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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Big Baller Bastards
6-1 91.88
109.91
 
VS
proj
Hi Risk Hi Reward
67.66 4-3
99.17

Big Baller Bastards beat Hi Risk Hi Reward for third straight win, 91.88-67.66

Big Baller Bastards extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Hi Risk Hi Reward, emerging victorious with a 91.88-67.66 victory. Big Baller Bastards nabbed a 40.02-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 49.38 points from Darren Waller (7 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Josh Allen (202 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 32 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Sony Michel (42 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 106 Rec Yds) led the charge for Hi Risk Hi Reward in the loss. Big Baller Bastards (6-1) will look to add to their success against INDY's Team, while Hi Risk Hi Reward (4-3) will match up against Scar's Squad in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Baller Bastards   Hi Risk Hi Reward

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Packers in Week 7, Waller caught 7 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 28.1 points to more-than-double his 10.67-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. In Week 8, Waller and the Raiders will square off against the Texans.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Big Baller Bastards
Points
% of total points 91.88
1
Darren Waller
TE
28.1
10.67
30.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
21.28
20.78
23.2%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
14.3
12.31
15.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
8.9
15.72
9.7%
Hi Risk Hi Reward
Points
% of total points 67.66
1
Sony Michel
RB
21.9
10.97
32.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
13.1
12.18
19.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.3
15.87
18.2%
4
Jake Elliott
K
4
8.11
5.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Darren Waller had a 48-yard catch for Big Baller Bastards, while Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass, helping Big Baller Bastards to a 68.68-28.66 lead.
Sunday Night
Amari Cooper had a 44-yard catch for Hi Risk Hi Reward, who trailed 91.88-45.76 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Big Baller Bastards   Hi Risk Hi Reward
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we refresh the Standings?
Big Baller Bastards
Big Baller Bastards may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (108.91 ppg), propelling Big Baller Bastards to No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 128 Rec Yds
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
40 Rec, 515 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Chris Carson
Best Acquisition
569 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 149 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Hi Risk Hi Reward
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Hi Risk Hi Reward making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 100.19 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2170 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 621 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Carlos Hyde
Best Acquisition
461 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Big Baller Bastards got the win despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Hi Risk Hi Reward had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Hi Risk Hi Reward ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Big Baller Bastards ranked 8th.
This loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Hi Risk Hi Reward.
Not only did Big Baller Bastards win, but they also easily covered the 10.75-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Sony Michel scored 21.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.