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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Podolí Spartans
6-2 109.04
110.29
 
VS
proj
UnL TD Hunters
80.92 3-5
109

Podolí Spartans hand UnL TD Hunters fourth consecutive loss in 109.04-80.92 rout

Podolí Spartans rolled to a 109.04-80.92 win to hand UnL TD Hunters their fourth consecutive loss. UnL TD Hunters got out to a 5.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Podolí Spartans after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns for 36.64 points, and Robert Woods, who caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown (24.9 points). Giovani Bernard (62 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ryan Tannehill (233 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) were the leaders for UnL TD Hunters in defeat. This marks the first time this season Podolí Spartans have taken down UnL TD Hunters, after falling 102.34-100.34 in their last matchup. Podolí Spartans (6-2) will look to add to their success against Neopol jets, while UnL TD Hunters (3-5) will face Vinohrady Devils in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Podolí Spartans   UnL TD Hunters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.9 points in a 28-17 lost to the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.63-point projection and was much higher than his 13.36-point season scoring average. Woods ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Podolí Spartans
Points
% of total points 109.04
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.64
25.79
33.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
24.9
11.63
22.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
18.75
19.1%
4
Mike Davis
RB
8.2
15.4
7.5%
UnL TD Hunters
Points
% of total points 80.92
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
21.3
13.38
26.3%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.32
20.83
22.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
15.45
15.8%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
7.3
12.54
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for UnL TD Hunters, contributing to a 13.80-8.20 lead for UnL TD Hunters.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Podolí Spartans, helping the team to an 81.24-70.22 lead.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Podolí Spartans to contribute to a 102.04-73.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Podolí Spartans   UnL TD Hunters

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Podolí Spartans exceeded their scoring projections.
UnL TD Hunters had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Podolí Spartans won despite starting Richard Rodgers, who scored zero points.
Podolí Spartans put up more points than their season scoring average (103.63) while UnL TD Hunters fell short of theirs (105.93).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Not only did Podolí Spartans win, but they also covered the 1.29-point forecasted margin of victory.
Podolí Spartans moves to (3-0) in blowout games this year, while UnL TD Hunters falls to (2-2).
On the losing side, Giovani Bernard recorded 21.3 points, the second-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Podolí Spartans
Podolí Spartans (6-2) square off against Neopol jets (3-5) in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Robert Woods, Randy Bullock, Richard Rodgers, Nick Chubb, and Miles Sanders are off for Podolí Spartans and Baker Mayfield and Greg Ward are out for Neopol jets. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck recently. Podolí Spartans have scored 89.67 points per game over the last three weeks, while Neopol jets have averaged 89.99 per outing over that same span.
UnL TD Hunters
On the docket next week, UnL TD Hunters (3-5) are scheduled to take on Vinohrady Devils (2-6). UnL TD Hunters may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Giovani Bernard, Malcolm Brown, and Dallas Goedert out on bye next week. Vinohrady Devils won't have Austin Hooper.