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Joel Embiid or Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 31 • Start New
Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

C • Philadelphia 76ers PHI
Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

PG • Utah Jazz UTA
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Joel Embiid
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
19.751.759.7537.750.500.754
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nickeil Alexander-Walker
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joel Embiid
OWN
100%
+1.49 compared to last week
START
89%
+1.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Nickeil Alexander-Walker
OWN
38%
+1.63 compared to last week
START
19%
-3.49 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joel Embiid
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nickeil Alexander-Walker
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Joel Embiid

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 4045 total points (51.20 avg).
  • He is currently 443 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 17.7.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 49.23% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 20.69% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.70 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 8.10 rpg this month.
  • He is among the league's best in rebounds.
  • He is among the league's best in scoring.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +9.88, APG: +1.93, RPG: +4.17, MPG: +12.62 STLS: +0.3 BLKS: +0.42
Breakdown Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 45th with 1207 total points (18.29 avg).
  • He is currently 2717 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 18.3.

    • Performance Stats

  • He is ranked 117th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.71.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 0 apg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.5, APG: +0.96, RPG: +0.83, MPG: +8.12 STLS: +0.06 BLKS: +0.04
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Joel Embiid

No Injury Reported

Injury Nickeil Alexander-Walker

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Joel Embiid
DateOpponentResult
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nickeil Alexander-Walker
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Joel Embiid
34.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nickeil Alexander-Walker
7.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Joel Embiid
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 PHI 31 25.4 .466 .367 .783 20.2 2.1 7.8 2.4 0.9 3.8
17-18 PHI 63 30.4 .484 .308 .769 22.9 3.2 10.9 1.8 0.6 3.7
18-19 PHI 65 33.5 .485 .299 .802 27.6 3.7 13.5 1.9 0.7 3.5
19-20 PHI 43 30.0 .473 .346 .821 23.4 3.1 11.9 1.3 0.9 3.1
20-21 PHI 44 31.0 .510 .374 .852 29.2 3.0 10.7 1.4 1.1 3.1
21-22 PHI 77 33.2 .504 .364 .817 29.8 4.0 11.4 1.4 1.0 3.1
3-YEAR AVG 63 31.4 .500 .359 .828 27.5 3.4 11.2 1.4 1.0 3.1
Totals 353 31.1 .491 .337 .811 26.0 3.3 11.3 1.6 0.8 3.4
Career Nickeil Alexander-Walker
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 NO 40 12.3 .342 .342 .607 5.3 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.3 1.0
20-21 NO 41 20.2 .418 .348 .750 10.2 2.0 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.4
21-22 NO 70 21.9 .373 .313 .750 10.8 2.4 2.8 0.4 0.7 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 54 19.1 .387 .330 .731 9.5 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.7 1.4
Totals 162 19.1 .387 .330 .731 9.5 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.7 1.4
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Matchups

Week 19
ARI @LAR
BUF vs NE
CIN @TEN
DAL vs SF
GB vs SF
KC vs BUF
LAR @TB
LV @CIN
PHI @TB
PIT @KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CHC 2:20 PM EST
ATL @MIA 6:40 PM EST
BAL vs TB 7:05 PM EST
BOS vs SEA 7:10 PM EST
CHW @NYY 7:05 PM EST
CIN @TOR 7:07 PM EST
CLE vs DET 7:10 PM EST
COL vs NYM 8:40 PM EST
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST
KC vs MIN 8:10 PM EST
LAA vs OAK 9:38 PM EST
LAD @PHI 7:05 PM EST
MIL vs WAS 8:10 PM EST
PIT vs STL 6:35 PM EST
SD @SF 10:15 PM EST
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