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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Beats By Ray
3-1 104.32
123.69
 
VS
proj
Hitters
97.82 2-2
128.4

Beats By Ray top Hitters for third straight win, 104.32-97.82

Beats By Ray extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Hitters, emerging victorious with a 104.32-97.82 win. Hitters earned a 17.10-point lead on Thursday, but Beats By Ray held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (143 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ryan Tannehill (298 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Kyler Murray (268 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 39 Rush Yds) and DeVonta Smith (7 Rec, 122 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Hitters in the loss. Beats By Ray (3-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Steelers Wheels, while Hitters (2-2) will try to get some positive momentum against Sooneye.

Matchup Timeline

  Beats By Ray   Hitters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Panthers in Week 4, Elliott ran for 143 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 20.3 points to scored 32.1% higher than his 15.37-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Beats By Ray this week. In Week 5, Elliott and the Cowboys will go up against the Giants.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Beats By Ray
Points
% of total points 104.32
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
15.37
19.5%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.82
19.36
18%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
14.5
14.22
13.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
11.5
15.71
11%
Hitters
Points
% of total points 97.82
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.62
23.35
23.1%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
15.7
11.93
16%
3
Ryan Succop
K
15
9.11
15.3%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
13.2
16.07
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ezekiel Elliott had a 47-yard run for Beats By Ray, helping the team to a 79.32-40.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Hitters, who trailed 97.22-62.82 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Beats By Ray   Hitters

Game Notes

Beats By Ray got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Hitters had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 6.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Kyler Murray (22.62 points) posted the fourth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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