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Collin Murray-Boyles vs Davion Mitchell: who to start in Week 1

Collin Murray-Boyles plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Davion Mitchell 3. For that week alone, start Davion Mitchell: 76.5 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Collin Murray-Boyles. Over the season, Davion Mitchell leads in both formats: 25.5 fantasy points a game to 21.9, and 150th against 151st in 9-cat. The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Oct 25, 8:28 AM ET.

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Points leagues
#169
21.9 FP/G, slot 15.01
9-cat leagues
#151
-2.4 z, slot 13.07, $2
Davion Mitchell
PGMIAage 28
Points leagues
#128
25.5 FP/G, slot 11.08, $5
9-cat leagues
#150
-2.4 z, slot 13.06, $2

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Davion Mitchell. 25.5 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 128th on our board to 169th.

9-cat leagues: Davion Mitchell again, -2.4 in summed z-scores against -2.4 (150th to 151st).

Category by category, Collin Murray-Boyles is ahead in 5 (REB, STL, BLK, FG% and TO) and Davion Mitchell in 4 (PTS, AST, 3PM and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Collin Murray-Boyles produces more: 36.7 fantasy points to 31.1, on 21.5 minutes a night against 29.5. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Collin Murray-Boyles plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Davion Mitchell 3. For that week alone, start Davion Mitchell: 76.5 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Collin Murray-Boyles.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameCollin Murray-BoylesDavion Mitchell
Fantasy points per game21.925.5
Minutes21.529.5
PointsPTS8.310.6
ReboundsREB5.12.4
AssistsAST1.86.8
StealsSTL1.00.9
BlocksBLK0.90.3
Threes3PM0.31.5
Field goal %FG%55.4%49.5%
Free throw %FT%70.0%71.0%
TurnoversTO1.01.7
Games, 2025-265770

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Collin Murray-BoylesDavion Mitchell
Fantasy points36.731.1
Points13.912.9
Rebounds8.52.9
Assists3.08.3
Steals1.71.1
Blocks1.50.4
Threes0.41.8
Turnovers1.62.1

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryCollin Murray-BoylesDavion Mitchell
PointsPTS-1.4-1.0
ReboundsREB-0.3-1.5
AssistsAST-0.9+1.6
StealsSTL+0.0-0.4
BlocksBLK+0.4-0.8
Threes3PM-1.4-0.2
Field goal percentageFG%+0.7+0.1
Free throw percentageFT%-0.6-0.4
TurnoversTO+1.1+0.2
Total-2.4-2.4

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting points, assists, threes and free throw percentage flips the 9-cat answer to Collin Murray-Boyles.

PuntCollin Murray-BoylesDavion Mitchell
PTS-1.0 (#105)-1.4 (#131)
REB-2.3 (#150)-1.0 (#90)
AST-1.5 (#124)-4.1 (#247)
STL-2.5 (#164)-2.0 (#145)
BLK-3.1 (#173)-1.7 (#115)
3PM-0.9 (#93)-2.3 (#154)
FG%-3.6 (#185)-2.8 (#150)
FT%-1.8 (#125)-2.0 (#144)
TO-3.6 (#164)-2.6 (#131)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 392 ranked players.

Week 1 (Oct 19-25)

  • Collin Murray-Boyles: 3 games (Wed CHI, Fri @WAS, Sun @MIN).
  • Davion Mitchell: 3 games (Wed MIN, Fri DET, Sat @CHA), 1 back-to-back.

Every team's games this week · Week 1 streamers

Recent games

  • Collin Murray-Boyles: 22.9 fantasy points a game over his last 2 of 2026-27, against 21.9 on the board.
  • Davion Mitchell: 32.5 fantasy points a game over his last 3 of 2026-27, against 25.5 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Collin Murray-Boyles or Davion Mitchell?

    Points leagues: Davion Mitchell. 25.5 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 128th on our board to 169th. 9-cat leagues: Davion Mitchell again, -2.4 in summed z-scores against -2.4 (150th to 151st).

  • Who wins more categories, Collin Murray-Boyles or Davion Mitchell?

    Category by category, Collin Murray-Boyles is ahead in 5 (REB, STL, BLK, FG% and TO) and Davion Mitchell in 4 (PTS, AST, 3PM and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 1, Collin Murray-Boyles or Davion Mitchell?

    Collin Murray-Boyles plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Davion Mitchell 3. For that week alone, start Davion Mitchell: 76.5 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Collin Murray-Boyles.

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