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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
H-block
4-4 109.98
125.49
 
VS
proj
BOOM Shakalaka
101.5 3-5
92.27

BOOM Shakalaka beat predictions but lose to H-block, 109.98-101.50

H-block fell short of projections while BOOM Shakalaka showed up and exceeded their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as H-block came out on top with a 109.98-101.50 victory. BOOM Shakalaka jumped out to a 33.40-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Dalvin Cook (23.1 points) and Adrian Peterson (11.3). But H-block held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Julian Edelman (19.5 points) and Carson Wentz (14.38). H-block (4-4) will look to build on their success against Drill'erThen-Spiller, while BOOM Shakalaka (3-5) will face PigSkinFucker!oohh!! in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  H-block   BOOM Shakalaka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bosa made 7 tackles and recorded 2 sacks as the Chargers beat the Bears 17-16. In doing so, he put up 11 points to more-than-double his 5.12-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any DE in the league this season. In Week 9, Bosa and the Chargers will face the Packers.
Joey Bosa

Top Player Comparison

H-block
Points
% of total points 109.98
1
Julian Edelman
WR
19.5
10.61
17.7%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
14.38
18.71
13.1%
3
Joey Bosa
DE
11
5.12
10%
4
Evan Engram
TE
10
7.88
9.1%
BOOM Shakalaka
Points
% of total points 101.5
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
16.87
22.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
15.2
10.42
15%
3
Nick Bosa
DE
13
4.77
12.8%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
11.3
6.13
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal for H-block, who trailed 75.90-75.38 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  H-block   BOOM Shakalaka

Game Notes

H-block won despite the fact that only six of their 14 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
BOOM Shakalaka had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was BOOM Shakalaka even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
H-block got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while BOOM Shakalaka outscored their projection.
H-block ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while BOOM Shakalaka ranked 12th.
The matchup's 8.48-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for BOOM Shakalaka.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with H-block. They won, but did not cover the 33.22-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Dalvin Cook scored 23.1 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

H-block
H-block (4-4) battle Drill'erThen-Spiller (6-2) in Week 9. H-block might have to rearrange their lineup some with Devonta Freeman out on bye in Week 9. Drill'erThen-Spiller will be without Drew Brees, Cory Littleton, and Shawn Williams. Over the last two weeks, H-block have put up 96.41 points per game, while Drill'erThen-Spiller have averaged 114.47 per contest.
BOOM Shakalaka
Two teams with matching 3-5 records, eighth-place BOOM Shakalaka are set to face off against 10th-place PigSkinFucker!oohh!! in Week 9. BOOM Shakalaka might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Julio Jones, Auden Tate, Greg Zuerlein, Jared Cook, and Matt Ryan out on bye in Week 9. PigSkinFucker!oohh!! will be without Tyler Boyd.