Blair Andrews looks back at the leaders in expected points and fantasy points over expectation after Week 12. Some inefficient players still manage performances you can live with, while some will destroy your chance at a title. Some players put up Week 12 performances you couldn’t win without. For an explanation of what expected points and fantasy points over expectation are, head to the end…...

As we enter the fantasy playoffs in many formats, Shawn Siegele discusses the positions that put up big points at the most crucial times and investigates whether Zero RB provides enough upside to win your fantasy title. Since Zero RB is such a core element of our philosophy at RotoViz, it’s incumbent upon us to show that it works. I like to mix hard evidence…...

This article is part of “The Worksheet” from Rich Hribar, one of the fantasy industry’s most-read early week articles that provides unique statistics and expectations on every player for every game. Portions of “The Worksheet” will appear on RotoViz every week throughout the 2020 season. Read the full article at Sharp Football Analysis. Bears at Packers Chicago Rank @ Green Bay Rank 8.5   Spread -8.5   18.25…...

This article is part of “The Worksheet” from Rich Hribar, one of the fantasy industry’s most-read early week articles that provides unique statistics and expectations on every player for every game. Portions of “The Worksheet” will appear on RotoViz every week throughout the 2020 season. Read the full article at Sharp Football Analysis. Chiefs at Buccaneers Kansas City Rank @ Tampa Bay Rank -3   Spread 3  …...

Welcome to the game environment series. This series will provide several weekly games to target and fade, based on macro-level factors that impact fantasy production. For more on these factors, click here. We recommend using this in conjunction with our micro-level analysis, including the buy low report, the strength in numbers series, our quarterback, kicker, tight end, and defense streaming articles, and the slate of…...

The 3 and Out uses a number of RotoViz apps to uncover significant workload changes; league, team, and player-specific trends; and hidden but powerful statistics. Welcome to the Week 11 edition of The 3 and Out! On a weekly basis, we’ll use the RotoViz tools, my weekly research, and some of my favorite resources to find key pieces of information relating to teams, players, and…...

As we approach the holiday season in what has been a difficult and trying year, it is important for everyone to focus on the good things in life. So much time in 2020 has been devoted to the bad, both in the real world and in the NFL. With this in mind, the writers at RotoViz got their heads together (in a socially distant manner,…...

This season, Zachary Krueger will use the RotoViz Screener Tool to evaluate player red-zone opportunity. Understanding how teams deploy their red-zone personnel, and who they give red-zone opportunities to, can offer a valuable edge over your opponents. This weekly Red Zone Report aims to give you that exact edge. Running Back Red Zone Opportunity Frank Gore It’s still crazy to think that in the year…...

Blair Andrews looks back at the season for an extreme Zero-RB FFPC Main Event team, and also details the important developments in NFC backfields ahead of Week 12. Check out Shawn Siegele’s companion piece on the AFC. Zero running back teams don’t always make the playoffs. But when they do, it’s usually because they’ve hit on some breakout RBs in the later rounds. However, you…...

Shawn Siegele profiles a Zero RB squad’s run to the playoffs, breaks down the five biggest AFC backfield developments ahead of Week 12, and names the one deep player he’s stashing in every league with an eye to the fantasy playoffs. Throughout the offseason, we write at length about Zero RB and all of the reasons it provides a competitive advantage in your leagues. Some…...

Dave Caban reviews the RB and WR Game Level Similarity Projections (GLSP) to provide a snapshot of expected opportunity and touchdown scoring potential. Welcome to our 12th RB/WR GLSP review of the season. In this weekly article, we’ll take a quick look at expected opportunity and touchdown scoring potential using estimates created by our GLSP tool. To learn more about the process of building GLSP projections,…...

The Process Before I look at Week 11, it is important to see if my process was successful. Here is a recap of last week’s recommendations. If you need a refresher on what to look for when analyzing defenses, read the first few paragraphs of Streaming Defenses — Week 2 article. Last week wasn’t as pretty as we were hoping for. So we are thankful this is…...

QB rankings and streaming advice for Week 12 of the 2020 fantasy football season. 2020 has taught us to expect the unexpected. Thus, you should not be surprised that Week 11 gave us the first NFL starts of a polarizing 20-plus million dollar third string and a former XFL MVP. The one you’ll hear about all week, Taysom Hill got the start over Jameis Winston for…...

In this edition of Win the Dynasty Waiver Wire, Dave Caban shares his top waiver targets for Week 12 in dynasty fantasy football leagues. As Curtis mentioned last week, there’s no way for us to reasonably know how much FAAB you and your league mates have left this deep into the season. As a result, I won’t be including FAAB percentage recommendations. Instead, I’ll simply…...

Welcome back to Strength in Numbers, a weekly article in which we go over the most actionable takeaways from every NFL weekend in a concise, numbers-heavy format. Thanksgiving is this week, and along with it is one of the greatest football weeks of the year. This week’s Strength in Numbers will be a little more brief than usual because of the holiday, but we should still be able…...

Blair Andrews discusses a disturbing development for Alvin Kamara, details the continuing dominance of James Robinson, and locates a WR breakout that’s occurring well under the fantasy radar. I’m moving the explanation of Expected Points (EP) and Fantasy Points Over Expectation (FPOE) to the end of the article this week, but it’s always a good refresher for new readers. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Dave Caban shares his top waiver targets for Week 12 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. We’ve reached the point in the season where some teams are mathematically eliminated, but hopefully, you’re not among them. Stay active even if your team is on life support; your next waiver claim or two could combine with a few of your…...

All season long Zachary Krueger will go in-depth with all of the key wide receiver performances. Providing weekly targets, air yards breakdowns, and fantasy points over expectation trends, he’ll help you dominate the waiver wire and make the best start/sit decisions in your upcoming fantasy football matchups. Week 11 Target Recap Nelson Agholor There’s some weeks where Nelson Agholor looks like an alpha wide receiver, and others…...

The Strength of Schedule Streaming app allows you to see which players have the easiest or most difficult upcoming schedules, a potentially league-winning edge that gives you the opportunity to buy players right before they explode in plus matchups. Buy Kirk Cousins The final weeks of the fantasy football regular season are upon us. If you need to capitalize on your last couple of games…...