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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Neopol jets
3-3 147.8
123.13
 
VS
proj
Slinks Mayhem
92.98 2-4
117.81

Neopol jets top predictions, knock off Slinks Mayhem in 147.80-92.98 runaway

Neopol jets rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 147.80-92.98 win over Slinks Mayhem, who fell short of projections. Neopol jets nabbed a 7.62-point lead on Thursday behind Jalen Hurts (26 points) and Kenneth Gainwell (0.6) and never let it go. Dalvin Cook (140 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tom Brady (297 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the top scorers for Slinks Mayhem in defeat. Neopol jets (3-3) will look to earn another win against Poldi Steelers, while Slinks Mayhem (2-4) take on Vinohrady Devils in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Neopol jets   Slinks Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Patriots, Lamb registered 31.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.99-point projection and was much higher than his 15.33-point season scoring average. Lamb ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Neopol jets
Points
% of total points 147.8
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
31.6
13.99
21.4%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
26
21.8
17.6%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
19.5
10.95
13.2%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
18.1
17.21
12.2%
Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 92.98
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.3
18.07
22.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.98
23.83
20.4%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
11.6
11.45
12.5%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
10.4
9.28
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Slinks Mayhem for the team, who trailed 26.60-18.98 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Marvin Jones Jr. had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Neopol jets, while Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch, helping Neopol jets to a 109.40-51.98 lead.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Neopol jets to contribute to a 141.00-73.38 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Neopol jets   Slinks Mayhem

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Neopol jets scored more in this matchup (147.8) than their season average (124.31).
We heard scoring helps you win. Slinks Mayhem need some help then, averaging just 116.71 versus Neopol jets's 124.31.
Even the computers think Neopol jets have better players. Their projected average points is higher (131.79) than Slinks Mayhem (120.35).
Slinks Mayhem are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Neopol jets (2 vs 1).
Neopol jets should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Slinks Mayhem (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Slinks Mayhem - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Neopol jets (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Neopol jets have outscored Slinks Mayhem at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Neopol jets has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Slinks Mayhem this season (-8).
The starters for Neopol jets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Slinks Mayhem (1).
Neopol jets was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Slinks Mayhem (1).
Don't worry Slinks Mayhem, 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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