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NFL Fantasy
5 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Tips
Fantasy football draft strategy doesn’t need to be complex. The goal on draft day is simple: to out-draft your opponents and put together the best team possible. While there’s certainly a lot to think about in a fantasy draft, there are a few key things to keep in mind as we head into the heart […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After a whirlwind of an offseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in fact, still appear to be a Super Bowl favorite. Tom Brady is back and while the team has a new head coach, not much from this team will change entering the 2022 season.   Let’s take a look at the fantasy football takeaways from […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Sleepers, Busts and Bets: The 2022 Kansas City Chiefs
Dan Fornek and Jeremy Popielarz continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Kansas City Chiefs.   Dan and Jeremy will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” Then expand upon their picks with more details reason in “The Explanation.” […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Jaylen Waddle
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Nick Makowitz
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now.   Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Shane McClanahan TB @BAL, CLE A dominant SP 1 next year. Does […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week.   Schedule Monday, July 25 – Sunday, July 31 (full week) Five Games: Chicago […]
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Matthew Davis
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Rhamondre Stevenson
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Values on the Rise in Fantasy in 2022
Every year, there are player breakouts that can be viewed as career-changing. Let’s try to get ahead of that with a list of six players who could become the next wave of fantasy stars.    D’Andre Swift, RB, Detroit Lions  Since entering the league in 2020, D’Andre Swift has become one of the best dual-threat […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 17
SUNDAY UPDATE Hitters Cardinals — Remove Juan Yepez from bid groups unless you’d like to stash him for at least a week. He won’t be back when first eligible. Perhaps later in the week or early next week. Make sure you have replacements for both Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado for the first half of […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Washington Commanders
The Washington Football Team are now the Commanders, and with a new name, the team is hopeful to have some new results. Entering the 2022 season, much of this team is the same as last year, outside of the quarterback position.   Let’s take a look at how the team’s coaching and coordinator situation affects […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Values on the Decline in Fantasy in 2022
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Twice a week I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today: Players whose values will be on the decline in fantasy in 2022.   Every year, we see players enter the decline phase of their careers. Let’s try to get ahead of […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
10 Players to Target Right Now in Best Ball
Underdog Fantasy has launched the largest best ball tournament in history, featuring 451,200 entries and $10 million in total prizes. 30% of the prize pool will be split among three entries, including $2 million to first, $1 million to second, and $1 million to the highest-scoring team in the regular season (Weeks 1-14). Drafts consist […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
Stacks to Target in 2022 Best Ball
Correlation is key when it comes to fantasy sports, especially when it comes to event-based scoring (such as touchdowns in the NFL). Stacking is viable and extremely important in almost every fantasy format these days, but especially in formats such as DFS and best ball where you have larger fields and ceiling outcomes that need […]
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Kyle Murray
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Reports
It’s true that rookies are the shiny new toy in fantasy football, the piece that can be just about anything. But even though we’ve watched last year’s rookies for (in many cases) a year now, that doesn’t mean we have seen all they are or will ever be. That’s where the Second-Year Scouting Reports come […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Ja’Marr Chase
Rookie get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
Sleepers, Busts and Bets: The 2022 San Francisco 49ers
Jeremy Popielarz and Dan Fornek continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The San Francisco 49ers.   Jeremy and Dan will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” Then expand upon their picks with more details reason in “The Explanation.” […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Crossroads: Mike Gesicki vs. Cole Kmet
Our Fantasy Crossroads series continues with a look at a pair of tight ends in different situations entering the 2022 campaign. Cole Kmet hasn’t shown a ceiling so far in his career but is in line for plenty of opportunities in Chicago, while Mike Gesicki has shown the upside but could see his opportunities decline […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — AFC North
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) In the last three years, three of the four AFC North teams have won the division. In the last […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Detroit Lions
Despite a 3-13-1 record, the Detroit Lions were one of my favorite teams to watch in all of football last season. The Lions played hard every single week and entering the 2022 season, they are truly one of the most interesting teams to watch for fantasy purposes.    Let’s take a look at how the […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool: How Did Davis Mills Under Center Impact the Texans’ Offense?
With not much left in the way of big offseason events that will change teams’ futures, our eyes can truly turn toward the season to come, preparing for fantasy football drafts and looking forward to what we need to know for success in 2022. With that in mind, all summer long, I’ll be using our FTN […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Kadarius Toney
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Nick Makowitz
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Pat Freiermuth
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — AFC East
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) For a generation of football, you could largely overlook the AFC East for fantasy, with three teams that rarely […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Sleepers, Busts and Bets: The 2022 Green Bay Packers
Dan Fornek and Jeremy Popielarz continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Green Bay Packers.   Dan and Jeremy will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” Then expand upon their picks with more details reason in “The Explanation.” […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
Which Tight Ends Fared the Best in Fantasy When Favored/Underdogs?
We’re continuing our run through the positions with a look at which players perform best when favored or when playing as the underdog.   Today, we’re taking a look at tight ends. We’ve already seen which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog, as well as the best WRs when favored and when underdogs. Yesterday, […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB Fantasy
The Prospect Vault: Fantasy Baseball’s Top 100 Prospects Midseason Update
It’s been an amazing baseball season, and it is hard to believe we are already at the All-Star Break. The Mid-Summer Classic also is a great time for us to take a look at how things have gone for our group of 100 that began the season as most-likely-to-be-valuable assets in your respective dynasty leagues. […]
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Jake Kucheck
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball National League Second-Half Predictions
We resume the 2022 MLB season with about 45 percent to go – plenty of time to make moves in your league standings and do some damage. There will certainly be plenty of first-half studs who continue their success and others who slow down or get outright injured. At the same time, we should expect […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022
You can’t provide an answer if you don’t know the question. That’s true in fantasy football as in life. So over the next three weeks, we’re going to ask and (at least attempt to) answer the biggest questions facing us as we head into the 2022 fantasy football season. That works out to three questions […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Houston Texans
The Houston Texans certainly aren’t the most appealing team for fantasy football. But, like many teams this offseason, changes are being made. A new head coach, a new offensive coordinator and plenty of reasons to be a lot more interested in the Texans than you may have originally thought.   Let’s take a closer look. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Which Quarterbacks Fared the Best in Fantasy When Favored/Underdogs?
We’re continuing our run through the positions with a look at which players perform best when favored or when playing as the underdog.   This week, we’re taking a look at QBs. We’ve already seen which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog, as well as the best WRs when favored and when underdogs. The […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball American League Second-Half Predictions
We resume the 2022 MLB season with about 45 percent to go – plenty of time to make moves in your league standings and do some damage. There will certainly be plenty of first-half studs who continue their success and others who slow down or get outright injured. At the same time, we should also […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Javonte Williams
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Jeremy Popielarz