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Can the Range of Outcomes Tool Find 3 Ways to Save Big on Ezekiel Elliott?
Shawn Siegele
July 15, 2022
Scott Fish Bowl: RotoViz’s Guide To #SFB12 Scoring And Strategy
Hasan Rahim
July 11, 2022
Does the Running Back Dead Zone Still Exist? Comparing Underdog and FFPC
Conor O’Driscoll
July 8, 2022
Mind the Gap: 3 Small-Gap Backfields to Mine for Fantasy Value
Corbin Young
July 5, 2022
Why the Third Receiver Slot Is So Important on Underdog: Lessons from the Win The Flex App
Conor O’Driscoll
July 4, 2022
Has the Second-Year Receiver Advantage Been Squeezed Out of Existence?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 28, 2022
How to Finish a Hyperfragile Draft Strong
Conor O’Driscoll
June 20, 2022
Are Underdog Players Drafting Enough Running Backs?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 15, 2022
Applying Optimal Bestball Principles to a Hyperfragile Draft
Conor O’Driscoll
June 14, 2022
Fixing Hyperfragile: Dominating with a Contrarian Approach
Conor O’Driscoll
May 24, 2022
An Unusual Anchor RB Approach With Even More Upside
Conor O’Driscoll
May 17, 2022
Don’t Overthink Uniqueness in a Zero RB Build
Conor O’Driscoll
May 11, 2022
Dynasty Trade Diary No. 2 – How to Trade Up In Your Rookie Draft
Curtis Patrick
May 3, 2022
Dynasty Rankings & Tiers Update – How I’m Valuing the 5 Rookie Superstars
Curtis Patrick
April 30, 2022
Dynasty Trade Diary – I Traded Justin Herbert and Rebuilt a Roster
Curtis Patrick
April 4, 2022
What Justin Jefferson and Chris Godwin Taught Me About Fantasy Football: Buy Low Report Year-End Review
Conor O’Driscoll
February 7, 2022
Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season
Michael Dubner
January 31, 2022
NFL Playoff Challenge – Quarterbacks Versus the Field
Curtis Patrick
January 13, 2022
Should You Handcuff Your Running Backs? Backfield Stacks and Their Effects on Win Rates
Matt Spencer
August 31, 2021
Scott Fish Bowl: RotoViz’s Guide To #SFB12 Scoring And Strategy
Hasan Rahim
July 11, 2022
The 2022 Scott Fish Bowl (#SFB12) kicks off today! The scoring format is mainly unchanged from prior Fish Bowls, with the largest changes impacting the kicker and quarterback positions. Matt Spencer ran several simulations and noted that only 42 points separate draft positions in average projected points, underscoring the balance in scoring for this format. Before I jump into the changes, here’s a quick primer…...
Does the Running Back Dead Zone Still Exist? Comparing Underdog and FFPC
Conor O’Driscoll
July 8, 2022
The running back dead zone has entered the public consciousness in a big way. An understanding of how to approach the draft once all the top running backs are off the board and exciting wide receivers are still available has become much more widespread. With this greater understanding comes a shift in ADPs. The Win The Flex tool is uniquely well placed to objectively analyze…...
Mahomes Finally Gets the Offensive Line He Deserves: Elite Quarterbacks and Their Offensive Line Continuity in 2022
Thomas Emerick
July 8, 2022
Thomas Emerick looks at offensive line continuity as a key feature of efficient NFL offenses. Who stands to benefit from having the most returning offensive line starters? One of the overlooked keys to efficient offensive play in the NFL is the offensive line, and one of the overlooked aspects of offensive line evaluation is overall unit cohesion. How many offensive line starters a team returns…...
Mind the Gap: 3 Small-Gap Backfields to Mine for Fantasy Value
Corbin Young
July 5, 2022
Last time, we looked at three big-gap backfields with buying opportunities. We know from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small-gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that, that the ADP gap between a team’s RB1 and their RB2 has significant implications for how we should expect them to perform. In those previous articles and in this…...
Why the Third Receiver Slot Is So Important on Underdog: Lessons from the Win The Flex App
Conor O’Driscoll
July 4, 2022
On Underdog, it is no secret that the half-PPR scoring favors running backs more than the wide receivers. And yet, wide receivers go earlier on Underdog than in any other format. It would be tempting to surmise that running backs are dramatically undervalued. In fact, the projections based on the Win The Flex app suggest that running backs will outscore the next available wide receiver…...
