Andy Borregales · Jake Bates · 2026 week 8

Andy Borregales or Jake Bates?

Wondering who you should start this week — Andy Borregales or Jake Bates? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jake Bates — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jake Bates (MIN allow the 23rd-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Andy Borregales	@ MIA	7.1	18th	7.7	–	healthy
Jake Bates START	vs MIN	8.4	23rd	12.3	–	healthy

Ks vs MIA recently: Will Reichard 19 pts (W4) · Evan McPherson 7 pts (W5) · Jason Sanders 4 pts (W7).

Ks vs MIN recently: Chase McLaughlin 12 pts (W3) · Riley Patterson 4 pts (W4) · Spencer Shrader 3 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Jake Bates projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Andy Borregales faces MIA, 18th most generous to Ks.
Jake Bates faces MIN, 23rd most generous to Ks.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.