Buccaneers D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs CIN•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs CIN (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 20): Vegas has CIN at 27 points, and 4.5 pts projected vs CIN.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST20

of 32

Started

9%

of leagues · 16 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.1 / 1.4

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

27.0

25.7 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at CIN

CIN's offense gives up 2.1 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has CIN at 27 points as 3.5-point favorites.
Over-started: 9% of leagues have them in, 16th among defenses, against a No. 20 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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