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Oct 28 · DraftKings start/sit

Start Harrison Barnes or Noa Essengue?

Close call

Start Harrison Barnes

Wins 51% of simulated matchups against Essengue.

Free tiebreaker

Essengue has the higher ceiling

Need a big week? Start the higher ceiling. Favored? Start the safer floor.

Sim duel · 10,000 simulated games each

Barnes Essengue
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Share of simulations in which each player scores more DraftKings pts. How accurate are these?

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F Spurs F #91 Start

Harrison Barnes

@ Utah Jazz · Wednesday, October 28, 9:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 8.3
Status Active Spurs injury report →
F Bulls F #93

Noa Essengue

vs New York Knicks · Wednesday, October 28, 8:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 8.0
Status Active Bulls injury report →

Last 4 games

Recent form

  • Barnes: 2.1 DraftKings pts/game over his last 4, 7.8 minutes, 1.5 shots, UTA allows the 6th most to forwards.
  • Essengue: 8.2 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 14.0 minutes, 3.0 shots, NYK allows the 15th most to forwards.
Barnes Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 27 vs SAC 3.0 14 2
Oct 24 @ DAL 0.0 3 1
Oct 23 vs HOU 0.0 5 2
Oct 20 vs OKC 5.5 9 1
Essengue Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 26 @ BOS 6.5 16 5
Oct 23 @ MIL 13.8 17 4
Oct 21 @ TOR 4.3 9 0

Oct 28

Projected stat lines

Stat Barnes Essengue
Median DraftKings pts 8.3 8.0
Min 11.8 10.7
PTS 4.7 3.6
REB 1.4 1.9
AST 0.8 0.6
STL 0.3 0.7
BLK 0.1 0.2
3PM 0.8 0.4
TO 0.3 0.8

Floor, ceiling, boom & bust

Range of outcomes

Who wins if you need a big week?

Both players’ floor, ceiling and boom/bust odds, with their simulated ranges side by side.

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