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Oct 26 · DraftKings start/sit

Start Jaden McDaniels or Trey Lyles?

The verdict

Start Jaden McDaniels

Wins 59% of simulated matchups against Lyles.

Oct 25: McDaniels outscored Lyles 30.5 to 15.0. Our call, start McDaniels (59%), was right.

McDaniels 59% 41% Lyles

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

How much safer? See both floors and ceilings
F Timberwolves F #43 Start

Jaden McDaniels

@ Cleveland Cavaliers · Monday, October 26, 7:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 20.3
Status Q Official designation · 65% to play Report as of Mon 12:20 PM ET · checked 6m ago

Trey Lyles

@ Cleveland Cavaliers · Monday, October 26, 7:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 13.0
Status Active

Last 3 games

Recent form

  • McDaniels: 32.7 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 29.7 minutes, 11.7 shots.
  • Lyles: 12.2 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 14.0 minutes, 3.3 shots.
McDaniels Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 25 vs TOR 30.5 31 10
Oct 23 @ ORL 33.5 29 14
Oct 21 @ MIA 34.0 29 11
Lyles Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 25 vs TOR 15.0 14 3
Oct 23 @ ORL 19.3 16 6
Oct 21 @ MIA 2.3 12 1

Oct 26

Projected stat lines

Stat McDaniels Lyles
Median DraftKings pts 20.3 13.0
Min 20.2 16.5
PTS 9.1 5.6
REB 3.1 3.8
AST 1.6 1.1
STL 0.8 0.5
BLK 0.5 0.2
3PM 0.8 1.0
TO 1.1 0.6

Floor, ceiling, boom & bust

Range of outcomes

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

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