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Collin Murray-Boyles vs Justin Champagnie: who to start in Week 1

Collin Murray-Boyles plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Justin Champagnie 3, an even 65.7 projected fantasy points each. Over the season, Collin Murray-Boyles leads in points leagues (21.9 fantasy points a game to 21.9) and Justin Champagnie in 9-cat leagues (123rd against 151st). 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

The pick in points leagues.

Points leagues
#168
21.9 FP/G, slot 14.12
9-cat leagues
#123
-1.8 z, slot 11.03, $5

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Collin Murray-Boyles. 21.9 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 169th on our board to 168th.

9-cat leagues: Justin Champagnie instead, -1.8 in summed z-scores against -2.4 (123rd to 151st), because the categories pay for a different mix.

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

Per 36 minutes, Justin Champagnie produces more: 38.5 fantasy points to 36.7, on 20.5 minutes a night against 21.5. 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), Justin Champagnie 3, an even 65.7 projected fantasy points each.

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-BoylesJustin Champagnie
Fantasy points per game21.921.9
Minutes21.520.5
PointsPTS8.38.7
ReboundsREB5.16.2
AssistsAST1.81.3
StealsSTL1.00.8
BlocksBLK0.90.6
Threes3PM0.30.8
Field goal %FG%55.4%51.4%
Free throw %FT%70.0%81.0%
TurnoversTO1.00.5
Games, 2025-265769

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-BoylesJustin Champagnie
Fantasy points36.738.5
Points13.915.3
Rebounds8.510.9
Assists3.02.3
Steals1.71.4
Blocks1.51.1
Threes0.41.3
Turnovers1.61.0

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-BoylesJustin Champagnie
PointsPTS-1.4-1.3
ReboundsREB-0.3+0.2
AssistsAST-0.9-1.2
StealsSTL+0.0-0.6
BlocksBLK+0.4-0.1
Threes3PM-1.4-0.9
Field goal percentageFG%+0.7+0.3
Free throw percentageFT%-0.6+0.1
TurnoversTO+1.1+1.6
Total-2.4-1.8

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 free throw percentage flips the 9-cat answer to Collin Murray-Boyles.

PuntCollin Murray-BoylesJustin Champagnie
PTS-1.0 (#105)-0.5 (#83)
REB-2.3 (#150)-2.2 (#143)
AST-1.5 (#124)-0.7 (#83)
STL-2.5 (#164)-1.4 (#116)
BLK-3.1 (#173)-2.0 (#133)
3PM-0.9 (#93)-0.9 (#91)
FG%-3.6 (#185)-2.4 (#141)
FT%-1.8 (#125)-1.9 (#132)
TO-3.6 (#164)-3.6 (#163)

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).
  • Justin Champagnie: 3 games (Wed MIL, Fri TOR, Sat @CHI), 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.
  • Justin Champagnie: 26.7 fantasy points a game over his last 3 of 2026-27, against 21.9 on the board.

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Common questions

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

    Points leagues: Collin Murray-Boyles. 21.9 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 169th on our board to 168th. 9-cat leagues: Justin Champagnie instead, -1.8 in summed z-scores against -2.4 (123rd to 151st), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Collin Murray-Boyles or Justin Champagnie?

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

  • Who should I start in Week 1, Collin Murray-Boyles or Justin Champagnie?

    Collin Murray-Boyles plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Justin Champagnie 3, an even 65.7 projected fantasy points each.

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