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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: ‘My Guys’ for 2024 — Pitchers
After discussing “My Guys” on the hitter side last week, we’ll be climbing the mound for the pitcher version in this week’s Crossed Up here on FTN Fantasy. I’ve found myself targeting the below pitchers heavily this season due to being undervalued, possessing a high ROI possibility, or both. Usually both. These names are at […]
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Eric Cross
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MLB Fantasy
Best Fantasy Baseball Team Names for 2024
Drafting players, setting lineups, working the waiver wire … it’s all hard. But the hardest part of the fantasy baseball season might be the first part: Your team name.   You want to be interesting. You don’t want to be too esoteric. You don’t want to have the default (my brother-in-law’s team name has been […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Combine Risers and Fallers
The NFL Combine is now complete for the skill position players, and it’s time to digest what we saw. It was an impressive weekend filled with many star performances, including a record-setting 40-yard dash from Xavier Worthy, but it also contained some disappointing performances as well. Let’a take a look at a few risers and […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/4)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops, and other big swings. We aim to cover notable news, value changes and other nuggets. We’ve got you covered!   AL East Baltimore Orioles: Colton Cowser (OF), […]
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FTN Staff
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (3/3)
Welcome to the Week 22 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. Below you’ll see some of the best waiver wire pickups, players to stash, players to buy low and sell high, which players to drop and who to stream. I’ll also highlight some of the injuries, what it means for you and […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
Biggest Best Ball Fallers from 2023 to 2024
We’re going to break down the players who have seen the biggest fall in Average Draft Position (ADP) in Underdog Fantasy best ball drafts from 2023 to early 2024 drafts. (Use promo code FTN to register on Underdog for a 100% deposit match up to $100.)   Check out our other piece on the biggest early ADP […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
4 Easy Best Ball Stacks To Pull Off in 2024
Today we’re looking at FTN’s Underdog ADP tool and using data from early 2024 drafts to identify five easy QB-WR stacks you can make based on where the players are being drafted.   If you’re looking to play Underdog Fantasy best ball drafts for the first time, use promo code FTN to register on Underdog for a […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Starting Pitchers
This is the sixth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
5 Teams Set to Decline in Fantasy in 2024
A year ago at this time, I attempted to name the five teams most likely to decline in overall fantasy performance in 2023. I went 3-for-5, hitting on the Jaguars, Giants and Eagles but missing on the Lions and Dolphins.   Pop quiz: What was the most important part of the preceding paragraph? Answer: The […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Original Rosters: What Every MLB Team Would Look Like if Trades and Free Agency Didn’t Exist
There are so many things that go into building a Major League Baseball team. Even if you started with a full system of players you had drafted and signed, there would still be coaching them up, trades, free agency. There are so many ways of acquiring players who are already pros. But what if there […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
5 Teams Set to Improve in Fantasy in 2024
A year ago at this time, I attempted to name the five teams most likely to improve in overall fantasy performance in 2023. I went 4-for-5, hitting on the Rams, Ravens, Cowboys and (barely) the Titans but missing on the Buccaneers.   Pop quiz: What was the most important part of the preceding paragraph? Answer: […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/29)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
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Jake Kucheck
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: ADP Market Watch (2/28)
Following recent articles examining player share diversification and KDS strategy and draft mapping, it’s time to turn back to players whose ADPs are rising or falling materially. This time, we will focus on NFBC Online Championship leagues, which are 12-team, 30-round contests with weekly FAAB and an overall component. The purpose of these articles is […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Previewing the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine
The 2024 NFL Combine may have lost some appeal when presumed top picks Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers decided to skip the drills. But a fantasy manager shouldn’t sweat the missing star power. Historically, the Combine has made the biggest draft differences among the less heralded players and drills.   […]
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Scott Spratt
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Marvin Harrison Jr.
