Should I Start DeAndre Carter or Jalen Brooks in Week 7?

DeAndre Carter is projected for 0.6 points. Most weeks he lands between 0.0 and 0.8. This week he plays vs MIN; the game total is 46.0 and his team is favored by 3.5. The number is built from live market data across 1 book, with the stats no book prices filled in from his role and Sleeper’s numbers, in half-PPR scoring, and has held steady since the lines opened. How it adds up: 0.1 touchdowns (+0.3).

Jalen Brooks is projected for 0.7 points. Most weeks he lands between 0.0 and 0.0. This week he plays at DAL; the game total is 53.5 and his team is a 6.5-point underdog. He is listed as out — check his status before kickoff. The number is built from live market data across 1 book, in half-PPR scoring, and has held steady since the lines opened. How it adds up: 0.1 touchdowns (+0.7). Last week (Week 6) he was projected for 2.5 points and scored 4.0.

It is close to a coin flip. He projects for 0.7 points this week against 0.6 for DeAndre Carter. His chance of outscoring DeAndre Carter is 52%. Their ranges overlap — Jalen Brooks usually lands between 0.0 and 0.0, DeAndre Carter between 0.0 and 0.8 — so either can win the week.

Market data last pulled Monday, October 26 at 8:40 PM PDT. Lines refresh every 15 minutes through kickoff.