49ers D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs LAR•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs LAR (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 32): LAR protects the ball (0.9 turnovers a game), and Vegas has them at 25.8 points.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST32

of 32

Started

4%

of leagues · 20 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

1.8 / 0.9

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

25.8

28.6 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at LAR

LAR's offense gives up 1.8 sacks and 0.9 turnovers a game (2025), below league average.
Vegas has LAR at 25.8 points as 3-point favorites.
Over-started: 4% of leagues have them in, 20th among defenses, against a No. 32 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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