may have to shuffle their lineup some with Josh Jacobs, the Chicago Bears defense, and Eddy Pineiro out on bye next week. Luke Skywokka will be without T.Y. Hilton.