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MLB Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: H2H Fantasy Baseball Roundup (2/1)
Party people…can y’all get funky? Head-to-head fantasy baseball managers, it’s time to stand up and be accounted for. Groovin’ With Govier is officially back! So is the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide, featuring some of the best in the business! FTN Fantasy’s head of baseball content Vlad Sedler has put together a stellar lineup of […]
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Michael Govier
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NFL Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
We may still be in the NFL postseason, but NFL Draft season is officially here. So, let’s break out the abacus and do the first mock draft of the year. Mock drafts are an exercise in futility. It’s essentially impossible to get even remotely close to correct on all your picks. Instead of worrying about […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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MLB Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: Auction Market Watch (1/31)
This article is the second in our series focusing on market trends. Last week, I examined players whose ADP rose or fell materially in NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Over the past week, there has not been a lot of ADP movement, and so I am going to shift gears and examine some early market trends […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: Super-Deep Prospects to Target (Outside Top 500 in ADP)
Today marks the fourth and final installment of my rookie ADP analysis series here on FTN Fantasy. Hopefully, this series has been beneficial to you in deciding which prospects to target or avoid this draft season. In today’s piece, I’ll be discussing prospects outside the top 500 ADP. And since there are so many of […]
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Eric Cross
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jacob Cowing
Last Updated: 1/29/2024   Jacob Cowing started his career at UTEP, where he amassed an impressive 2,595 receiving yards and 13 scores. After an impressive 1,354-yard season in 2021, Cowing transferred to Arizona, where he spent the last two years producing 1,882 receiving yards and 20 scores. This past season his 13 receiving touchdowns tied […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
The Most Irrelevant Touchdowns of 2023
Every touchdown is important. Points for the team. Excitement for the fans. Dollars in his bank account. There’s no such thing as a meaningless touchdown in the NFL. They’re all important. But that doesn’t mean they are all equally important.   I might argue that the most important touchdown of the NFL regular season was […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Fantasy Football Storylines
This year’s Super Bowl matchup is set, with Patrick Mahomes leading the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth Super Bowl in the past five years against the San Francisco 49ers. As we take a collective breath during the two-week buildup to Super Bowl LVIII, it’s the perfect time to take a look at next year’s […]
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Mike Randle
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MLB Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (11-15)
Every fantasy baseball season, picks are made that inevitably don’t return a profit in certain parts of the draft. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost.    Returning a profit with your pick(s) while avoiding picks with a negative ROI is vital for contending. The players included in this article are […]
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FTN Staff
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (1/28)
Welcome to the Week 17 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy (UPDATED FEB 4.). This is a two-week period across most standard Fantasy Hockey leagues at Yahoo, ESPN and Fantrax. There won’t be a Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article next week as I have the next two weeks covered below.  My fantasy […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Conference Championships: Situations to Monitor
The FTN Fantasy Splits Tool rolls along in the postseason, where I’ll be looking at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook in the playoffs. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, thanks to our new partnership with Dr. David Chao and Sports Injury Central. For those […]
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Sam Choudhury
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Corner Infielders
This is the first part of my special fantasy baseball 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 […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Conference Championship Round Betting Breakdown
There’s no better time to get some sports betting action in than the NFL playoffs. Conference Championship round bets abound on this weekend’s card. Whether it’s sides and totals or player props, we have you covered here at FTN with our NFL betting models and NFL player props tool. But before we put some wagers […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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MLB Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? UT-Only Fantasy Baseball Options (ADP 150-300)
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This series will attempt to identify players who grade out with a similar profile despite an ADP discount.   This segment will dive into hitters who are only eligible […]
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Matthew Davis
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Tight Ends
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
The Worst Fantasy Football Draft from 2023
For many people, the fantasy football draft is the best part of fantasy football. But just as easily as the draft can lead to a memorable season, it can lead to a forgettable one.   That said, let’s see what the worst possible fantasy football draft from 2023 would have looked like. Sign up for […]
