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Question

Using the full model for GW9 only, what gains does the chip-value tool estimate for Triple Captain, Bench Boost and Free Hit? Which has the largest estimate? Are these guaranteed extra points?

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Chip-value estimates (full model, GW9 only, snapshot 2026-10-28, season 2026-27)

Chip	Estimated gain (GW9)
Free Hit	7.90 points
Triple Captain	5.88 points
Bench Boost	5.24 points

Your current XI is projected at 45.61 points in GW9. Free Hit has the largest GW9 estimate at ~7.90 points.

No, these are not guaranteed. They are hypothetical model projections from the frozen snapshot, assuming your current squad is unchanged and no transfers are planned. Actual points depend on real-world events — minutes, injuries and fixture outcomes. The tool's own assumptions note that future transfers aren't planned and that injury recovery isn't forecast.

Two important caveats:

The recommendation engine disagrees for now. chip_decision.action is save — it advises against playing any chip in GW9 because the projected schedule favours later opportunities. Its own GW9 "gain_now" figures differ from the chip-value tool's (e.g. Bench Boost 11.18 vs 5.24), since the two use different assumptions. The planned windows are: Triple Captain GW16 (~6.98), Bench Boost GW11 (~12.33), Free Hit GW14 (~10.29, and it needs transfer-plan review). Wildcard is unassessed/not valued.
The GW9 gain figures alone aren't the full picture — they're extra points on top of the starting-XI projection, not part of it. Don't add them to the 49.67 expected-points figure for the recommended XI, and don't combine multiple chips in one GW.

Also note the chip-value tool lists Bench Boost at 5.24 for GW9 despite Dubravka (Spurs GK) being on the bench — the optimiser's default bench weighting applies here.

Separately, transfers are recommended for GW9: buy Kelleher, Thiago and Van Hecke; sell Calafiori, João Pedro and Dubravka, with Haaland as captain. I can expand on that plan if useful.

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Target gameweek: GW9
Model: minimax-m3.1-flash:cloud
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Model calls: 3 of 4
Tool calls: 3
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Snapshot ID: 20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty

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1 get_chip_valuescompleted

{
  "horizon": 1,
  "model": "full"
}

Result fields: snapshot_id, as_of, season, target_gw, model, values, best_gws, available_chips, assumptions. Show full result

{
  "snapshot_id": "20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty",
  "as_of": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
  "target_gw": 9,
  "model": "full",
  "values": [
    {
      "gw": 9,
      "your_xi": 45.60745605684265,
      "triple_captain": 5.880235614972674,
      "bench_boost": 5.236402849718311,
      "free_hit": 7.9002174202812725
    }
  ],
  "best_gws": {
    "triple_captain": 9,
    "bench_boost": 9,
    "free_hit": 9
  },
  "available_chips": [
    "wildcard (until GW19)",
    "freehit (until GW19)",
    "bboost (until GW19)",
    "3xc (until GW19)"
  ],
  "assumptions": [
    "Uses the current frozen squad in every GW; future transfers are not planned.",
    "Values are hypothetical gains even for chips that are no longer available.",
    "The existing optimiser includes its default bench weight in squad selection.",
    "For equal chip values, best_gws selects the earliest GW."
  ]
}

2 get_my_teamcompleted

{}

Result fields: snapshot_id, snapshot_created_at, season, target_gw, deadline, team_name, based_on_gw, bank_in_tenths, free_transfers, available_chips, used_chips, squad_players. Show full result