Last Updated: 2/27/2024   There is nothing not to like after Marvin Harrison Jr. He comes from an NFL bloodline, and his technical side of the game is polished. He is coming off back-to-back 1,200-receiving-yard seasons, including a Big Ten-leading 1,211 in 2023. He led the Big Ten with 14 receiving touchdowns each of the […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: ‘My Guys’ for 2024 — Hitters
Going into every fantasy baseball draft season, most of us already know the players we’re going to be targeting heavily in drafts. The “initial targets” if you will. Then, a second grouping of players gets added to the mix due to their respective ADPs being too good to pass up. Throw it all together with […]
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Eric Cross
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/26)
Spring Training is a wild time for fantasy players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops, and other big swings. We aim to cover notable news, value changes or other valuable nuggets. We’ve got you covered!   AL East Baltimore Orioles: Cole Irvin […]
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FTN Staff
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (2/25)
Welcome to the Week 21 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. Below you’ll see some of the best waiver wire pickups, players to stash, players to buy low and sell high, which players to drop, and who to stream. I’ll also highlight some of the injuries, and what it means for you […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
Biggest Best Ball Risers from 2023 to 2024
We’re going to break down the players who have seen the biggest rise in Average Draft Position (ADP) in Underdog Fantasy best ball drafts from 2023 to early 2024 drafts. (Use promo code FTN to register on Underdog for a 100% deposit match up to $100.)   You already know two Rams – Kyren Williams and […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Sleeper Players at the 2024 NFL Combine
With the NFL Combine starting next week, it’s time to take a peek at a few players who could surprise the masses. For many of the over 300 prospects invited this is one of the most important weeks in the draft process, the one-on-one interviews and interaction are second to none.   When it comes […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/23)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
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Jake Kucheck
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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (2/22)
We’ve all been there. Your hand is on the mouse, but your body is frozen.   You stare at the computer screen. Three names are staring right back at you. You could make a case for any of those players. But which one? You shift your focus to the top left of the screen where […]
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Adam Young
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2024 Non-Bounceback Candidates
Earlier this week we broke down underwhelming players from last year and why there is a path to a bounceback season in fantasy football in 2024. However, not every struggling player has that comeback season the following year.    Let’s take a look at the nonbounceback candidates for next season. Sign up for an FTN […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Outfielders (Part 2)
This is the fifth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
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Vlad Sedler
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Devontez Walker
Last Updated: 2/21/2024   Devontez Walker has had a turbulent and uphill climb to get to this point in his career. He started with a commitment to NC Central, but an ACL injury and the pandemic year caused him to transfer to Kent State. He had two impressive years there, earning first-team All-MAC Honors in […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Players to Watch at the 2024 NFL Combine
The NFL offseason is in full swing, and the NFL Combine is upon us. Obviously, it’s a pivotal week for many of the incoming rookies, with some looking to cement their draft stock and others looking to shoot up draft boards.   With that, we have to take a look at the over 300 prospects […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: KDS Strategy and Draft Mapping (2/21)
Kentucky Derby Style is the feature that the NFBC utilizes to assign draft spots in the vast majority of fantasy baseball leagues. Instead of assigning draft spots on an entirely random basis, KDS allows fantasy managers to rank their desired spots in order of preference. KDS then randomly selects teams, and they are assigned, in […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2024 Bounceback Candidates
The Super Bowl isn’t even three weeks removed, but our attentions are already turned to the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season.   There is no denying the frustration and disappointment you feel when drafting a player relatively high in drafts, only for them to massively disappoint. And while it may feel easy to simply […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/20)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: Infield Prospects to Target
The start of spring training brings plenty of hope throughout the baseball world, both in the major leagues and the minors as well. For the minor leagues, a lot of that hope gets focused on certain prospects progressing in their development or taking a step forward from the previous year. Most of that is considered […]
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Eric Cross
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Free Agents in Dynasty Leagues
With March 13 on the horizon, we need to take a break from rookie content to peek at just how strong this free-agent class is this year. As dynasty managers, staying ahead of the curve is vital, so understanding who could see a value spike or decline after free agency is pivotal to sustained success.  […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (2/18)
Welcome to the Week 20 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. Below you’ll see some of the best waiver wire pickups, players to stash, players to buy low and sell high, which players to drop and who to stream. I’ll also highlight some of the injuries, what it means for you and […]
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Chris Meaney