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Oct 26 · DraftKings start/sit

Start LaMelo Ball or Terrence Shannon Jr.?

The verdict

Start LaMelo Ball

Wins 75% of simulated matchups against Shannon Jr..

Oct 25: Ball outscored Shannon Jr. 33.3 to 27.0. Our call, start Ball (87%), was right.

Ball 75% 25% Shannon Jr.

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

How much safer? See both floors and ceilings
G Timberwolves G #16 Start

LaMelo Ball

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

Median (DraftKings) 33.0
Status Active

Terrence Shannon Jr.

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

Median (DraftKings) 18.5
Status Active

Last 3 games

Recent form

  • Ball: 33.7 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 22.7 minutes, 12.7 shots.
  • Shannon Jr.: 20.6 DraftKings pts/game over his last 3, 21.3 minutes, 7.0 shots.
Ball Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 25 vs TOR 33.3 16 8
Oct 23 @ ORL 29.3 23 13
Oct 21 @ MIA 38.5 29 17
Shannon Jr. Opp Pts Min FGA
Oct 25 vs TOR 27.0 22 6
Oct 23 @ ORL 21.5 22 6
Oct 21 @ MIA 13.3 20 9

Oct 26

Projected stat lines

Stat Ball Shannon Jr.
Median DraftKings pts 33.0 18.5
Min 23.0 22.9
PTS 16.2 11.3
REB 3.7 2.6
AST 5.6 1.8
STL 1.2 0.7
BLK 0.2 0.1
3PM 3.0 1.4
TO 2.3 1.3

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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