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Collin Sexton vs Pelle Larsson: who to start in Week 3

Collin Sexton plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Pelle Larsson 4. For that week alone, start Pelle Larsson: 91.5 projected fantasy points to 91.1 for Collin Sexton. Over the season, Pelle Larsson leads in both formats: 22.9 fantasy points a game to 22.8, and 177th against 203rd 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 Nov 3, 12:36 AM ET.

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Collin Sexton
SGPGLALage 27
Points leagues
#171
22.8 FP/G, slot 15.03
9-cat leagues
#203
-3.7 z, slot 17.11
Pelle Larsson
SFSGMIAage 25
Points leagues
#169
22.9 FP/G, slot 15.01
9-cat leagues
#177
-3.0 z, slot 15.09

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Pelle Larsson. 22.9 fantasy points per game against 22.8, 169th on our board to 171st.

9-cat leagues: Pelle Larsson again, -3.0 in summed z-scores against -3.7 (177th to 203rd).

Category by category, Collin Sexton is ahead in 3 (PTS, STL and 3PM) and Pelle Larsson in 6 (REB, AST, BLK, FG%, FT% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Collin Sexton produces more: 37.3 fantasy points to 30.2, on 22.0 minutes a night against 27.3. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Collin Sexton plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Pelle Larsson 4. For that week alone, start Pelle Larsson: 91.5 projected fantasy points to 91.1 for Collin Sexton.

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 SextonPelle Larsson
Fantasy points per game22.822.9
Minutes22.027.3
PointsPTS14.011.5
ReboundsREB2.23.5
AssistsAST3.03.6
StealsSTL1.00.8
BlocksBLK0.20.2
Threes3PM1.50.9
Field goal %FG%46.8%49.4%
Free throw %FT%81.3%83.1%
TurnoversTO1.91.3
Games, 2025-266870

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 SextonPelle Larsson
Fantasy points37.330.2
Points22.915.2
Rebounds3.74.6
Assists4.84.7
Steals1.71.1
Blocks0.30.3
Threes2.51.2
Turnovers3.11.7

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 SextonPelle Larsson
PointsPTS-0.5-0.9
ReboundsREB-1.5-1.0
AssistsAST-0.4-0.1
StealsSTL-0.1-0.6
BlocksBLK-1.1-0.9
Threes3PM-0.2-0.8
Field goal percentageFG%-0.2+0.1
Free throw percentageFT%+0.1+0.4
TurnoversTO+0.1+0.8
Total-3.7-3.0

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 turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Collin Sexton.

PuntCollin SextonPelle Larsson
PTS-3.3 (#240)-2.2 (#182)
REB-2.3 (#154)-2.2 (#147)
AST-3.5 (#216)-3.0 (#199)
STL-3.8 (#238)-2.5 (#170)
BLK-2.8 (#163)-2.3 (#143)
3PM-3.6 (#221)-2.3 (#162)
FG%-3.7 (#194)-3.5 (#183)
FT%-3.9 (#219)-3.4 (#198)
TO-3.9 (#167)-4.0 (#170)

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 432 ranked players.

Week 3 (Nov 2-8)

  • Collin Sexton: 4 games (Mon MIA, Wed @SAC, Fri POR, Sun @DET), 1 back-to-back.
  • Pelle Larsson: 4 games (Mon @LAL, Wed @LAC, Thu @GSW, Sun @SAC), 1 back-to-back.

Every team's games this week · Week 3 streamers

Recent games

  • Collin Sexton: 16.2 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 22.8 on the board.
  • Pelle Larsson: 23.5 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 22.9 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Collin Sexton or Pelle Larsson?

    Points leagues: Pelle Larsson. 22.9 fantasy points per game against 22.8, 169th on our board to 171st. 9-cat leagues: Pelle Larsson again, -3.0 in summed z-scores against -3.7 (177th to 203rd).

  • Who wins more categories, Collin Sexton or Pelle Larsson?

    Category by category, Collin Sexton is ahead in 3 (PTS, STL and 3PM) and Pelle Larsson in 6 (REB, AST, BLK, FG%, FT% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 3, Collin Sexton or Pelle Larsson?

    Collin Sexton plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Pelle Larsson 4. For that week alone, start Pelle Larsson: 91.5 projected fantasy points to 91.1 for Collin Sexton.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Nov 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number