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Oct 28 · DraftKings start/sit

Start Joel Embiid or Noa Essengue?

The verdict

Start Joel Embiid

Wins 66% of simulated matchups against Essengue.

Sim duel · 10,000 simulated games each

Embiid 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 76ers F #116 Start

Joel Embiid

@ Indiana Pacers · Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 PM ET

Median (DraftKings) 0.0
Status Q Heel Official designation · 65% to play Report as of Wed 6:02 AM ET · checked just now 76ers 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 3 games

Recent form

  • Embiid: 46.8 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 34.3 minutes, 17.0 shots, IND allows the 10th 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.
Embiid Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 24 vs MIL 59.8 36 20
Oct 22 vs CLE 34.3 34 16
Oct 20 @ NYK 46.3 33 15
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 Embiid Essengue
Median DraftKings pts 0.0 8.0
Min 13.9 10.7
PTS 10.8 3.6
REB 3.8 1.9
AST 1.8 0.6
STL 0.3 0.7
BLK 0.6 0.2
3PM 0.6 0.4
TO 1.0 0.8

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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