LAC — Week 9 vs HOU, who allow the 14th-most points to RBs — recently Bhayshul Tuten put up 20.7 on them (W6), Cam Skattebo put up 18.1 on them (W7).
5.0 PPR points against LAR on 8 car, 23 yd · 2/2 rec, 7 yd — right on his 7.0 projection (-2). The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Kimani Vidal projects 7.6 PPR points in week 9 vs HOU — the 14th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 8.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 9 angle vs HOU: 98 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.83 a carry · 1.3 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 14th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how HOU defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 29.5 rushing yards · 8.5 receiving yards · 18% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 6 games): 28.9% offensive snaps · 4.8 carries/game (16.8% of team carries) · 22.6% of the backfield's touches · 2.3 targets/game, 7.7% target share · 22 rushing and 8.3 receiving yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (13 games): 54.5% offensive snaps, 11.9 carries/game (42.5% of team carries), 52.8% of the backfield's touches, 1.7 targets/game, 5.4% target share, 49.5 rushing and 10.5 receiving yards/game, 4 TD. (2026) TD luck: 2 scored vs 0.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1 · median 5.3 · ceiling 13.9 — 22% chance of 10+, 9% of 15+, 4% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs HOU | Sun, Nov 8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 14th |
| W10 | @ BAL | Mon, Nov 16 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 23rd |
| W11 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 22 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 12th |
| W12 | vs NE | Sun, Nov 29 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 25th · tough |
| W13 | @ TB | Sun, Dec 6 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 31st · tough |
| W14 | @ LV | Sun, Dec 13 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | LAR | 8 car, 23 yd · 2/2 rec, 7 yd | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| W6 | KC | 7 car, 21 yd · 3/4 rec, 19 yd | 4.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| W5 | DEN | 8 car, 57 yd, 1 TD · 1/2 rec, -1 yd | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
| W4 | SEA | 5 car, 25 yd · 2/3 rec, 11 yd, 1 TD | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| W3 | BUF | 1 car, 6 yd · 1/3 rec, 14 yd | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |