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Week 7 · Standard start/sit

Start Brandon Smith or Dont'e Thornton Jr.?

The verdict

Start Brandon Smith

Wins 63% of simulated matchups against Thornton.

Smith already played: 2.4 Standard pts (projected 0.0).

Thornton's game is over; his points arrive with the box score.

Smith 63% 37% Thornton

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

WR Steelers WR #144 Start

Brandon Smith

@ New Orleans Saints · Final · PIT 16–10 NO

Median (Standard) 0.0
Status Active
WR Raiders WR #147

Dont'e Thornton Jr.

vs Los Angeles Rams · Final · LAR 35–21 LV

Median (Standard) 0.0
Status Out Hamstring Official designation · Fri · 2% to play Report as of Mon 2:01 AM ET · checked 20m ago

Last 3 games

Recent form

  • Smith: 0.8 Standard pts/game over his last 3, 41% of snaps, 0.7 touches, NO allows the 21st most to WRs.
  • Thornton: LAR allows the 25th most to WRs.
Smith Opp Pts Snaps Touches
Wk 7 @ NO 2.4 45% 2
Wk 6 @ TB 0.0 52% –
Wk 5 vs IND 0.0 27% –
Thornton Opp Pts Snaps Touches
No games this season

Week 7

Projected stat lines

Stat Smith Thornton
Median Standard pts 0.0 0.0
Rec 0.3 0.0
Rec Yds 3.9 0.2
Rec TD 0.0 0.0

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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