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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Slinks Mayhem
2-2 135.3
100.58
 
VS
proj
Trut Miners
131.3 2-2
124.27

Slinks Mayhem defy predictions, earn win against Trut Miners in 135.30-131.30 battle

Slinks Mayhem rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, squeaking by for a 135.30-131.30 win over Trut Miners. Trut Miners made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Slinks Mayhem led 135.30-122.80 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 8.5 points from Travis Kelce on Monday night for Trut Miners. Lamar Jackson (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Chris Carson (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) led the way for Slinks Mayhem in the victory. Slinks Mayhem (2-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Vinohrady Devils, while Trut Miners (2-2) face UnL TD Hunters in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Slinks Mayhem   Trut Miners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Jaguars, Bullock recorded 17 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 7.65-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Bullock ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Randy Bullock

Top Player Comparison

Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 135.3
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
26.02
26.02
19.2%
2
Chris Carson
RB
23.5
14.21
17.4%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22.7
10.7
16.8%
4
Jerick McKinnon
RB
19.2
13.87
14.2%
Trut Miners
Points
% of total points 131.3
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
35.9
13.01
27.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
27.6
17.64
21%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
16.1
20.99
12.3%
4
Jamison Crowder
WR
13.9
11.9
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Trut Miners had a 114.40-108.30 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Slinks Mayhem, while CeeDee Lamb had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Odell Beckham Jr. made the highlight reel for Trut Miners with a 50-yard touchdown run and a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Travis Kelce had a 45-yard catch for Trut Miners.

Points By Position

  Slinks Mayhem   Trut Miners

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Slinks Mayhem scored more in this one (135.3) than their season average (103.11).
You can't win if you don't play. Trut Miners has left more points on the bench this season (221.84) than Slinks Mayhem (139.36).
Slinks Mayhem see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Trut Miners (0).
Slinks Mayhem have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Trut Miners (2 vs 0).
By position, Slinks Mayhem have outscored Trut Miners at K this season.
The starters for Slinks Mayhem had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Trut Miners (3).
There's not much good to say about Trut Miners this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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