Start Cam Skattebo. Skattebo is projected for 7.9 PPR points vs 7.5 for Rico Dowdle, and faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Cam Skattebo RB · NYG | Rico Dowdle RB · PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 12.2 | 8.9 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs HOU | vs NO |
| Opponent vs. position | 9th-toughest (18.9 pts/g allowed) | 1st-softest (29.7 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 41% carry share (last 3) | 33% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | SIT · Bench |
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Start Cam Skattebo. Skattebo projects for 7.9 PPR points vs HOU, against 7.5 for Rico Dowdle vs NO: a 0.4-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.
Cam Skattebo is projected to score more: 7.9 PPR points to 7.5 for Rico Dowdle.
The sources range from 4.9 to 12.2 for Skattebo and from 5.9 to 8.9 for Dowdle. The ranges overlap, so Dowdle outscoring Skattebo is a realistic result.
Rico Dowdle is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Dowdle at 5.9 PPR points, against 4.9 for Cam Skattebo.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Cam Skattebo has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Skattebo at 12.2 PPR points, against 8.9 for Rico Dowdle.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Cam Skattebo plays HOU and Rico Dowdle plays NO in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Skattebo faces the 9th-toughest defense against RBs and Dowdle faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs, so Rico Dowdle 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 Cam Skattebo has drawn 41% of his team's carries, and Rico Dowdle 33% of his team's carries.
Cam Skattebo has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Cam Skattebo nor Rico Dowdle has an injury designation for Week 7.
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). Cam Skattebo is projected by 5 of them and Rico Dowdle by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.