Raiders D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs MIA•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs MIA (home)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Start

Start — the No. 18 defensive matchup this week: 4.8 pts projected vs MIA.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST18

of 32

Started

1%

of leagues · 27 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.9 / 1.4

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

19.3

17.2 projected allowed

Home / away

Home

vs MIA

MIA's offense gives up 2.9 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has MIA at 19.3 points as 3-point dogs.
Under-started: only 1% of leagues have them in, 27th among defenses, against a No. 18 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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