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Egor Dëmin vs Jock Landale: who to start in Week 2

Egor Dëmin plays 3 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Jock Landale 4. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 85.4 projected fantasy points to 61.2 for Egor Dëmin. Over the season, Jock Landale leads in both formats: 21.4 fantasy points a game to 20.4, and 210th against 212th 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 26, 2:30 PM ET.

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Egor Dëmin
SGPGBKNage 20
Points leagues
#200
20.4 FP/G, slot 17.08
9-cat leagues
#212
-4.0 z, slot 18.08
Jock Landale
CATLage 30
Points leagues
#180
21.4 FP/G, slot 15.12
9-cat leagues
#210
-4.0 z, slot 18.06

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Jock Landale. 21.4 fantasy points per game against 20.4, 180th on our board to 200th.

9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -4.0 in summed z-scores against -4.0 (210th to 212th).

Category by category, Egor Dëmin is ahead in 5 (PTS, AST, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Jock Landale in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Jock Landale produces more: 35.8 fantasy points to 29.1, on 21.5 minutes a night against 25.2. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Egor Dëmin plays 3 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Jock Landale 4. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 85.4 projected fantasy points to 61.2 for Egor Dëmin.

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 gameEgor DëminJock Landale
Fantasy points per game20.421.4
Minutes25.221.5
PointsPTS10.29.9
ReboundsREB3.15.4
AssistsAST3.31.9
StealsSTL0.80.5
BlocksBLK0.30.6
Threes3PM2.31.0
Field goal %FG%38.3%50.6%
Free throw %FT%87.7%64.9%
TurnoversTO1.81.0
Games, 2025-265268

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 36Egor DëminJock Landale
Fantasy points29.135.8
Points14.616.6
Rebounds4.49.1
Assists4.73.2
Steals1.20.8
Blocks0.40.9
Threes3.31.6
Turnovers2.51.7

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

CategoryEgor DëminJock Landale
PointsPTS-1.1-1.1
ReboundsREB-1.2-0.1
AssistsAST-0.2-0.9
StealsSTL-0.5-1.5
BlocksBLK-0.8-0.3
Threes3PM+0.7-0.7
Field goal percentageFG%-1.5+0.3
Free throw percentageFT%+0.4-0.8
TurnoversTO+0.1+1.1
Total-4.0-4.0

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 rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Egor Dëmin.

PuntEgor DëminJock Landale
PTS-3.0 (#219)-2.9 (#212)
REB-2.9 (#184)-4.2 (#254)
AST-4.0 (#241)-3.2 (#198)
STL-3.6 (#213)-2.6 (#168)
BLK-3.4 (#189)-4.1 (#223)
3PM-4.8 (#262)-3.3 (#197)
FG%-2.5 (#143)-4.8 (#239)
FT%-4.5 (#234)-3.2 (#189)
TO-4.3 (#185)-5.2 (#218)

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 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1)

  • Egor Dëmin: 3 games (Tue @BOS, Fri DET, Sun @IND).
  • Jock Landale: 4 games (Mon @HOU, Wed MIA, Thu CLE, Sat @NOP), 1 back-to-back.

Every team's games this week · Week 2 streamers

Recent games

  • Egor Dëmin: 18.0 fantasy points a game over his last 3 of 2026-27, against 20.4 on the board.
  • Jock Landale: 17.3 fantasy points a game over his last 3 of 2026-27, against 21.4 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Egor Dëmin or Jock Landale?

    Points leagues: Jock Landale. 21.4 fantasy points per game against 20.4, 180th on our board to 200th. 9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -4.0 in summed z-scores against -4.0 (210th to 212th).

  • Who wins more categories, Egor Dëmin or Jock Landale?

    Category by category, Egor Dëmin is ahead in 5 (PTS, AST, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Jock Landale in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 2, Egor Dëmin or Jock Landale?

    Egor Dëmin plays 3 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Jock Landale 4. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 85.4 projected fantasy points to 61.2 for Egor Dëmin.

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