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Emeka Egbuka
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WRs vs Minnesota Vikings

As of Week 3 · through 2 games · PPR

Emeka Egbuka
Comparing
Emeka Egbuka vs the Vikings
Projection 11.6 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 Emeka Egbuka 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 Emeka Egbuka 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 Emeka Egbuka 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 Emeka Egbuka's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Emeka Egbuka usually produces.

Projected is Emeka Egbuka'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
1CIN6563011.3
2CLE5316110.3
Egbuka avg5.54.039.50.510.8
Vikings WR3 avg7.03.026.00.05.6
Difference+1.5-1.0-13.5-0.5-5.2
Projected as WR36.04.443.10.512.1

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Egbuka 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 · Emeka EgbukaMedium confidence · 11.6 proj ptsFlex
  • Emeka Egbuka averages 10.8 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 10.7) and has played as the team's WR1.
  • The Vikings have allowed 20.9 points to WR1s 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 (11.5) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Game environment -5%: Vegas total 42.5, implied 20.5 points for TB (league avg 22.5); Mild weather (85F, 7 mph wind): no weather adjustment.
  • Projection: 11.6 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 scoreEmeka Egbuka vs the Vikings

Prediction for Emeka Egbuka

Nobody knows which slot Emeka Egbuka 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 Emeka Egbuka plays as
12.2
projected PPR points

I predict about 12.2 points for Emeka Egbuka if playing as a WR1. Emeka Egbuka has averaged 10.8 over 2 games, and the Vikings have given up 20.9 to WR1s (+23% vs the league average of 17.0).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Emeka Egbuka scored: Wk 1 11.3, Wk 2 10.3. Average 10.8; weighted toward recent games it is 11.1.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Vikings allowed 20.9 points to their opponent's WR1. The league average for that slot is 17.0, 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. 11.1 x 1.09 = 12.2. 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 Emeka Egbuka is to reach it as a WR1.

43%
chance of 12+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (12.2) 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 7.3 points, leaning on Emeka Egbuka'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 12.

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.