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Rome Odunze
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WRs vs Minnesota Vikings

As of Week 18 · through 2 games · PPR

Rome Odunze
Comparing
Rome Odunze vs the Vikings
Projection 10.6 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

WR1 = the highest-scoring WR against Vikings in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR1 avg pts
20.9
PPR per game
Rank
8
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+23%
lg avg 17.0
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1GBGBChristian Watson86147232.7
2CHICHIKalif Raymond554009.0
Average6.55.593.51.020.9
Median6.55.593.51.020.9
High86147232.7
Low554009.0

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Rome Odunze should do vs the VikingsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Vikings, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Rome Odunze has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Vikings opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Rome Odunze will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Vikings avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Rome Odunze's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Rome Odunze usually produces.

Projected is Rome Odunze's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Vikings 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.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CAR325207.2
2MIN434307.3
Odunze avg3.52.547.50.07.3
Vikings WR3 avg7.03.026.00.05.6
Difference+3.5+0.5-21.5+0.0-1.7
Projected as WR33.82.751.80.010.6

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Odunze averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Rome OdunzeMedium confidence · 10.6 proj ptsFlex

Rome Odunze usually plays as the team's WR3, so the verdict uses the WR3 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Rome Odunze averages 7.3 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 7.3) and has played as the team's WR3.
  • The Vikings have allowed 5.6 points to WR3s 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 (12.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 10.6 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreRome Odunze vs the Vikings

Prediction for Rome Odunze

Nobody knows which slot Rome Odunze will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Vikings.

If Rome Odunze plays as
10.6
projected PPR points

I predict about 10.6 points for Rome Odunze if playing as a WR3. Rome Odunze has averaged 7.3 over 2 games, and the Vikings have given up 5.6 to WR3s (+23% vs the league average of 4.6).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Rome Odunze scored: Wk 1 7.2, Wk 2 7.3. Average 7.3; weighted toward recent games it is 9.7.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Vikings allowed 5.6 points to their opponent's WR3. The league average for that slot is 4.6, 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 (x1.09).

4. Result. 9.7 x 1.09 = 10.6. 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 Rome Odunze is to reach it as a WR3.

40%
chance of 11+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (10.6) 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 6.4 points, leaning on Rome Odunze's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR 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%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • WR1s have averaged 5.5 receptions, 93.5 receiving yards and 1.0 receiving TDs against the Vikings across 2 games.
  • The Vikings allow 20.9 PPR points to WR1s, +23% versus the league average of 17.0 (ranked 8 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 1 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 9.0 to 32.7 (median 20.9).
  • Every WR1 in the sample cleared 40 receiving yards.
  • WR1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • 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.