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Week 7 · DraftKings start/sit

Start CJ Donaldson or Zachariah Branch?

Close call

Start CJ Donaldson

Wins 51% of simulated matchups against Branch.

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

Branch already played: 2.7 DraftKings pts (projected 2.3).

Week 6: Branch outscored Donaldson 4.9 to 2.9. Our call, start Donaldson (57%), was wrong.

Donaldson 51% 49% Branch

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

RB Saints RB #51 Start

CJ Donaldson

vs Pittsburgh Steelers · Final · PIT 16–10 NO

Median (DraftKings) 2.4
Status Active
WR Falcons WR #85

Zachariah Branch

vs San Francisco 49ers · Final · SF 20–29 ATL

Median (DraftKings) 2.3
Status Active

Last 4 games

Recent form

  • Donaldson: 2.7 DraftKings pts/game over his last 4, 32% of snaps, 4.3 touches, PIT allows the 23rd most to RBs.
  • Branch: 3.5 DraftKings pts/game over his last 4, 26% of snaps, 2.0 touches, SF allows the 24th most to WRs.
Donaldson Opp Pts Snaps Touches
Wk 6 @ NYG 2.9 33% 6
Wk 5 vs MIN 3.0 42% 5
Wk 4 vs ATL 4.3 38% 5
Wk 3 vs LV 0.5 16% 1
Branch Opp Pts Snaps Touches
Wk 7 vs SF 2.7 – 2
Wk 6 vs CHI 4.9 35% 2
Wk 5 vs BAL 3.5 19% 2
Wk 4 @ NO 3.0 23% 2

Week 7

Projected stat lines

Stat Donaldson Branch
Median DraftKings pts 2.4 2.3
Rush Yds 12.9 0.2
Rush TD 0.1 0.0
Rec 0.7 1.4
Rec Yds 4.7 12.3
Rec TD 0.0 0.1

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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