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Sam LaPorta or Dalton Schultz: who should I start in Week 4?

· Sam LaPorta: DET vs CAR, Sun, Oct 4, 8:20 PM ET · Dalton Schultz: HOU vs DAL, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

START SAM LAPORTA

Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz in Week 4 (half-PPR): he outscores him in 56% of 10,000 simulated games. Same pick in PPR (56%) and standard (57%). Need a safe floor? Sam LaPorta (p10 2.1). Need upside? Sam LaPorta (p85 16.5).

ScoringPlayerWins H2HRankMedianFloor p10Ceiling p85
PPRSam LaPorta56%TE69.83.019.8
Dalton Schultz44%TE98.32.417.0
Half-PPRSam LaPorta56%TE67.62.116.5
Dalton Schultz44%TE96.21.713.8
StandardSam LaPorta57%TE75.21.213.3
Dalton Schultz43%TE104.00.910.8

Both players are simulated together in the same 10,000 games, so shared-game correlation is included. Ties count half.

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