Wondering who you should start this week — Brandon McManus or Wil Lutz? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Brandon McManus — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Brandon McManus (LAC allow the 11th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Brandon McManusSTART
vs LAC
7.5
11th
5
–
healthy
Wil Lutz
vs KC
7.1
15th
10.3
–
healthy
Ks vs LAC recently: Jason Myers 5 pts (W4) · Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6).
Ks vs KC recently: Matt Gay 16 pts (W4) · Cameron Dicker 6 pts (W6) · Jason Myers 8 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brandon McManus has the higher floor (3.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Brandon McManus has the higher ceiling (13) — the play if you need points.
Brandon McManus faces LAC, 11th most generous to Ks.
Wil Lutz faces KC, 15th 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.