Ks vs New Orleans Saints
As of Week 12 · through 2 games · PPR
| Wk | Team | Player | FGM | FGA | 40+ | Lng | XP | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DET | Jake Bates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7.0 |
| 2 |  BAL | Tyler Loop | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Average | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | ||
| Median | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | ||
| High | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 7.0 | ||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6.0 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed. Kicker scoring: FG 3/4/5 by distance, XP 1, missed FG under 40 yds -1.
Prediction for Evan McPherson
Nobody knows which slot Evan McPherson will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Saints.
I predict about 11.0 points for Evan McPherson if playing as a K1. Evan McPherson has averaged 15.5 over 2 games, and the Saints have given up 6.5 to K1s (-23% vs the league average of 8.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Evan McPherson scored: Wk 1 19.0, Wk 2 12.0. Average 15.5; weighted toward recent games it is 12.1.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Saints allowed 6.5 points to their opponent's K1. The league average for that slot is 8.5, so that is -23%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -9% adjustment (x0.91).
4. Result. 12.1 x 0.91 = 11.0. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Evan McPherson is to reach it as a K1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (11.0) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.6 points, leaning on Evan McPherson's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical K swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 11.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
Insights
- K1s have averaged 1.0 field goals made, 1.5 field goal attempts and 3.0 extra points against the Saints across 2 games.
- The Saints allow 6.5 PPR points to K1s, -23% versus the league average of 8.5 (ranked 23 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 8+ PPR points. Scores range from 6.0 to 7.0 (median 6.5).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.
What do these columns mean?
- Wk
- Week of the season
- Tgt
- Targets (passes thrown to the player)
- Rec
- Receptions
- ReYd
- Receiving yards
- ReTD
- Receiving touchdowns
- Car
- Carries (rushing attempts)
- RuYd
- Rushing yards
- RuTD
- Rushing touchdowns
- Cmp / Att
- Completions and pass attempts
- PaYd / PaTD
- Passing yards and touchdowns
- INT
- Interceptions thrown
- FGM / FGA
- Field goals made and attempted
- FPts
- Fantasy points in your scoring format
- Sck / TO
- Defense: sacks and takeaways
- PA
- Points allowed by a defense
- G
- Games in the sample
- vs Lg
- Percent above or below the league average
- Evan McPherson averages 15.5 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 15.1) and has played as the team's K1.
- The Saints have allowed 6.5 points to K1s over 2 games (-23% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -9% adjustment.
- Last season's average (9.1) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Projection: 11.0 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level K scores about 9.5 and a top-tier one about 14.0.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Evan McPherson's stats vs the Saints
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Saints, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Evan McPherson has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Saints opponents to line them up with: the best K they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Evan McPherson will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Saints avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Evan McPherson's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Evan McPherson usually produces.
Projected is Evan McPherson's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Saints were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | FGM | FGA | 40+ | Lng | XP | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 19.0 |
| 2 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 12.0 |
| McPherson avg | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 2.5 | 15.5 | |
| Saints K1 avg | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| Difference | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -21.5 | +0.5 | -9.0 | |
| Projected as K1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 52.2 | 2.3 | 11.0 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what McPherson averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.