Should I start Rico Dowdle or Rome Odunze this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Rico Dowdle

+0.6 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Rico Dowdle over Rome Odunze for Week 8 Half-PPR: 7.8 projected points versus 7.1.

Rico Dowdle: 9.0 FP recent scoring average.
Rome Odunze: 5.9 FP recent scoring average; 10% matchup reduction against SEA.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Rico Dowdle

RB · PITStats & schedule

7.8FF projected

↓ -0.3 vs ESPN

vs CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Rome Odunze

WR · CHIStats & schedule

7.1FF projected

↓ -0.5 vs ESPN

at SEA

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Rico Dowdle

Fortified7.8

ESPN8.0

Sleeper8.0

FantasyPros7.5

Rico Dowdle faces CLE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.0 fantasy points.

Rome Odunze

Fortified7.1

ESPN7.7

Sleeper8.4

FantasyPros7.7

Rome Odunze faces SEA in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.

Rico Dowdle projects for 7.8 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.6 more than Rome Odunze. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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