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During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football.      Bird’s Eye View Red is left, […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What Does Vegas Think? […]

As the NFL season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 5, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend.  The Highest Total of Week 5 […]

Each week during the season, we’ll take a look at the changing landscape of usage in the NFL and fantasy football. Whether you’re looking for a waiver-wire pickup, deciding on a tough start/sit decision or looking for a DFS play, understanding how players are being used is vital to success during the season.  The Running […]

Every Monday, I find myself in a bit of NFL data purgatory. We’re waiting for the week to come to a proper ending, and the data is still yet to be finalized. It’s a great time, however, to look at some historical trends and do some digging on some things we can leverage in the […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What Does Vegas Think? […]

During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their weapons all over the field. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting.  Bird’s eye view From a team-level, the Philadelphia […]

During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football.  Bird’s eye view Red is left, gray is […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What does Vegas think? […]

As the season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 4, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend.  The highest total of Week 4 The […]

Each week during the season, we’ll take a look at the changing landscape of usage in the NFL and fantasy football. Whether you’re looking for a waiver-wire pickup, deciding on a tough start/sit decision or looking for a DFS play, understanding how players are being used is vital to success during the season.  The running […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate.  What does Vegas think? Team Spread […]

Every week, we’re going to take a look around the league and see where different pass catchers are being targeted. It’s important to understand how a player is being used in order to see if they’re likely to sustain that production or not. We can also leverage the WR/CB Matchup Tool to exploit defenses in […]

As the season progresses, we’ll go use our FTN Fantasy splits tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 3, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend.  The highest total of Week 3 This divisional […]

During the season we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football.  Bird’s eye view Note: Red is left, gray is […]

Each week during the season, we’ll take a look at the changing landscape of usage in the NFL and fantasy football. Whether you’re looking for a waiver wire pickup, deciding on a tough start/sit decision or looking for a DFS play, understanding how players are being used is vital to success during the season.  The […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  What does Vegas think? […]

It’s Ryder Cup week and that can only mean one thing: A rare Cup Golf DFS format on DraftKings. This is an interesting week because we have a Captain spot and a different scoring format. The golfers you roster will earn points based on holes won and matches won, and there are some streak bonuses […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night.  Team Spread Moneyline Total […]

As the NFL season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. We’re heading into Week 2 and it’s important not to overweight Week 1 in our assumptions on a team-level and a player level. Each week, we’ll highlight three […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night. This week we have […]

During the season we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football.  Note: There was an issue with data from MNF, so […]

Each week during the season, we’ll take a look at the changing landscape of usage in the NFL and fantasy football. Whether you’re looking for a waiver wire pickup, deciding on a tough start/sit decision, or looking for a DFS play, understanding how players are being used is vital to success during the season.  The […]

Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can be profitable. There are plenty of entries in contests that are just thrown in because people want action on these island games. To help out, I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything […]

Football season is officially back Thursday night, and we get a treat with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Dallas Cowboys. Each Thursday, I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for that day’s showdown slate.  Let’s look at the DFS showdown slate for Week 1. What does Vegas […]

During the season we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football. To kick off the season I’m going to identify […]

During the season we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their weapons all over the field. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football.      Short receiving – left […]

As the fantasy football season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Fantasy splits tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 1, we can look at some splits from last year to identify matchups or waiver pickups we should be targeting.  Thursday […]

Each week during the season, we’ll take a look at the changing landscape of usage in the NFL and fantasy football. Whether you’re looking for a waiver wire pickup, deciding on a tough start/sit decision or looking for a DFS play, understanding how players are being used is vital to success during the season. There’s […]

(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]

(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]

As we head into the final round, it’s Patrick Cantlay’s tournament to lose. He shot another 67 on Saturday and is two strokes clear of the field. Jon Rahm will start two strokes back but he’s clear of Justin Thomas and the rest of the field by another three strokes.  Here’s a look at golfers […]