Prop God’s NFL Playbook: Week 12
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: RB aerial threats
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) The Scott Fish Bowl (SFB11) is coming up, and it’s the biggest tournament in the season-long fantasy football industry. There are also several unique scoring rules in […]
Tyler Loechner
MLB
Fantasy
Week 13 fantasy baseball FAAB check-in
This baseball season is setting historic marks when it comes to injuries in fantasy baseball. With the All-Star game occurring in mid-July, you’ll likely see a lot of estimated returns for players who are currently injured with an ETA right after the break due to the extra days off. Even though we’re rounding into the […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
The Double Dip: Fantasy baseball 2-start pitchers for the week
We’re back again for this week’s fantasy baseball Double Dip — highlighting pitchers making two starts in a week. Some of the plays may be obvious — you don’t need a 1,000-word soliloquy highlighting why it’s a good idea to start Jacob deGrom twice. You just do it. But volume is key, especially two-start-pitcher volume. […]
Matt Kupferle
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Strategy with Eliot Crist
Best ball strategy is about trying to capture as much upside as possible, while giving your team the necessary floor to get you through the weeks where your ceiling players don’t have big games so you don’t bottom out. Draft strategy has multiple folds — your rankings, your build type (i.e. zero-RB or similar) and […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Washington Football Team
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Fightin’ Footballs. Fantasy Football Booms – Football Team Terry McLaurin, WR McLaurin is a budding NFL […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Best ball stacking, Part 4: Multiple WRs from the same team
If you’re playing best ball fantasy football, stacking is a topic that’s hard to avoid. Best ball — especially the large-field tournaments — has a lot of DFS running through its DNA. Volatility in best ball is something that we should target and embrace. Stacking is one way to embrace that volatility. Once you make […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Underdog Best Ball Stacks to Target
Stacking in DFS has been a profitable strategy for years and the philosophy has carried over to best ball. The goal is to maximize upside; if you’re able to predict one event, it’s easy to get correlated events correct over an entirely separate outcome. In layman’s terms, predicting a quarterback will have a big year […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The QBs throwing it deep … or not
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Only a few QBs truly excel in deep passing — and Julio Jones might be in for a bit of a surprise in Tennessee if he thinks […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Best ball stacking, Part 3: QB/TE stacks
If you’re playing best ball fantasy football, stacking is a topic that’s hard to avoid. Best ball — especially the large-field tournaments — has a lot of DFS running through its DNA. Volatility in best ball is something we should target and embrace. Stacking is one way to embrace that volatility. Once you make it […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Best fantasy football value for all 32 teams
Dr. Pepper is the most underrated soda in the world. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ordered one, only to be greeted by ridicule and dirty looks. Seriously. For whatever reason, many people don’t enjoy Dr. Pepper like I do. And the same can be said for players throughout the fantasy football landscape. […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Denver Broncos
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: the Denver Donkeys. Fantasy Football Booms – Broncos Javonte Williams, RB Reports are leaking out of Mile […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: Who goes for the jugular up big?
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Coaching decisions obviously vary from team to team, but generally speaking, most NFL coaches play things similarly when in similar situations. One area where that “generally speaking” […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Best ball stacking, Part 2: QB/WR stacks
If you’re playing best ball fantasy football, stacking is a topic that’s hard to avoid. Best ball — especially the large-field tournaments — has a lot of DFS running through its DNA. Volatility in best ball is something we should target and embrace. Stacking is one way to embrace that volatility. Once you make it […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Underdog Fantasy Last Round Draft Targets
With less than 90 days until the NFL season is underway, it’s officially best ball season. One of the interesting points of every draft is who are you adding to your queue when the going gets tough in the 18th round. Who will be that final pick for your money-stacking best ball squad? There are […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: RBs who could pop in 2021
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Scoring TDs is so fundamentally important for fantasy success, that almost nothing can be as frustrating as watching your player fail to score time and again. This […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Best ball stacking, Part 1: Positional scoring
If you’re playing best ball fantasy football, stacking is a topic that’s hard to avoid. Best ball — especially the large-field tournaments — has a lot of DFS running through its DNA. Volatility in best ball is something we should target and embrace. Stacking is one way to embrace that volatility. Once you make it […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Offseason Drumbeat for Fantasy Football
