Scoring the most fantasy points in the fantasy playoffs seems obvious and straightforward, yet it can be tempting to get Week 1 brain with the NFL season rapidly approaching. While the 14-week fantasy football regular season accounts for 82% of the games played, all weeks are not created equal, as Weeks 16 and 17 matter more than the first 14 weeks combined. Drafting rosters with…...

In order to win life-changing money in best ball tournaments, we need to strategically score the most points in the weeks that matter most. In the first part of this series on back-weighted production, we reminded ourselves why not all weeks are created equal. We then explored how rookie wide receivers are the key to unlocking back-weighted production, and identified the key range of the…...

In the increasingly competitive world of best ball and playoff tournament-style fantasy football, one of the most powerful edges lies in constructing rosters that peak during the fantasy playoffs — a concept known as back-weighted production. Rookie wide receivers, who often see their production rise as the season progresses, provide a unique opportunity to capitalize on this edge. In 2023 alone, we saw several rookies…...

Wide receivers are flying off fantasy football draft boards earlier than ever, creating a “WR avalanche” that’s reshaping best ball. Michael Dubner dives deep into the new best ball WR avalanche landscape, explores why WRs are going earlier than ever, and reveals the best ways to navigate the WR avalanche so you don’t get buried. Should we lean into Zero RB to get ahead of…...

Michael Dubner exposes the team positional groups he’s fading in 2023 best ball tournaments.  In fantasy football, it’s not just about knowing who you draft, but it’s also who you do not draft. When reviewing my best ball portfolio, I like to get a sense of what individual players I’m over- and underweight on. I want to see what roster constructions I’m implementing. And what…...

Starting to draft best ball teams on Underdog? You will be shocked by the sticker price of the Elite QBs. Michael Dubner uses an evidence-based approach to answer the question: “Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?” In peer-to-peer games, the edges are always changing. What were once innovative and ground-breaking edges soon become the ante as our…...

As the fantasy football regular season wraps up this weekend, our attention turns to NFL Playoff Best Ball Tournaments. Underdog  has launched several playoff tournaments, including The Guantlet which has a $100,000 first-place prize. After fading the 2021 first-round pick Jonathan Taylor in 2021 playoff best ball drafts – who was the biggest bust after the Colts’ epic collapse and elimination from playoff contention –…...

Originally published August 17, the Best Ball Bible will help you win contests like the FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament and the Underdog Best Ball Mania 3. Both are fantastic formats with drafts going off constantly over the holiday weekend. In the Best Ball Bible, Michael Dubner shares the eight key tactics that will help you become a best ball millionaire. He breaks down each concept…...

Winning a million dollars playing best ball tournaments requires a lot of skill and also a lot of luck. There are many parts of a roster that are completely out of our control, such as our assigned draft pick, what our opponents do, player injuries, and on and on. But before we even draft, there are a few things in our control that affect our…...

Best Ball platforms are starting to release their big tournaments: Underdog’s Best Ball Mania 3 tournament, Drafters’ Million Best Ball Championship, FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament, and DraftKings will likely follow soon as well. Michael Dubner examines when we should draft our best ball teams in order to maximize our odds of finishing in first-place. There are a lot of nuances that go into winning a…...

The RotoViz staff and friends got together for an Underdog Best Ball draft. In part 1, we will look at rounds 1-5.  The Managers Michael Hitchcock aka “Norules9” Shawn Siegele aka “Shawn81” Travis May aka “Titantravis” Hasan Rahim aka “Steamedhams” John Lapinski aka “Jerseyj” Blair Andrews aka “AmITheRealBlair” Pat Kerrane aka “Dailyrojo” Dave Caban aka “Dcaban” Pete Overzet aka “Peteroverzet” Michael Dubner aka “m11dubner” Curtis…...

The RotoViz Best Ball Tools have been an industry leader in helping best ball players uncover fantasy football draft strategies and tactics that propel teams to first place. As our opponents learn to apply the RotoViz Best Ball Workshop Lessons and draft rooms become more efficient, we must continue to evolve our strategies and stay one step ahead of the game. Earlier this offseason, we…...

With bigger best ball tournaments, larger prize pools, and an overall increase in popularity in the format, best ball dominates the fantasy football offseason. With more content and attention to the format, best ball drafters are getting sharper. There are fewer automatic-last-place rosters and more opponents implementing lessons from Shawn Siegele’s Best Ball Workshop. In order to consistently win year-over-year, RotoViz best ball principles primarily…...