Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf is projected for 12.3 PPR points vs 10.2 for Braelon Allen, and faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| DK Metcalf WR · PIT | Braelon Allen RB · NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 12.3 | 10.2 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.5 | 7.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.1 | 15.0 |
| StatChasers projection | 13.1 (WR19) | 7.3 (RB34) |
| Opponent | vs CLE | vs LV |
| Opponent vs. position | 14th-softest (31.8 pts/g allowed) | 5th-softest (25.4 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 25% target share (last 3) | 73% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | RB |
| Our call | START · WR2 | FLEX · Flex |
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Start DK Metcalf. Metcalf projects for 12.3 PPR points vs CLE, against 10.2 for Braelon Allen vs LV: a 2.1-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
DK Metcalf is projected to score more: 12.3 PPR points to 10.2 for Braelon Allen.
The sources range from 11.5 to 13.1 for Metcalf and from 7.3 to 15.0 for Allen. The ranges overlap, so Allen outscoring Metcalf is a realistic result.
DK Metcalf is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Metcalf at 11.5 PPR points, against 7.3 for Braelon Allen.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Braelon Allen has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Allen at 15.0 PPR points, against 13.1 for DK Metcalf.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
DK Metcalf plays CLE and Braelon Allen plays LV in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Metcalf faces the 14th-softest defense against WRs and Allen faces the 5th-softest defense against RBs, so Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games DK Metcalf has drawn 25% of his team's targets, and Braelon Allen 73% of his team's carries.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is DK Metcalf.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither DK Metcalf nor Braelon Allen has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). DK Metcalf is projected by 5 of them and Braelon Allen by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.