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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Magic Skol Bus
7-4 115.78
103.34
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
80.6 5-6
83.87

Magic Skol Bus top The Mad Scientist for fourth straight win in 115.78-80.60 landslide

Magic Skol Bus extended their win streak to four games with an easy win over The Mad Scientist, rolling to a 115.78-80.60 victory. Magic Skol Bus got out to an early 2.50-point lead on Thursday. The Mad Scientist came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by D'Andre Swift (19.6 points) and Jaylen Waddle (12.6). Unphased, Magic Skol Bus made a run later that night, as Austin Ekeler (35.5 points) and Justin Herbert (35.28) put them back on top for good. Magic Skol Bus (7-4) will look to notch another win against Packerbackers, while The Mad Scientist (5-6) will attempt to get back on track against Petey T's Truthers.

Matchup Timeline

  Magic Skol Bus   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 90 yards against the Steelers, Herbert put up 35.28 points this week. His scoring output was 67.5% more than his 21.06-point projection and was much higher than his 21.25-point season scoring average. Herbert ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 115.78
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
35.5
12.79
30.7%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
35.28
21.06
30.5%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
16.1
10.17
13.9%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
15.4
11.78
13.3%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 80.6
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
19.6
12.12
24.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
12.6
9.38
15.6%
3
Dustin Hopkins
K
12
8.35
14.9%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
11
8.33
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which The Mad Scientist owned a 58.70-13.90 lead. For Magic Skol Bus, Deebo Samuel had a 25-yard touchdown run. D'Andre Swift made the highlight reel for The Mad Scientist with a 57-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Magic Skol Bus to contribute to a 110.18-80.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Magic Skol Bus   The Mad Scientist

StatSmack

Magic Skol Bus must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (115.78) than their season average (106.3).
Magic Skol Bus are on fire, winning four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Mad Scientist need some help then, averaging just 89.44 versus Magic Skol Bus's 106.3.
Even the machines think Magic Skol Bus have better players. Their projected average points is higher (103.46) than The Mad Scientist (96.39).
Once Magic Skol Bus put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Mad Scientist (5 vs 3).
Magic Skol Bus should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than The Mad Scientist (5 vs 2).
By position, Magic Skol Bus have outscored The Mad Scientist at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Magic Skol Bus don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Magic Skol Bus had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Mad Scientist (1).
There's not much good to say about The Mad Scientist this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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