Rashee Rice vs. Chris Olave: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Rashee Rice. Chris Olave is on a bye, and Rashee Rice is projected for 12.4 PPR points vs DEN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Rashee Rice vs. Chris Olave: Week 8 side by side

Rashee Rice
WR · KC
Chris Olave
WR · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)12.4—
Floor (lowest source)11.1—
Ceiling (highest source)13.2—
StatChasers projection11.1 (WR28)—
Opponentvs DENBye
Opponent vs. position7th-toughest (27.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR3SIT · No projection

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Rashee Rice vs. Chris Olave Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rashee Rice or Chris Olave in Week 8?

Start Rashee Rice. Chris Olave is on a bye, while Rashee Rice projects for 12.4 PPR points vs DEN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Rashee Rice or Chris Olave?

Rashee Rice plays DEN and Chris Olave is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Rashee Rice vs. Chris Olave?

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.

Are Rashee Rice and Chris Olave playing in Week 8?

Rashee Rice has no injury designation, and Chris Olave is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Rashee Rice and Chris Olave projections come from?

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). Rashee Rice is projected by 5 of them and Chris Olave by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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