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Jake Bates or Dominic Zvada

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jake Bates

Jake Bates

K • Detroit Lions DET
Dominic Zvada

Dominic Zvada

K • New York Giants NYG
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bates over Zvada

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Bates ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.7
XPM/XPATT FGM/FGATT FPTS
/3.1 1.7/2 8.7
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Latest News Jake Bates
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Zvada over Bates

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Zvada ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.2
XPM/XPATT FGM/FGATT FPTS
/1.9 1.6/1.8 7.2
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Latest News Dominic Zvada
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Performance Jake Bates
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FG FG% XPM PTS
4100.0214
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
5100.0621
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dominic Zvada
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FG FG% XPM PTS
3100.0110
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
7100.0122
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Jake Bates

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Dominic Zvada

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Bates
OWN
71%
+14.23 compared to last week
START
67%
+14.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Dominic Zvada
OWN
 
9%
+4.55 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+4.26 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Bates
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dominic Zvada
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Bates

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 37.00 total points (9.25 avg).
  • Currently 13 points behind the leader: Spencer Shrader
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.3 PPG.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 34, FGM: 29, XP: 51
Breakdown Dominic Zvada

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 10th among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 38.00 total points (9.50 avg).
  • Currently 12 points behind the leader: Spencer Shrader
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • For a kicker he is doing excellent, but that should be understood as a backhanded compliment.
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 9, FGM: 7, XP: 9
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jake Bates

No Injury Reported

Injury Dominic Zvada

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Bates

Week 5
Detroit Lions @ Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.25366.7573802.58
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 17.00 total points (4.25 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 7 (1.75 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 476 (119.00 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 991 (247.75 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.25 per game and currently ranked 29th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +3.75, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: +1, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +10.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Matchups Dominic Zvada

Week 5
New York Giants @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.50348.0053713.37
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 17.00 total points (4.25 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.8 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in turnovers with 5 (1.25 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in rush defense with 374 (93.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 1018 (254.50 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.50 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +161.5, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -9, INTs: -2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +3.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Bates
7.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dominic Zvada
1.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jake Bates
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2024 DET 16 29 26 90% 67 64
2025 DET 16 36 29 81% 60 58
2026 DET 4 7 7 100% 14 14
ON PACE 18 32 32 100% 63 63
3-YEAR AVG 12 22 19 85% 44 42
Totals 40 73 63 86% 145 140
Career Dominic Zvada
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2026 NYG 4 9 9 100% 5 5
ON PACE 18 41 41 100% 23 23
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0% 0 0
Totals 4 9 9 100% 5 5
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