Rome Odunze vs. Ted Hurst III: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Rome Odunze. Odunze is projected for 9.4 PPR points vs 5.6 for Ted Hurst III, and faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Rome Odunze vs. Ted Hurst III: Week 8 side by side

Rome Odunze
WR · CHI
Ted Hurst III
WR · TB
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.45.6
Floor (lowest source)8.75.0
Ceiling (highest source)10.26.8
StatChasers projection9.8 (WR39)5.4 (WR68)
Opponentvs SEAvs ATL
Opponent vs. position1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)11th-softest (34.4 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage18% target share (last 3)9% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · Bench

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Rome Odunze vs. Ted Hurst III Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rome Odunze or Ted Hurst III in Week 8?

Start Rome Odunze. Odunze projects for 9.4 PPR points vs SEA, against 5.6 for Ted Hurst III vs ATL: a 3.8-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.

Rome Odunze vs. Ted Hurst III: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Rome Odunze is projected to score more: 9.4 PPR points to 5.6 for Ted Hurst III.

The sources range from 8.7 to 10.2 for Odunze and from 5.0 to 6.8 for Hurst III. Even Hurst III's highest projection is below Odunze's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Rome Odunze or Ted Hurst III?

Rome Odunze is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Odunze at 8.7 PPR points, against 5.0 for Ted Hurst III.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Rome Odunze or Ted Hurst III?

Rome Odunze has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Odunze at 10.2 PPR points, against 6.8 for Ted Hurst III.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Rome Odunze or Ted Hurst III?

Rome Odunze plays SEA and Ted Hurst III plays ATL in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Odunze faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs and Hurst III faces the 11th-softest defense against WRs, so Ted Hurst III 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, Rome Odunze or Ted Hurst III?

Over his recent games Rome Odunze has drawn 18% of his team's targets, and Ted Hurst III 9% of his team's targets.

Rome Odunze has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Rome Odunze vs. Ted Hurst III?

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

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

Are Rome Odunze and Ted Hurst III playing in Week 8?

Neither Rome Odunze nor Ted Hurst III has an injury designation for Week 8.

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

Where do the Rome Odunze and Ted Hurst III 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). Rome Odunze is projected by 5 of them and Ted Hurst III 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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