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Jake Bates
K ยท DETStats & schedule โบ8.8FF projected
โ -0.2 vs ESPN
vs GBSun 4:25 PM ET
Should I start Jake Bates or Nick Folk this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
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Start Jake Bates
Week 7 ยท Standard
Jake Bates averaged 2.0 field-goal attempts per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 1.3 for Nick Folk. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Recent scoring favors Jake Bates: 14.0 versus 7.3 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท Standard
vs GBTHE ALTERNATIVE
Nick Folk
K ยท ATLStats & schedule โบ8.4FF projected
โ +1.2 vs ESPN
vs SFSun 1:00 PM ET
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.
Nick Folk
FF8.4 FP
Boosted Trees7.5 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo7.0 FP
- Recent scoring average: 7.3 FP.
- The SF defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 10%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.3 field-goal attempts per game.
Projection breakdown
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%.
Nick Folk
Fortified8.4
ESPN7.2
Sleeper8.2
FantasyProsโ
Nick Folk faces SF in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 7.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 10%.
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