Chuba Hubbard
RB
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This is how RBs have played against the Lions in the 2026 season.
RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Lions in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NO | Travis Etienne | 9 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2 |  BUF | James Cook | 21 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.9 |
| 3 |  NYJ | Breece Hall | 13 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Average | 14.3 | 71.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 14.7 | ||
| Median | 13.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | ||
| High | 21 | 135 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 20.9 | ||
| Low | 9 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Chuba Hubbard should do vs the LionsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Lions, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Chuba Hubbard has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Lions opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Chuba Hubbard will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Lions avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Chuba Hubbard's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Chuba Hubbard usually produces.
Projected is Chuba Hubbard's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Lions 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 | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | 10 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 23.7 |
| 2 | ATL | 12 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14.4 |
| 3 | CLE | 19 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | DET | 20 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 25.9 |
| 6 | PHI | 28 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 7 | TB | 7 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 8 | GB | 22 | 81 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 24.9 |
| Hubbard avg | 16.9 | 77.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 21.4 | 0.3 | 19.0 | |
| Lions RB1 avg | 14.3 | 71.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 14.7 | |
| Difference | -2.5 | -6.1 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +0.5 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -4.3 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Hubbard averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreChuba Hubbard vs the Lions
Prediction for Chuba Hubbard
Nobody knows which slot Chuba Hubbard will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Lions.
I predict about 13.3 points for Chuba Hubbard if playing as a RB1. Chuba Hubbard has averaged 17.7 over 3 games, and the Lions have given up 14.7 to RB1s (-4% vs the league average of 15.4).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Chuba Hubbard scored: Wk 1 23.7, Wk 2 14.4, Wk 3 15.0. Average 17.7; weighted toward recent games it is 13.6.
2. The defense. Over 3 games, the Lions allowed 14.7 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 15.4, so that is -4%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 3 defensive games, only 50% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -2% adjustment (x0.98).
4. Result. 13.6 x 0.98 = 13.3. 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 Chuba Hubbard is to reach it as a RB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (13.3) 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 Chuba Hubbard's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB 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 13.
With only 3 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
- RB1s have averaged 14.3 carries, 71.0 rushing yards and 3.7 receptions against the Lions across 3 games.
- The Lions allow 14.7 PPR points to RB1s, -4% versus the league average of 15.4 (ranked 17 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 2, James Cook (20.9 pts, 21 car, 135 rush yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 14.7 vs 11.7; car 14.3 vs 11.0; rush yds 71.0 vs 39.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 3, Breece Hall (32 rush yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: rush yds 71.0 vs 90.5. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 3 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 8.5 to 20.9 (median 14.8).
- Every RB1 in the sample cleared 30 rushing yards.
- RB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 3 games (33%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.