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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Wolf of Wall Street
4-2 144.04
146.07
 
VS
proj
American Hustle
134.62 2-4
136.52

Wolf of Wall Street climb into 1st place, 144.04-134.62

Wolf of Wall Street jumped into the top spot in RoBail with a hard-fought victory over American Hustle, emerging victorious with a 144.04-134.62 win. Wolf of Wall Street earned a 58.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 55.64 points from Chris Godwin (10 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Ezekiel Elliott (31.2 points) and Mike Evans (20.6) carried the flag for American Hustle in the loss. Wolf of Wall Street (4-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Fuzzy Bunny Slippers, while American Hustle (2-4) will attempt to get back on track against Thunder.

Matchup Timeline

  Wolf of Wall Street   American Hustle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 151 yards against the Panthers, Godwin recorded 30.1 points this week. He scored 72.5% more than his 17.45-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Godwin ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Wolf of Wall Street
Points
% of total points 144.04
1
Chris Godwin
WR
30.1
17.45
20.9%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.54
23.06
17.7%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
21.1
17.62
14.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
19.49
11.5%
American Hustle
Points
% of total points 134.62
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
31.2
20.58
23.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
20.6
15.63
15.3%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
18.18
25.45
13.5%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
13.64
17.71
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Wolf of Wall Street, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 41-yard catch to contribute to a 128.64-69.84 lead for Wolf of Wall Street.

Points By Position

  Wolf of Wall Street   American Hustle

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Wolf of Wall Street exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points, American Hustle lost.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 9.42-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 9.55, and Wolf of Wall Street covered by 9.42.
In a losing effort, Ezekiel Elliott put up 31.2 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

American Hustle
Losing streaks converge next week as ninth-place American Hustle have now lost two games in a row while their opponent, Thunder, have dropped three straight. American Hustle will need to prep for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Mike Evans, is out on bye in Week 7. Thunder will be without Christian McCaffrey and Ronald Jones II.
Wolf of Wall Street
Two teams sporting matching 4-2 records, Wolf of Wall Street and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers will go at it next week in an early-season showdown. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 7, as Chris Godwin, Odell Beckham Jr., the Cleveland Browns defense, and Vance McDonald are off for Wolf of Wall Street, while Fuzzy Bunny Slippers will be without Nick Chubb, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Cam Newton. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck lately. Wolf of Wall Street have scored 160.99 points per game over the last three weeks, while Fuzzy Bunny Slippers have averaged 160.71 per matchup over that same span.