Has the Second-Year Receiver Advantage Been Squeezed Out of Existence?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 28, 2022
RotoViz has always championed drafting young, explosive wide receivers. This is particularly true with regards to second-year players, which we’ve often called the biggest edge in fantasy. This cadre of players sees the biggest jump in targets from one year to the next. In recent years however, the cost of these players has started to rise. But it’s also important to remember that recent classes…...
How to Finish a Hyperfragile Draft Strong
Conor O’Driscoll
June 20, 2022
I recently wrote about Hyperfragile drafts in Bestball Mania and how to draft them optimally. It can be an exciting way to draft, but it is usually not implemented very well and the results reflect it. RB3 BEFORE ROUND 5, FIVE OR FEWER RBS Fortunately, the errors are easy to correct and result in a contrarian monster. Doing this research made me extremely excited about…...
Are Underdog Players Drafting Enough Running Backs?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 15, 2022
The RotoViz suite of Roster Construction Explorer tools are awesome. Because we have both tournament data and a long history of data, we are able to rigorously test out roster construction ideas for historical success. I’ve written previously about how to use these tools to build unique and utterly dominant Zero RB, Anchor RB, and Hyperfragile teams. When it comes to the Underdog BBM III…...
Applying Optimal Bestball Principles to a Hyperfragile Draft
Conor O’Driscoll
June 14, 2022
I recently wrote about Hyperfragile drafts in Bestball Mania and how to draft them optimally. It can be an exciting way to draft, but it is usually not implemented very well and the results reflect it. RB3 BEFORE ROUND 5, FIVE OR FEWER RBS Fortunately, the errors are easy to correct and result in a contrarian monster. Doing this research made me extremely excited about…...
Fixing Hyperfragile: Dominating with a Contrarian Approach
Conor O’Driscoll
May 24, 2022
Best Ball Mania III is a 451,600-entry tournament with a 470-team Week 17 final. Because of this, finding ways to build high-upside teams that are meaningfully different from the field is of the utmost importance. Accounting for the fact that a large percentage of the prize pool is dedicated to the top few places (38% is for the top-five finishers) is a core facet of…...
An Unusual Anchor RB Approach With Even More Upside
Conor O’Driscoll
May 17, 2022
Best Ball Mania III is a 451,600-entry tournament with a 470-team Week 17 final. Because of this, finding ways to build high-upside teams that are meaningfully different from the field is of the utmost importance. Accounting for the fact that a large percentage of the prize pool is dedicated to the top few places (38% is for the top-five finishers) is a core facet of…...
Don’t Overthink Uniqueness in a Zero RB Build
Conor O’Driscoll
May 11, 2022
Best Ball Mania III is a 451,600-entry tournament with a 470-team Week 17 final. Because of this, finding ways to build high-upside teams that are meaningfully different from the field is of the utmost importance. Accounting for the fact that a large percentage of the prize pool is dedicated to the top few places (38% is for the top-five finishers) is a core facet of…...
Dynasty Trade Diary No. 2 – How to Trade Up In Your Rookie Draft
Curtis Patrick
May 3, 2022
In Dynasty Trade Diary No. 2, Curtis Patrick reviews his recent trade of D.J. Moore as he prepares for the 2022 FFPC Dynasty Rookie Drafts. Dynasty Trade Diary – How to Trade Up in Your Rookie Draft Entry No. 2 League: FFPC Dynasty $250 #106 (Startup in 2019) Format: 1QB, TE Premium scoring Lineups: Start 10 (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2…...
Dynasty Rankings & Tiers Update – How I’m Valuing the 5 Rookie Superstars
Curtis Patrick
April 30, 2022
Curtis Patrick plugs the superstar rookies into his dynasty rankings and tiers. Dynasty Rankings & Tiers Update – How I’m Valuing the 5 Rookie Superstars Our team has been slaying rookie content this week and the onslaught will continue until we’ve got every noteworthy player updated with draft capital and landing spot analysis. Before you check out where I’ve slotted the five superstar rookies in…...
Dynasty Trade Diary – I Traded Justin Herbert and Rebuilt a Roster
Curtis Patrick
April 4, 2022
In Dynasty Trade Diary, Curtis Patrick reveals his recent dynasty trades and shares the thought process behind offering or accepting the deals. Dynasty Trade Diary – I Traded Justin Herbert and Rebuilt a Roster Entry No. 1 League: The Bourgeoisie Dynasty League (Scott Barrett Charity Invitational) Format: Superflex, TE Premium scoring Lineups: Start 10 (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 SF, 3…...
