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Jrue Holiday vs Keyonte George: who to start in Week 3

Jrue Holiday plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Keyonte George 4. For that week alone, start Keyonte George: 143.2 projected fantasy points to 123.9 for Jrue Holiday. Over the season, Keyonte George leads in points leagues (35.8 fantasy points a game to 31.0) and Jrue Holiday in 9-cat leagues (73rd against 74th). 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, 2:36 AM ET.

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Jrue Holiday
PGSGPORage 36
Points leagues
#84
31.0 FP/G, slot 7.12, $12
9-cat leagues
#73
-0.5 z, slot 7.01, $12

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

Keyonte George
PGSGUTAage 22
Points leagues
#51
35.8 FP/G, slot 5.03, $19
9-cat leagues
#74
-0.5 z, slot 7.02, $12

The pick in points leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Keyonte George. 35.8 fantasy points per game against 31.0, 51st on our board to 84th.

9-cat leagues: Jrue Holiday instead, -0.5 in summed z-scores against -0.5 (73rd to 74th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

Category by category, Jrue Holiday is ahead in 4 (REB, STL, FG% and TO) and Keyonte George in 3 (PTS, AST and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Keyonte George produces more: 39.9 fantasy points to 39.3, on 32.3 minutes a night against 28.4. He already plays as much or more, so the gap is not a role waiting to grow.

Jrue Holiday plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Keyonte George 4. For that week alone, start Keyonte George: 143.2 projected fantasy points to 123.9 for Jrue Holiday.

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 gameJrue HolidayKeyonte George
Fantasy points per game31.035.8
Minutes28.432.3
PointsPTS15.422.3
ReboundsREB4.63.9
AssistsAST5.75.9
StealsSTL1.10.9
BlocksBLK0.20.2
Threes3PM2.42.4
Field goal %FG%46.5%45.1%
Free throw %FT%82.9%86.6%
TurnoversTO2.33.3
Games, 2025-265354

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 36Jrue HolidayKeyonte George
Fantasy points39.339.9
Points19.624.9
Rebounds5.84.3
Assists7.36.6
Steals1.31.0
Blocks0.20.2
Threes3.12.6
Turnovers2.93.7

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

CategoryJrue HolidayKeyonte George
PointsPTS-0.2+1.0
ReboundsREB-0.5-0.8
AssistsAST+1.0+1.1
StealsSTL-0.0-0.4
BlocksBLK-1.0-1.0
Threes3PM+0.7+0.7
Field goal percentageFG%-0.3-0.7
Free throw percentageFT%+0.2+1.4
TurnoversTO-0.4-1.7
Total-0.5-0.5

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, steals, blocks, field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Keyonte George.

PuntJrue HolidayKeyonte George
PTS-0.4 (#80)-1.6 (#139)
REB+0.0 (#60)+0.4 (#50)
AST-1.6 (#132)-1.7 (#139)
STL-0.6 (#77)-0.1 (#60)
BLK+0.5 (#46)+0.5 (#45)
3PM-1.3 (#109)-1.4 (#111)
FG%-0.2 (#62)+0.3 (#49)
FT%-0.8 (#83)-2.0 (#144)
TO-0.2 (#65)+1.2 (#43)

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 438 ranked players.

Week 3 (Nov 2-8)

  • Jrue Holiday: 4 games (Mon @DEN, Wed @PHX, Fri @LAL, Sat SAS), 1 back-to-back.
  • Keyonte George: 4 games (Mon @SAS, Wed @NOP, Fri @DAL, Sun @MIN).

Every team's games this week · Week 3 streamers

Recent games

  • Jrue Holiday: 29.3 fantasy points a game over his last 6 of 2026-27, against 31.0 on the board.
  • Keyonte George: 30.7 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 35.8 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Jrue Holiday or Keyonte George?

    Points leagues: Keyonte George. 35.8 fantasy points per game against 31.0, 51st on our board to 84th. 9-cat leagues: Jrue Holiday instead, -0.5 in summed z-scores against -0.5 (73rd to 74th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Jrue Holiday or Keyonte George?

    Category by category, Jrue Holiday is ahead in 4 (REB, STL, FG% and TO) and Keyonte George in 3 (PTS, AST and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 3, Jrue Holiday or Keyonte George?

    Jrue Holiday plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Keyonte George 4. For that week alone, start Keyonte George: 143.2 projected fantasy points to 123.9 for Jrue Holiday.

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