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Start/Sit › Week 4 close calls › WR

Josh Downs or Dontayvion Wicks: who should I start in Week 4?

· Josh Downs: IND vs WAS, Sun, Oct 4, 9:30 AM ET · Dontayvion Wicks: PHI vs LAR, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

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Coin flip in Week 4: Josh Downs edges Dontayvion Wicks, outscoring him in 51.4% of 10,000 simulated games (half-PPR), so let your floor/upside need decide. Same pick in PPR (52%) and standard (51%). Need a safe floor? Josh Downs (p10 3.6). Need upside? Josh Downs (p85 23.6).

ScoringPlayerWins H2HRankMedianFloor p10Ceiling p85
PPRJosh Downs52%WR914.44.927.4
Dontayvion Wicks48%WR1113.74.626.1
Half-PPRJosh Downs51%WR911.63.623.6
Dontayvion Wicks49%WR1111.33.422.7
StandardJosh Downs51%WR89.02.120.1
Dontayvion Wicks49%WR99.02.219.3

Both players are simulated together in the same 10,000 games, so shared-game correlation is included. Ties count half.

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