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).
4.7 PPR points against LAR on 9 car, 20 yd · 2/3 rec, 7 yd — missed his 10.3 projection by 5.6. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Omarion Hampton projects 9.5 PPR points in week 9 vs HOU — the 14th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 5.8 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): 30.5 rushing yards · 5.5 receiving yards · 26% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 44% offensive snaps · 12.7 carries/game (45.9% of team carries) · 49.5% of the backfield's touches · 1.9 targets/game, 6.1% target share · 44.1 rushing and 9 receiving yards/game, 3 TD. 2025 baseline (9 games): 63.4% offensive snaps, 13.8 carries/game (51.5% of team carries), 69.7% of the backfield's touches, 3.9 targets/game, 11.8% target share, 60.6 rushing and 21.3 receiving yards/game, 5 TD. (2026) TD luck: 3 scored vs 3.1 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.4 · median 7.6 · ceiling 15.7 — 32% chance of 10+, 12% of 15+, 5% 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 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 14th |
| W10 | @ BAL | Mon, Nov 16 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 23rd |
| W11 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 22 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12th |
| W12 | vs NE | Sun, Nov 29 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 25th · tough |
| W13 | @ TB | Sun, Dec 6 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 31st · tough |
| W14 | @ LV | Sun, Dec 13 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 4th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | LAR | 9 car, 20 yd · 2/3 rec, 7 yd | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| W6 | KC | 7 car, 18 yd · 4/4 rec, 21 yd | 3.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
| W5 | DEN | 14 car, 33 yd · 1/1 rec, 6 yd | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| W4 | SEA | 9 car, 45 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 8 yd | 11.3 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| W3 | BUF | 15 car, 56 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| W2 | LV | 23 car, 94 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 21 yd · 1 fum | 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 |
| W1 | ARI | 12 car, 43 yd, 1 TD · 1 fum | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 |