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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
I Heart Chiavettas
5-4 85.3
123.46
 
VS
proj
The mystery machine
51 5-4
64.64

I Heart Chiavettas manage to beat The mystery machine in 85.3-51.0 blowout despite coming up short of projections

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but I Heart Chiavettas did enough to take down The mystery machine, rolling to an 85.3-51.0 victory. The mystery machine nabbed a 13.8-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Nyheim Hines (18.8 points). But it was all I Heart Chiavettas after that. They were led by Najee Harris (15.3 points) and Jordan Love (11.9). I Heart Chiavettas (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Gridiron Gladiators, while The mystery machine (5-4) will try to right the ship against Mr big puff.

Matchup Timeline

  I Heart Chiavettas   The mystery machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris (62 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) scored 15.3 points against the Bears in Week 9. His scoring output was right around his 17.56-point projection. Harris ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

I Heart Chiavettas
Points
% of total points 85.3
1
Najee Harris
RB
15.3
17.56
17.9%
2
Jordan Love
QB
11.9
16.68
14%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
10.4
8.93
12.2%
4
Russell Gage
WR
9.9
7.78
11.6%
The mystery machine
Points
% of total points 51
1
Nyheim Hines
RB
18.8
9.14
36.9%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
11.5
12.91
22.5%
3
Davante Adams
WR
7.2
16.31
14.1%
4
Tyler Bass
K
7
10.21
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nyheim Hines had a 34-yard touchdown run for The mystery machine, helping to stake The mystery machine to an 18.8-5.0 lead.
Sunday Late
Jordan Love had a 20-yard touchdown pass for I Heart Chiavettas, while Mike Williams had a 49-yard catch to contribute to a 58.4-51.0 lead for I Heart Chiavettas.

Points By Position

  I Heart Chiavettas   The mystery machine

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. I Heart Chiavettas scored fewer points in this one (85.3) than their season average of 118.53.
We heard scoring helps you win. I Heart Chiavettas are doing a better job of that, averaging 118.53 versus The mystery machine's 101.28.
Even the machines think I Heart Chiavettas have better players. They have a higher projected points average (125.65) than The mystery machine (109.12).
You can't win if you don't play. The mystery machine has left more points on the bench this season (441.68) than I Heart Chiavettas (347.24).
I Heart Chiavettas don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The mystery machine (4 vs 2).
I Heart Chiavettas are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than The mystery machine (1).
I Heart Chiavettas have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The mystery machine (40 vs 32).
By position, I Heart Chiavettas have outscored The mystery machine at RB, WR, and K this season.
I Heart Chiavettas don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
The starters for I Heart Chiavettas had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The mystery machine (1).
Hey The mystery machine, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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