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Shawn Siegele breaks down every relevant player from the NFL Divisional Round and helps you plot strategy for the FFPC Playoff Challenge 2. The Wild Card weekend gave us a fantasy football bash for the ages, almost as though a year’s worth of excitement had been saved for the postseason. For participants in the FFPC and Underdog playoff contests, the intensity was ratcheted up a…...
Shawn Siegele breaks down results from the first round of the Underdog playoff tournaments and begins the strategy session for new versions of the Gauntlet and Mitten. The Underdog playoff contests are compulsively addictive six-person drafts. Each team selects a 10-player best ball lineup that starts 1-QB, 1-RB, 2-WR/TE, and 1-Flex in the battle to progress through each individual playoff round and win the big…...
In 1 Big Thing, Blair Andrews uses the RotoViz tools to take a deep dive into an interesting, unique, and potentially actionable development from the last week of fantasy football. The New York Giants upset Minnesota on Sunday in part because of the heroics of Isaiah Hodgins. So far only two receivers scored more fantasy points in the playoffs’ opening round. Among players with more…...
Justin Herrera uses the RotoViz tools to bring you the top plays and some under-the-radar options for the FanDuel main slate. This weekly article is a deep dive into some guys with exploitable matchups, something to prove, or are just great deals on FanDuel. The goal is always to help you win some money on a week-to-week basis. Barring that, at least you can have…...
If you want to improve at DFS, you need to find the types of contests that allow you to have success and continue to play mainly in those. This enables you not only to have a greater chance of success each week but also to improve in identifying contest specific dynamics and trends. I am a lower-stakes, small-field tournament player. I do not play cash…...
By now you’re probably familiar with how awesomely addictive this contest is, and if you’re not you can read the full intros in some of my previous strategy pieces. As I write this on Thursday night, four versions of the Mitten have filled and Gauntlet 2 is 53% full. If you have the best draft execution on Friday, you could win the $200,000. In this…...
Shawn Siegele uses the Game Level Similarity Projections and Passing Matchup Rater to help create unique rosters with extreme upside in the FFPC Playoff Contest. I love this contest. On Tuesday, I broke it down in detail, explaining how every relevant player on all 14 playoff teams fit into coherent contest builds. Here’s a quick look at how it works: If you haven’t yet played…...
With the regular season installments of the running back advanced stats behind us, we’ll look at the season-long data. Thanks for following along as we use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a complete picture of a player’s usage and skills. Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate,…...
If you’re new to the site or unfamiliar with the GLSP process, please read through the link below before making use of GLSP this season. Game Level Similarity Projections: What Are They And How Should I Use Them? As a reminder, GLSP considers a player in isolation and does not consider external factors such as the availability of the other players on his team, his…...
In the 75th installment of The Wrong Read, Blair Andrews takes a deep dive into the metrics that best help us find Year 2 running back breakouts. Does efficiency make a difference? Can we beat draft position? Are we looking for different profiles from late picks compared to early picks? Last week I explored which Year 1 metrics help us predict Year 2 wide receiver…...
Shawn Siegele looks at the fit for every tournament-relevant player in the FFPC Playoff Contest and constructs a path to winning $500,000. If you haven’t yet played the FFPC playoff contests, you’re missing out on the best part of the reality playoffs. With price points at both $200 ($500k grand prize) and $35 ($100k), you get one more shot at a six-figure prize. Both contests…...
Seamus Carr looks back at the most meaningful games of Week 18 and highlights some rookie performances that could be signals of impending breakouts. And just like that, the 2022 NFL regular season has come to an end. In Week 18, we saw games where teams’ playoff destinies hung in the balance and others that had virtually no impact. To be certain, there are things…...
Shawn Siegele examines the swiftly changing landscape of Underdog playoff contests and explains how to turn new prices to your advantage. Update: I’ve tweaked the Saturday version after the Jaguars, Dolphins, and Seahawks locked down their playoff spots. Underdog playoff drafts are fast-paced, exciting, and addictive. The $25 Gauntlet contest is now 80% full. Update: The Gauntlet has filled and Gauntlet 2 is now open…...
Justin Herrera uses the RotoViz tools to bring you the top plays and some under-the-radar options for the FanDuel main slate. This weekly article is a deep dive into some guys with exploitable matchups, something to prove, or are just great deals on FanDuel. The goal is always to help you win some money on a week-to-week basis. Barring that, at least you can have…...
RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $7 million. You can contribute here. If you want to improve at DFS, you need…...
RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. In this weekly article, Ryan Ramsarran uses the Advanced…...
RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. It’s hard to digest Week 17 and write the…...
RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. Any writing about football at present takes place in…...
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 18. First and foremost: We’re all hoping for the best for Damar Hamlin and wishing him a speedy recovery. Congratulations to those of you who finished up your fantasy seasons this weekend, I hope you all crushed championship week. For those of you who are in championship week in Week 18…...
Curtis Patrick embarks on a review of early 2023 dynasty rankings and tiers for startup drafts. Which five players join Josh Allen at the top of the mountain? The calendar has flipped to a new year and the table is set for early dynasty startup drafts later this month. I’m working my way through a full rankings reboot even as I prepare for the incoming…...
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