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  "snapshot_created_at": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
  "target_gw": 9,
  "deadline": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z",
  "team_name": "[team name]",
  "based_on_gw": 8,
  "bank_in_tenths": 11,
  "free_transfers": 3,
  "available_chips": [
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    "freehit (until GW19)",
    "bboost (until GW19)",
    "3xc (until GW19)"
  ],
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  "squad_players": [
    {
      "element_id": 109,
      "player_name": "Verbruggen",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 46,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
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      "player_name": "Gvardiol",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Man City",
      "purchase_price": 55,
      "current_price": 57,
      "selling_price": 56,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 8,
      "player_name": "Calafiori",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "purchase_price": 58,
      "current_price": 60,
      "selling_price": 59,
      "status": "d",
      "news": "Hip injury - 75% chance of playing"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 175,
      "player_name": "van Ewijk",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Coventry City",
      "purchase_price": 40,
      "current_price": 39,
      "selling_price": 39,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 204,
      "player_name": "Mitchell",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Crystal Palace",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 45,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 15,
      "player_name": "Ødegaard",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "purchase_price": 67,
      "current_price": 67,
      "selling_price": 67,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 40,
      "player_name": "Rogers",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Chelsea",
      "purchase_price": 77,
      "current_price": 80,
      "selling_price": 78,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 124,
      "player_name": "Groß",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "purchase_price": 61,
      "current_price": 62,
      "selling_price": 61,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 290,
      "player_name": "Slater",
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      "club": "Hull City",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 45,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
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      "player_name": "Haaland",
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      "club": "Man City",
      "purchase_price": 155,
      "current_price": 158,
      "selling_price": 156,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 346,
      "player_name": "Calvert-Lewin",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Leeds",
      "purchase_price": 60,
      "current_price": 61,
      "selling_price": 60,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 497,
      "player_name": "Dubravka",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Spurs",
      "purchase_price": 40,
      "current_price": 40,
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      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 426,
      "player_name": "B.Fernandes",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Man Utd",
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      "selling_price": 117,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 165,
      "player_name": "João Pedro",
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      "club": "Chelsea",
      "purchase_price": 75,
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      "status": "i",
      "news": "Thigh injury - Unknown return date"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 305,
      "player_name": "Davis",
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      "club": "Ipswich Town",
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      "current_price": 40,
      "selling_price": 40,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    }
  ]
}

3 get_recommendationcompleted

{
  "horizon": 1,
  "model": "full"
}

Result fields: snapshot_id, as_of, season, target_gw, model, actual_gws, threshold, allowed_hits, plan_objective, hold_objective, gain, make_transfers, players, selected_gw_plans, chip_decision, assumptions. Show full result

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  "as_of": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
  "target_gw": 9,
  "model": "full",
  "actual_gws": [
    9
  ],
  "threshold": 2.0,
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  "plan_objective": 51.348163234287625,
  "hold_objective": 46.3929164843004,
  "gain": 4.955246749987225,
  "make_transfers": true,
  "players": [
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      "player_name": "Calafiori",
      "position": "DEF",
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      "current_price": 60,
      "status": "d",
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    },
    {
      "element_id": 15,
      "player_name": "Ødegaard",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Arsenal",
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      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 40,
      "player_name": "Rogers",
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      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 82,
      "player_name": "Kelleher",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Brentford",
      "current_price": 50,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 106,
      "player_name": "Thiago",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Brentford",
      "current_price": 78,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 109,
      "player_name": "Verbruggen",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Brighton",
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      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 112,
      "player_name": "Van Hecke",
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      "news": ""
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    {
      "element_id": 124,
      "player_name": "Groß",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      12,
      13,
      14,
      15,
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      17,
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      {
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      {
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      {
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      "Uses the selected first-GW squad unchanged in future GWs; rerun after transfers or team news.",
      "Uses current availability and minutes estimates; future injury recovery is not forecast.",
      "Schedules at most one valued chip per GW within its availability window.",
      "Wildcard is not valued. Free Hit requires review because it changes and then restores the squad.",
      "Starting-XI EP and the transfer objective exclude chip effects; gains are reported separately."
    ]
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  "assumptions": [
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    "The hold plan forbids transfers in the first GW only.",
    "Objectives include GW discounting, bench weighting and hit penalties.",
    "Later GW transfers are provisional plans, not actions to take now."
  ]
}