Yahoo Sports NFL on Sam LaPorta

LaPorta averaging 14.0 points with three TDs in four games; faces tough Packers defense.

LaPorta stands as the TE4 on TE4 usage over his last four games, averaging 14.0 half PPR points and scoring in three of those contests. That recent scoring pace outstrips his season-to-date mark of 12.6 half PPR points (TE5), though his expected usage has remained essentially identical at 12.1 expected points per game. Green Bay has been tough on tight ends, ranking 27th with only 7.6 half PPR points allowed per game and yielding a recent high of just 8.1 points to Austin Hooper. Detroit is positioned as 3-point home favorites with a slate-leading 27.75-point implied team total (first).

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