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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ballers
10-4 135.25
161.7
 
VS
proj
Orange bloods
109.75 9-6
135.13

Ballers come up short of expectations, find way to knock off Orange bloods, 135.25-109.75

Both teams fell short of projections, but Ballers did enough to knock off Orange bloods, securing a 135.25-109.75 victory. Orange bloods earned a 9.00-point lead on Thursday, but Ballers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (40.1 points) and Ja'Marr Chase (19). Derrick Henry (26.3 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (15.1) were the leaders for Orange bloods in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ballers have taken down Orange bloods, after winning 186.95-135.95 in their last matchup. Ballers will look to clinch the league championship next week.

Matchup Timeline

  Ballers   Orange bloods

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 35 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Boyd registered 14.5 points this week. His scoring output was 28.4% more than his 11.29-point projection and was higher than his 10.87-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Ballers
Points
% of total points 135.25
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40.1
32.51
29.6%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
19
18.88
14%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.5
11.29
10.7%
4
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
12.7
13.99
9.4%
Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 109.75
1
Derrick Henry
RB
26.3
17.52
24%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.1
12.77
13.8%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.8
10.39
12.6%
4
Brett Maher
K
12
8.32
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Ballers emerged with a 71.15-69.90 lead. For Ballers, Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for Orange bloods with a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Ballers   Orange bloods

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Orange bloods, Ballers averaged more points (161.1) than they usually score (152.88).
We heard scoring helps you win. Ballers are doing a better job of that, averaging 152.88 versus Orange bloods's 132.29.
Even the computers think Ballers have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (145.98) than Orange bloods (138.37).
You can't win if you don't play. Ballers has left fewer points on the bench this season (395.85) than Orange bloods (629.1).
Once Ballers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Orange bloods (8 vs 4).
Ballers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Orange bloods (9 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Orange bloods - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Ballers (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Ballers have outscored Orange bloods at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Ballers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, highest in the league.
Hey Orange bloods, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ballers
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Not only did we dominate Orange bloods at WR (48.9 points to 18.2), we also tripled them at QB (40.1 points to 11.85).
Orange bloods
So, Orange bloods, did your receiving crew talk bad about their quarterbacks or something? With just 20 targets combined this past week, our five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) clearly got on the bad side of their respective QBs.