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Jock Landale vs Kyle Anderson: who to start in Week 1

Jock Landale plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Kyle Anderson 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 54.3 for Kyle Anderson. Over the season, Jock Landale leads in both formats: 22.0 fantasy points a game to 18.1, and 189th against 211th 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 22, 11:54 AM ET.

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Jock Landale
CATLage 30
Points leagues
#176
22.0 FP/G, slot 15.08
9-cat leagues
#189
-3.5 z, slot 16.09

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

Kyle Anderson
SFPFTORage 33
Points leagues
#231
18.1 FP/G, slot 20.03
9-cat leagues
#211
-4.0 z, slot 18.07

The call

Points leagues: Jock Landale. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 18.1, 176th on our board to 231st.

9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -3.5 in summed z-scores against -4.0 (189th to 211th).

Category by category, Jock Landale is ahead in 4 (PTS, REB, 3PM and FG%) and Kyle Anderson in 3 (AST, STL and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Jock Landale produces more: 36.1 fantasy points to 34.4, on 21.9 minutes a night against 18.9. He already plays as much or more, so the gap is not a role waiting to grow.

Jock Landale plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Kyle Anderson 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 54.3 for Kyle Anderson.

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 gameJock LandaleKyle Anderson
Fantasy points per game22.018.1
Minutes21.918.9
PointsPTS10.55.8
ReboundsREB5.53.3
AssistsAST1.82.9
StealsSTL0.51.0
BlocksBLK0.60.6
Threes3PM1.00.1
Field goal %FG%52.6%52.2%
Free throw %FT%65.9%70.6%
TurnoversTO0.80.8
Games, 2025-266843

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 36Jock LandaleKyle Anderson
Fantasy points36.134.4
Points17.311.0
Rebounds9.06.3
Assists2.95.5
Steals0.82.0
Blocks0.91.1
Threes1.70.2
Turnovers1.41.6

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

CategoryJock LandaleKyle Anderson
PointsPTS-1.0-1.9
ReboundsREB-0.1-1.1
AssistsAST-0.9-0.4
StealsSTL-1.5+0.1
BlocksBLK-0.2-0.2
Threes3PM-0.6-1.6
Field goal percentageFG%+0.5+0.3
Free throw percentageFT%-0.8-0.4
TurnoversTO+1.3+1.3
Total-3.5-4.0

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 points, rebounds and threes flips the 9-cat answer to Kyle Anderson.

PuntJock LandaleKyle Anderson
PTS-2.5 (#192)-2.1 (#171)
REB-3.6 (#234)-3.1 (#204)
AST-2.6 (#179)-3.6 (#225)
STL-2.1 (#145)-4.1 (#248)
BLK-3.5 (#197)-4.0 (#230)
3PM-2.9 (#176)-2.4 (#153)
FG%-4.5 (#231)-4.7 (#245)
FT%-2.7 (#163)-3.5 (#193)
TO-5.0 (#211)-5.4 (#223)

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 391 ranked players.

Week 1 (Oct 19-25)

  • Jock Landale: 3 games (Wed @ORL, Fri @CHA, Sat HOU), 1 back-to-back.
  • Kyle Anderson: 3 games (Wed CHI, Fri @WAS, Sun @MIN).

Every team's games this week · Week 1 streamers

Recent games

  • Jock Landale: 19.9 fantasy points a game over his last 1 of 2026-27, against 22.0 on the board.
  • Kyle Anderson: 7.2 fantasy points a game over his last 1 of 2026-27, against 18.1 on the board.

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Common questions

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

    Points leagues: Jock Landale. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 18.1, 176th on our board to 231st. 9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -3.5 in summed z-scores against -4.0 (189th to 211th).

  • Who wins more categories, Jock Landale or Kyle Anderson?

    Category by category, Jock Landale is ahead in 4 (PTS, REB, 3PM and FG%) and Kyle Anderson in 3 (AST, STL and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 1, Jock Landale or Kyle Anderson?

    Jock Landale plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Kyle Anderson 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 54.3 for Kyle Anderson.

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