What Justin Jefferson and Chris Godwin Taught Me About Fantasy Football: Buy Low Report Year-End Review
Conor O’Driscoll
February 7, 2022
Like all NFL seasons, 2021 was an interesting year. As a fantasy football experience, the most important development was the proliferation of very detailed analysis regarding player usage across all positions. This evolution is welcomed as it pushes us all towards a greater understanding of what happens every week. On the other hand, it makes life more difficult. As the information becomes more widespread, the…...
Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season
Michael Dubner
January 31, 2022
In September, the RotoViz staff came together to give our bold predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season. These bold predictions were long-shot bets that RotoViz forecast to have a higher probability of occurring than the public anticipated. Bold Prediction 1: Michael Dubner – Tee Higgins is a WR1 Higgins was the overall PPR WR18 with 221.1 PPR. But… On a points per game…...
NFL Playoff Challenge – Quarterbacks Versus the Field
Curtis Patrick
January 13, 2022
Curtis Patrick uses the RotoViz Game Splits App and NFL Stat Explorer to create a quarterback reference tool for 2021 NFL Playoff Challenge Contests. NFL Playoff Challenge – Quarterbacks Versus the Field There are a number of NFL Playoff Challenge contests to choose from and I hope you’re playing in at least one of them this year. It’s a great way to put a cap…...
Should You Handcuff Your Running Backs? Backfield Stacks and Their Effects on Win Rates
Matt Spencer
August 31, 2021
Matt Spencer uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to determine whether handcuffing your RBs is a good strategy. Does it improve your floor or ceiling outcomes? Or is it simply a wasted roster spot? Football is still a week away and we’ve already lost J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers, and Travis Etienne Jr., along with another 33 running backs listed on the injury report. If…...
The 2021 RotoViz Auction Draft Strategy Guide
Dave Caban
August 26, 2021
Auction drafts are easy to “win” but even easier to “lose.” Dave Caban overviews the preparation, thought processes, and in-auction strategies needed to ensure that you’re ready for the intensity and challenges auctions will throw at you and are poised to leave your draft with a contender. Heading into the 2020 season, I compiled a list of auction-related articles that I had written over the…...
Scott Fish Bowl: RotoViz’s Guide To #SFB12 Scoring And Strategy
Hasan Rahim
July 11, 2022
Does the Running Back Dead Zone Still Exist? Comparing Underdog and FFPC
Conor O’Driscoll
July 8, 2022
Mind the Gap: 3 Small-Gap Backfields to Mine for Fantasy Value
Corbin Young
July 5, 2022
Why the Third Receiver Slot Is So Important on Underdog: Lessons from the Win The Flex App
Conor O’Driscoll
July 4, 2022
Has the Second-Year Receiver Advantage Been Squeezed Out of Existence?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 28, 2022
How to Finish a Hyperfragile Draft Strong
Conor O’Driscoll
June 20, 2022
Are Underdog Players Drafting Enough Running Backs?
Conor O’Driscoll
June 15, 2022
Applying Optimal Bestball Principles to a Hyperfragile Draft
Conor O’Driscoll
June 14, 2022
Fixing Hyperfragile: Dominating with a Contrarian Approach
Conor O’Driscoll
May 24, 2022
An Unusual Anchor RB Approach With Even More Upside
Conor O’Driscoll
May 17, 2022
Don’t Overthink Uniqueness in a Zero RB Build
Conor O’Driscoll
May 11, 2022
Dynasty Trade Diary No. 2 – How to Trade Up In Your Rookie Draft
Curtis Patrick
May 3, 2022
Dynasty Rankings & Tiers Update – How I’m Valuing the 5 Rookie Superstars
Curtis Patrick
April 30, 2022
Dynasty Trade Diary – I Traded Justin Herbert and Rebuilt a Roster
Curtis Patrick
April 4, 2022
What Justin Jefferson and Chris Godwin Taught Me About Fantasy Football: Buy Low Report Year-End Review
Conor O’Driscoll
February 7, 2022
Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season
Michael Dubner
January 31, 2022
NFL Playoff Challenge – Quarterbacks Versus the Field
Curtis Patrick
January 13, 2022
Should You Handcuff Your Running Backs? Backfield Stacks and Their Effects on Win Rates
Matt Spencer
August 31, 2021
The 2021 RotoViz Auction Draft Strategy Guide
Dave Caban
August 26, 2021
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