Ollie Gordon II vs. Colston Loveland: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Ollie Gordon II. Gordon II is projected for 13.7 PPR points vs 13.2 for Colston Loveland, and faces the 4th-toughest defense against RBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Ollie Gordon II vs. Colston Loveland: Week 9 side by side

Ollie Gordon II
RB · MIA
Colston Loveland
TE · CHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)13.713.2
Floor (lowest source)11.110.9
Ceiling (highest source)16.417.0
StatChasers projection14.4 (RB17)13.6 (TE4)
Opponentvs DETvs TB
Opponent vs. position4th-toughest (18.2 pts/g allowed)11th-softest (14.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage63% carry share (last 3)29% target share (last 3)
PositionRBTE
Our callSTART · RB2START · Strong TE1

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Ollie Gordon II vs. Colston Loveland Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Ollie Gordon II or Colston Loveland in Week 9?

Start Ollie Gordon II. Gordon II projects for 13.7 PPR points vs DET, against 13.2 for Colston Loveland vs TB: a 0.5-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.

Ollie Gordon II vs. Colston Loveland: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Ollie Gordon II is projected to score more: 13.7 PPR points to 13.2 for Colston Loveland.

The sources range from 11.1 to 16.4 for Gordon II and from 10.9 to 17.0 for Loveland. The ranges overlap, so Loveland outscoring Gordon II is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Ollie Gordon II or Colston Loveland?

Ollie Gordon II is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Gordon II at 11.1 PPR points, against 10.9 for Colston Loveland.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Ollie Gordon II or Colston Loveland?

Colston Loveland has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Loveland at 17.0 PPR points, against 16.4 for Ollie Gordon II.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Ollie Gordon II or Colston Loveland?

Ollie Gordon II plays DET and Colston Loveland plays TB in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Gordon II faces the 4th-toughest defense against RBs and Loveland faces the 11th-softest defense against TEs, so Colston Loveland 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.

Who gets more volume, Ollie Gordon II or Colston Loveland?

Over his recent games Ollie Gordon II has drawn 63% of his team's carries, and Colston Loveland 29% of his team's targets.

Does PPR scoring change Ollie Gordon II vs. Colston Loveland?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Colston Loveland.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Ollie Gordon II and Colston Loveland playing in Week 9?

Neither Ollie Gordon II nor Colston Loveland has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Ollie Gordon II and Colston Loveland 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). Ollie Gordon II is projected by 6 of them and Colston Loveland by 5.

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

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