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Week 7 · Standard start/sit

Start Dameon Pierce or Devaughn Vele?

The verdict

Start Dameon Pierce

Wins 57% of simulated matchups against Vele.

Vele already played: 11.4 Standard pts (projected 5.1).

Week 6: Pierce outscored Vele 11.0 to 4.2. Our call, start Vele (65%), was wrong.

Pierce 57% 43% Vele

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

How much safer? See both floors and ceilings
RB Eagles RB #26 Start

Dameon Pierce

vs Dallas Cowboys · Monday, October 26, 8:15 PM ET

Median (Standard) 5.9
Status Active
WR Saints WR #30

Devaughn Vele

vs Pittsburgh Steelers · Final · PIT 16–10 NO

Median (Standard) 5.1
Status Active

Last 4 games

Recent form

  • Pierce: 6.1 Standard pts/game over his last 2, 86% of snaps, 14.5 touches, DAL allows the 9th most to RBs.
  • Vele: 7.4 Standard pts/game over his last 4, 92% of snaps, 4.5 touches, PIT allows the 26th most to WRs.
Pierce Opp Pts Snaps Touches
Wk 6 vs CAR 11.0 95% 16
Wk 5 @ JAX 1.2 77% 13
Vele Opp Pts Snaps Touches
Wk 7 vs PIT 11.4 89% 5
Wk 6 @ NYG 4.2 92% 3
Wk 5 vs MIN 2.6 96% 4
Wk 4 vs ATL 11.4 89% 6

Week 7

Projected stat lines

Stat Pierce Vele
Median Standard pts 5.9 5.1
Rush Yds 38.3 0.1
Rush TD 0.3 0.0
Rec 1.5 4.2
Rec Yds 8.9 46.7
Rec TD 0.0 0.3

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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