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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Stars and Scrubs
6-3 89.62
109.79
 
VS
proj
Boats and Joes
86.3 4-5
93.81

Stars and Scrubs knock off Boats and Joes for third straight win in 89.62-86.30 squeaker

Stars and Scrubs extended their win streak to three games with a narrow win over Boats and Joes, squeaking by for an 89.62-86.30 victory. Boats and Joes had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Stars and Scrubs led 82.62-79.60 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 6.7 points from Diontae Johnson on Monday night for Boats and Joes. Jonathan Taylor (32 points) and Ryan Tannehill (15.02) led the way for Stars and Scrubs in the win. Stars and Scrubs improve to 6-3 on the season, while Boats and Joes fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Stars and Scrubs   Boats and Joes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (27 Pts Allowed, 414 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 7 points against the Bears in Week 9. Their scoring output was 79.1% of their 8.85-point projection and was higher than their 5.38-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense will face the Lions next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Stars and Scrubs
Points
% of total points 89.62
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
32
15.86
35.7%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
15.02
19.57
16.8%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
11.6
9.77
12.9%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8.2
15.88
9.1%
Boats and Joes
Points
% of total points 86.3
1
Joe Mixon
RB
23
13.81
26.7%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
12.4
10.59
14.4%
3
Chase McLaughlin
K
11
8.15
12.7%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
10.6
9.99
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for Stars and Scrubs, contributing to a 32.00-12.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Daniel Jones teamed up with Evan Engram for a 30-yard touchdown pass for Boats and Joes to contribute to a 78.60-52.50 lead for Boats and Joes.

Points By Position

  Stars and Scrubs   Boats and Joes

Game Notes

Stars and Scrubs won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Boats and Joes lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
Stars and Scrubs got the win despite registering a season-low 89.62 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.32-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Stars and Scrubs. They won, but did not cover the 15.98-point projected margin of victory.
Stars and Scrubs moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Boats and Joes falls to (1-1).
For Boats and Joes, Joe Mixon scored 23 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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