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Nick Makowitz
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NFL Fantasy
Conference Championship Weekend Keys to Victory
We have two incredible NFL matchups this weekend for the Conference Championships. We get the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens hosting the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship and the No. 1 seed San Francisco 49ers hosting the No. 3 seed Detroit Lions in the NFC title game. These were clearly […]
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Mike Randle
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Xavier Worthy
Last Updated: 1/25/2024   Xavier Worthy started his college career in 2021 with a bang — his 12 receiving touchdowns led the Big-12, while his 981 receiving yards were third. Worthy saw a dip in 2022 statistically, arguably more due to the quarterback carousel than him. He did bounce back for his first 1,000-yard season […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Wide Receivers
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
23 from ’23: Surprising Stat Leaders from the NFL Season
The 2023 season offered plenty of surprises in its traditional metrics. Jordan Love threw for 4,159 more yards and 32 more touchdowns than the man he replaced in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers. The 31-year-old Raheem Mostert led the league with 21 touchdowns, two more than he scored from ages 22 to 30. And fifth-round rookie […]
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Scott Spratt
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Running Backs
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: ADP Market Watch (1/24)
This article is the first in a series that will focus on prominent risers and fallers in fantasy baseball ADP based on completed drafts at the NFBC. To start, we will look at those players whose ADP rose or fell materially in Draft Champions leagues, which are 15-team, 50-round draft-and-hold contests. Later this preseason, we […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: Deep Prospects to Target (401-500 in ADP)
Welcome back for part three of my 2024 rookie ADP analysis here on FTN Fantasy. If you missed it, I broke down rookies inside the top 300 ADP for our draft kit followed by rookies in the ADP 301-400 range last week. This week, I’ll be discussing a ton of exciting rookies in the ADP […]
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Eric Cross
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Quarterbacks
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2024: Team Needs for Every Franchise (NFC)
The Super Bowl is right around the corner, which means we are on the cusp of the 2024 offseason. Just four teams remain in the NFL playoffs, leaving 28 other teams focusing on the future. Many of the moves made in the coming months will have a fantasy football impact. Earlier, FTN Fantasy took a […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
The Perfect Fantasy Football Draft from 2023
For many people, the fantasy football draft is the best part of the fantasy football season. After the draft, every manager thinks they’ve drafted a title contender, and every roster has players that will form into breakout stars. Drafting a championship team with those breakout stars requires risk, skill and, of course, a little luck. […]
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Nick Makowitz
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MLB Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (6-10)
Every fantasy baseball season, picks are made that inevitably don’t return a profit in certain parts of the draft. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost.    Returning a profit with your pick(s) while avoiding picks with a negative ROI is vital for contending. The players highlighted in this article are […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2024: Team Needs for Every Franchise (AFC)
The 2023 NFL regular season is officially over, which means it is time to start preparing for 2024. Over half of the NFL understands where they will be picking in the 2024 draft and can start assessing their team needs. The next few months are crucial for NFL teams, but the moves that happen can […]
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Dan Fornek
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (1/21)
Welcome to the Week 16 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. Before we get going, I’ve updated my Fantasy Hockey rankings for the rest of the season. Check out the link below! Below you’ll see some of the best waiver wire pickups, players to stash, players to buy low and sell high, […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
Divisional Round Betting Breakdown
There’s no better time to get some sports betting action in than the NFL playoffs. Divisional Round bets abound on this weekend’s card. Whether it’s sides and totals or player props, we have you covered here at FTN with our NFL betting models and NFL player props tool. But before we put some wagers in […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Divisional Round: Big Games to Monitor
The FTN Fantasy Splits Tool rolls into the postseason, where I’ll be looking at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook in the playoffs. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, thanks to our new partnership with Dr. David Chao and Sports Injury Central. For those of […]
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Sam Choudhury
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MLB Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Need for Speed
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This series will attempt to identify players who grade out with a similar profile despite an ADP discount. This segment will dig into the need for speed, looking at […]
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Matthew Davis
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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (1/19)
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