
Should I start Chase McLaughlin or Jake Bates this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Jake Bates
Week 7 ยท Half-PPR
Jake Bates averaged 2.0 field-goal attempts per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.7 for Chase McLaughlin. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Jake Bates: 14.0 versus 8.7 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

8.4FF projected
โ -0.1 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Jake Bates
K ยท DETStats & schedule โบ8.8FF projected
โ -0.2 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
Chase McLaughlin
FF8.4 FP
Boosted Trees8.9 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo8.6 FP
- Recent scoring average: 8.7 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.7 field-goal attempts per game.
Jake Bates
FF8.8 FP
Boosted Trees9.4 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo9.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 14.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate up 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 14.0 FP.
- The GB defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 field-goal attempts per game.
Projection breakdown
Chase McLaughlin
Fortified8.4
ESPN8.6
Sleeper8.3
FantasyProsโ
Chase McLaughlin faces CAR in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 8.7 fantasy points.
Jake Bates
Fortified8.8
ESPN9.0
Sleeper8.5
FantasyProsโ
Jake Bates faces GB in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 14.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.
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