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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Pull Out Game
3-5 136.5
123.91
 
VS
proj
Big Ballers
85.35 3-5
93.43

Pull Out Game earn win against Big Ballers in 136.50-85.35 rout

Pull Out Game brought their A game, cruising to a 136.50-85.35 win over Big Ballers, who fell short of projections. Pull Out Game grabbed a 3.70-point lead on Thursday behind the Minnesota Vikings defense (16 points) and never let it go. Derek Carr (32.25 points) and Stefon Diggs (12.3) carried the flag for Big Ballers in the loss. Pull Out Game (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Doo Doo Browns, while Big Ballers (3-5) will try to right the ship against Simmons.

Matchup Timeline

  Pull Out Game   Big Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Lions beat the Giants 31-26. In doing so, he put up 22.3 points to more-than-double his 10.63-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Pull Out Game this week. In Week 9, Golladay and the Lions will play the Raiders.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Pull Out Game
Points
% of total points 136.5
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
22.3
10.63
16.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
21.5
30.18
15.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.3
17.44
14.9%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
16
16.5
11.7%
Big Ballers
Points
% of total points 85.35
1
Derek Carr
QB
32.25
22.04
37.8%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.3
10.71
14.4%
3
Chris Boswell
K
11
8.62
12.9%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.4
13.52
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Pull Out Game, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 124.20-30.30 lead for Pull Out Game.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard touchdown pass for Big Ballers, who trailed 124.20-72.35 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Pull Out Game, contributing to a 136.50-74.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pull Out Game   Big Ballers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Pull Out Game scored more in this matchup (136.5) than their season average (107.46).
We heard scoring helps you win. Big Ballers need some help then, averaging just 100.03 versus Pull Out Game's 107.46.
Even the computers think Pull Out Game have better players. They have a higher projected points average (112.62) than Big Ballers (99.03).
Pull Out Game don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Big Ballers (3 vs 1).
By position, Pull Out Game have outscored Big Ballers at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Pull Out Game has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Big Ballers this season (-3).
The starters for Pull Out Game had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Big Ballers (2).
There's not much good to say about Big Ballers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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