Saints D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs DET•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs DET (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 31): Vegas has DET at 27.8 points, and 2.8 pts projected vs DET.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST31

of 32

Started

2%

of leagues · 23 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

3.0 / 0.9

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

27.8

26.5 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at DET

DET's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 0.9 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has DET at 27.8 points as 7-point favorites.
Over-started: 2% of leagues have them in, 23rd among defenses, against a No. 31 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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