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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Bitch Slappers
5-3 27.67
27.24
 
VS
proj
Saul Elizarraras
25.11 3-5
29.17

Saul Elizarraras fall to Bitch Slappers, 27.67-25.11

There's no way around it, Saul Elizarraras dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Bitch Slappers earned a 27.67-25.11 win. Bitch Slappers jumped out to a 10-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 7 points from Aaron Donald (4 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Jakeem Grant (133 Ret. Yds, 1 Ret. TD) and never looked back. Justin Simmons (5 Tackles, 1 Int) and Mecole Hardman (7 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Saul Elizarraras in the loss. Bitch Slappers (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Str8CashHomey, while Saul Elizarraras (3-5) will face bladen's Unreal Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Bitch Slappers   Saul Elizarraras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gipson Sr. scored 1.6 points against the Saints in Week 8 to more-than-double his 0.67-point projection. He made 8 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bitch Slappers this week. In Week 9, Gipson Sr. and the Bears will go up against the Titans.
Tashaun Gipson Sr.

Top Player Comparison

Bitch Slappers
Points
% of total points 27.67
1
Aaron Donald
DT
3.5
2.21
12.6%
2
Jakeem Grant
WR
3.5
1.23
12.6%
3
Khalil Mack
LB
3.35
1.92
12.1%
4
Derek Carr
QB
2.16
2.9
7.8%
Saul Elizarraras
Points
% of total points 25.11
1
Justin Simmons
S
2.85
1.78
11.4%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
2.49
1.49
9.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
2.47
3.26
9.8%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
2.35
1.38
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Saul Elizarraras, who trailed 18.11-8.11 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Bitch Slappers owned a 24.87-24.26 lead. For Bitch Slappers, Jerry Jeudy had a 43-yard catch. Phillip Lindsay made the highlight reel for Saul Elizarraras with a 55-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Bitch Slappers   Saul Elizarraras

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Bitch Slappers are doing a better job of that, averaging 28.98 versus Saul Elizarraras's 21.68.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Bitch Slappers (5-3) have a better record than Saul Elizarraras (3-5).
Even the machines think Bitch Slappers have better players. They have a higher projected points average (28.2) than Saul Elizarraras (25.06).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Saul Elizarraras has left more points on the bench this season (48.41) than Bitch Slappers (44.37).
Bitch Slappers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Saul Elizarraras (2 vs 0).
Bitch Slappers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Saul Elizarraras (0).
Bitch Slappers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Saul Elizarraras (6 vs 2).
Bitch Slappers have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Saul Elizarraras (65 vs 51).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Saul Elizarraras - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Bitch Slappers (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Bitch Slappers have outscored Saul Elizarraras at QB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Bitch Slappers has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Saul Elizarraras this season (-2).
Don't worry Saul Elizarraras, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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