Throughout the NFL offseason at FTN Fantasy, we’ll have our ears to the ground listening for the soft thump of the fantasy football snare drum. This light patter can quickly become a blaring chorus line the closer we get to Week 1. With OTAs and mandatory mini camps seeping into the headlines, let’s discuss who […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
2021 NFFC Draft board review
I've uploaded three NFFC OC draft boards for review. Before we get started just going to do an overview on the NFFC rules for those that are not familiar: 12 TM PPR format. 6-point pass TD. Lineup requirements: 1 QB 2 RB 3 WR 1 TE 1 Flex 1 Team Kicker 1 Defense 3RR – […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Los Angeles Chargers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: L.A.’s Underdogs. Fantasy Football Booms – Chargers Keenan Allen, WR Last season we saw Keenan Allen […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: TD-dependent RBs
Every fantasy player loves when their RB pounds the rock into the end zone. It’s a quick six points for their fantasy squad and the primary reason we love RBs in fantasy to begin with. In our most recent Stat of the Day article, we looked at which RBs saw the most carries from inside […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football analysis: The biggest team risers and fallers of 2021
In 2011, the Carolina Panthers, fueled primarily by the quarterback shift from Jimmy Clausen, et al, to top overall pick Cam Newton, saw their cumulative offensive PPR points (QB/RB/WR/TE) climb by a massive 67.5%. In 2012, they dropped by 9.3%. In 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers, with Ben Roethlisberger hurt and Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
Week 12 fantasy baseball FAAB check-in
We’re now in Week 12 out of the 26 weeks for FAAB in fantasy baseball. FAAB budgets on average are lower than we’re accustomed to in previous full seasons. With that you’ll notice more one- or two-dollar bids rather than three to five dollars. It doesn’t seem like there is a player available this weekend […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
The Double Dip: Fantasy baseball 2-start pitchers for the week
We’re back again for this week’s fantasy baseball Double Dip — highlighting pitchers making two starts in a week. Some of the plays may be obvious — you don’t need me telling you that when Jacob deGrom is starting twice, a 1,000-word soliloquy highlighting why it’s a good idea to start him. You just do […]
Matt Kupferle
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Mania Strategy – Underdog Fantasy Football
Right now, on Underdog Fantasy, the Best Ball Mania ll tournament is live. This massive contest features a first-place prize of $1,000,001. Yes, a million dollars. The tournament can max out at 155,520 entrants, with 25,920 places paid out. Best Ball Mania ll scoring is 0.5 PPR with weekly starting lineup requirements of one quarterback, […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The best runners at the goal line
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Running backs deliver the fantasy goods down by the goal line. Thursday, we focused on the best breakaways rushers in the NFL. Below, we’ll review the RBs […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Las Vegas Raiders
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Sin City Bowl Cuts. Fantasy Football Booms – Raiders Darren Waller, TE Last season, Waller built […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Who is the fantasy football QB1 in 2021?
Over the last nine years, the QB1 throne has been occupied by a mixed bag of signal callers. During that timeframe, only Aaron Rodgers has logged multiple QB1 overall seasons. The rise of the rushing quarterback and simple variance has changed the quarterback landscape. With a clear top-five tier of quarterbacks, let’s discuss who could […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The power of the breakaway run
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Power rushing pays the bills down by the goal line, but nothing is more exciting on rushing plays than when a running back rips off a long […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Who is the fantasy football RB1 in 2021?
Over the last nine seasons, the RB1 mantle has changed hands quite a few times, with six running backs wearing the crown. Whether injuries or underproduction, we see a changing of the guard year after year. With the NFL Draft a distant memory and the offseason rolling along toward Week 1, let’s take a peek […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Kansas City Chiefs
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: Andy Reid’s Hawaiian Shirts. Fantasy Football Booms – Chiefs Tyreek Hill, WR Hill has firmly established himself […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Early Zero RB Targets in Best Ball – Fantasy Football
Zero running back is a popular phrase with a constant debate over the exact definition. It does not mean you don’t draft any running backs; it doesn't mean you draft all other positions first; it means you are targeting receivers and tight ends early and running backs later. A new term is modified zero running […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: Sharing the end zone in Tampa
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Knowledge is power. So are end zone targets. 13% of all fantasy receiving points are scored on passes that are thrown when the receiver is in the […]
Tyler Loechner