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Jamal Murray or Darius Acuff Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray

PG • Denver Nuggets DEN
Darius Acuff Jr.

Darius Acuff Jr.

PG • Sacramento Kings SAC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murray over Acuff Jr.

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Murray ... 51.61%

BOTH ... 41.94%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 48.3
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
106.0 0.577 0.880 0.547 22.3 12.8 34.3 13.3 12.3 59.4 34.3 2.7 7.8 4.02 0.1 0.0 5.8 10.6 17.7 4.7 92.5 2.2 4.4 48.3
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray at Grizzlies — High-Floor Lead Guard Spot in Memphis

Healthy and firmly entrenched in Denver's starting backcourt alongside Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray remains universally rostered and started across fantasy leagues. He has been in sensational early-season scoring form, averaging 27.5 points, 5.7 assists, and 4.2 three-pointers over his last six games while shooting 51% from beyond the arc.

Tonight against the Grizzlies at FedExForum, Murray enters an appealing matchup featuring a 230.5 total. Our models project Murray for 40.5 fantasy points across 36 minutes, anticipating 25 points and seven assists as a primary playmaker. Note that Denver plays a moderate three-game weekly slate, with tonight marking the second game before wrapping up in New Orleans.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Acuff Jr. over Murray

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Acuff Jr. ... 3.23%

BOTH ... 41.94%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 43.2
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
113.0 0.437 0.839 0.368 27.7 10.8 29.0 15.5 13.6 66.6 29.1 0.6 11.6 1.91 0.6 0.0 7.8 12.6 21.4 0.0 81.4 4.3 11.2 43.2
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Darius Acuff Jr.

Darius Acuff Jr. vs. Magic: Historic Rookie Run Continues at Home

Healthy and locked into Sacramento's starting lineup, Acuff enters Tuesday making history after scoring 259 points through his first 10 career games—the most since Michael Jordan. The dynamic rookie has seized total command of the Kings' backcourt, averaging 27.4 points and 8.6 assists over his last seven outings, pushing his fantasy start rate up to 95%.

For tonight's home tilt against Orlando at Golden 1 Center, our models project Acuff to log around 33 minutes and produce 30.5 fantasy points with 16.4 points and 6.2 assists. He remains an elite volume producer in a solid 222.5-point total environment, kicking off a three-game week for Sacramento.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jamal Murray
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
28.006.004.0034.670.331.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
28.676.005.0034.670.671.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Acuff Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
27.678.004.0037.001.670.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
28.868.714.4338.001.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jamal Murray
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
+0.47 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Acuff Jr.
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
57%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jamal Murray
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Acuff Jr.
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jamal Murray

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 424 total points (42.40 avg).
  • He is currently 234 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 50.88% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 51.28% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • He is ranked 29th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.57.
  • Decent numbers for a point guard with 5.90 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a guard with 5.00 rpg this month.
  • He is among the league's best in scoring.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +6.2, APG: +0.72, RPG: +0.45, MPG: +5.81 STLS: --0.37 BLKS: +0.63
Breakdown Darius Acuff Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 443 total points (40.27 avg).
  • He is currently 215 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.83% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 33.01% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 46th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.00.
  • Good point guard that is among the league's best in assists with 7.27 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 3.82 for the month.
  • He is among the league's best in scoring.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +26.18, APG: +7.27, RPG: +3.82, MPG: +36.82 STLS: +1 BLKS: +0.09
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jamal Murray

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Acuff Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jamal Murray
DateOpponentResult
Nov 09@HOUL 100-110
Nov 11@MEMW 123-118
Nov 14@NO
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
33.255.502.5037.750.501.754
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Darius Acuff Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Nov 10VS ORLL 100-107
Nov 13VS POR
Nov 15VS OKC
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
31.005.003.0037.501.000.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jamal Murray
26.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Acuff Jr.
19.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jamal Murray
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 DEN 79 21.2 .394 .326 .870 9.4 2.0 2.6 0.3 0.7 1.4
17-18 DEN 80 31.6 .448 .374 .905 16.5 3.4 3.7 0.4 1.0 2.1
18-19 DEN 75 32.3 .440 .373 .852 18.5 4.8 4.2 0.3 0.9 2.1
19-20 DEN 55 32.6 .455 .345 .893 18.8 4.8 3.9 0.3 1.2 2.3
20-21 DEN 48 35.0 .477 .408 .869 21.2 4.8 4.0 0.3 1.3 2.2
22-23 DEN 70 33.1 .452 .400 .851 20.7 6.2 4.1 0.3 1.0 2.3
23-24 DEN 64 31.7 .472 .413 .854 21.4 6.6 4.1 0.7 0.9 2.1
24-25 DEN 72 36.1 .475 .399 .889 21.7 6.1 4.0 0.5 1.3 2.1
25-26 DEN 81 35.2 .472 .423 .895 25.3 7.0 4.4 0.4 0.9 2.3
26-27 DEN 10 35.9 .509 .513 .842 26.2 5.9 5.0 0.9 0.9 2.3
3-YEAR AVG 77 34.7 .469 .407 .884 22.7 6.4 4.2 0.5 1.1 2.2
Totals 666 32.2 .457 .389 .877 19.3 5.1 4.0 0.4 1.0 2.1
Career Darius Acuff Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
26-27 SAC 11 36.8 .418 .330 .846 26.2 7.3 3.8 0.1 1.0 3.6
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 11 36.8 .418 .330 .846 26.2 7.3 3.8 0.1 1.0 3.6
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