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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Week 18: Big Games to Monitor
Each week, I’ll be using the FTN Fantasy Splits Tool to look at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook going forward. 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 you unfamiliar […]
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Sam Choudhury
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Breaking Down the Ratio Categories
In my debut article, I focused on the stolen base landscape for 2024 as part of the FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide. For my follow-up, I want to delve into the three ratio categories: batting average, ERA and WHIP.   The ratio categories are unique in terms of gameplay. While totals can only go up […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Week 18
I hope the bulk of my Start/Sit readers are already drinking from their fantasy football championship trophies. But I also know some fantasy leagues play into Week 18. This will be a particularly challenging week for fantasy with a bunch of teams — most notably the Ravens, 49ers, Chiefs, Browns and Rams — expected to […]
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Scott Spratt
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MLB Fantasy
Everything to Know About Dynasty Fantasy Baseball (2024)
Want to learn more about fantasy baseball dynasty leagues? Then you’ve come to the right spot. Over the last half-decade or so, dynasty leagues have been skyrocketing in popularity.   This comes as no surprise to yours truly, who has been playing in and loving keeper and dynasty leagues for many years now. My first […]
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Eric Cross
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NFL Fantasy
Week 18 NFL Player Incentives Tracker: Fantasy Impact
There’s been a lot of discourse about NFL contract incentives and statistical milestones on X lately as the fantasy football and betting communities gear up for the regular season finale, when many teams rest starters or give others a shot to have a bigger role.    Here, we’ll take a look at which players are […]
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Nick Makowitz
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MLB Fantasy
How to Play Fantasy Baseball: A Beginner’s Guide
If you are looking for the purest form of fantasy sports, there is nothing better than learning how to play season-long fantasy baseball.    The most common way to play fantasy baseball is season-long. Season-long fantasy baseball runs across an entire 162-game MLB season, from MLB Opening Day (late March) through the end of the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Usage Report for the 2023 Season
The fantasy football season has finally concluded, which means it’s time to look back on some of the usage trends that shaped the season. Rather than looking strictly at Week 17 usage data, for the final installment of this season’s usage report, I’m looking at the No. 1 usage trend that emerged for each team […]
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Michael Dolan
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NFL Fantasy
Dynasty Fantasy Football: Second-Year Players to Move On From
With the fantasy football and dynasty offseason upon us, it is time to get real, the time for those tough roster decisions is here. Arguably the most critical discussions can be on which players to stash or hold with anticipation of a turnaround. Last week I covered a few second-year players to stash, so today […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Keon Coleman
Last Updated: 1/2/2024   Keon Coleman transferred to Florida State in hopes of improving his draft stock and notoriety, and he did just that. He set a career-high with 11 touchdowns despite having fewer receptions and yards than 2022, all while playing alongside classmate Johnny Wilson.  Coleman possesses a lengthy frame standing 6-foot-4, 210 pounds […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Streaming Options for Week 18 in fantasy football
Week 18 in the NFL is a bit of a crapshoot sometimes. Teams that have already clinched a playoff berth will rest starters, teams that have been eliminated might mix up playing time by getting young guys more involved, and some players have big incentives on the line. We’ll try to navigate Week 18 fantasy […]
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Nick Makowitz
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NFL Fantasy
What We Learned for Fantasy Football in 2023: NFC
Week 17 marks the end of the fantasy football season for the vast majority of football players. Monday, we dropped a fantasy overview for the AFC teams in 2023. Today, we will review the NFC teams.   You can never be too early in refining your process in fantasy when preparing for the next fantasy season. […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Instant Reactions: Week 17
And down the stretch we come! Week 17 was incredible and was the perfect way to ring in 2024!   Each week, I will provide my five instant fantasy football reactions from the slate of games. What were the key performances, surprises and disappointments from across the NFL?  Let’s get into Week 17! Sign up […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
What We Learned for Fantasy Football in 2023: AFC
For most, the 2023 fantasy football season came to a close after Week 17. Others may still have a championship that needs to be decided by the chaos of Week 18. Regardless, we are close to talking about the 2023 season in the past tense.   Now that the fantasy season is essentially over, we […]
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Dan Fornek
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NHL Fantasy
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (12/31)
Happy New Year, and welcome to the Week 13 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 […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Injury Report: Week 17
Between injuries and the illness that seems to be going around for everyone, there are a lot of fantasy football question marks heading into Week 17. For this article, we’re going to skip the players who are listed with an illness — there’s really no way of knowing if a player is so sick that […]
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Adam Strangis
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NFL Fantasy
The Fantasy Football Report for Week 17
Staring at your fantasy roster isn’t going to reveal a magical set of answers to the test that will tell you all the “right” plays to make this week. I know. You want to squeeze every possible point out of your lineup, and that’s fair. But sometimes, you get thrown a curveball that you didn’t […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Week 17 Rankings Deep Dive: Finding a Fantasy Edge
Fantasy football rankings are serious business.  When you need answers on who to start or sit each week, reviewing rankings is often the quickest way to gather information to make an informed decision. With most leagues either starting playoffs this week or next, the start/sit decisions are now absolutely critical.    We have a plethora […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas City Chiefs
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas City Chiefs […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Seattle Seahawks
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Identifying Late-Round Profitable Hitters (Pt. 2)
In our Ultimate 2024 Fantasy Baseball Guide, I planned to break down all of my late-round hitters to target in fantasy baseball drafts in 2024. Brevity has never been a strength of mine, though, so after 3,000 words, we made the decision to break it into two parts. Here are the rest of my late-round […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Commanders
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Commanders game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Commanders […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Carolina Panthers @ Jacksonville Jaguars
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Carolina Panthers @ Jacksonville Jaguars 1 p.m. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Week 17: Big Games to Monitor
The NFL is back, and so too is the fantasy football splits series, now featuring in-season data. Each week, I’ll be using the FTN Fantasy Splits Tool to look at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook going forward. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans 1 p.m. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Los Angeles Rams @ New York Giants
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Los Angeles Rams @ New […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles game for Week 17.   Week 17 Fantasy Football Breakdown: Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles 1 p.m. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Week 17
If you are still reading my Start and Sit column in Week 17, then I hope you are alive for your fantasy championships. And I hope my start/sit calls can help you make the difficult lineup decisions to carry you across the finish line. Good luck!   The positional rankings and projected fantasy point totals […]
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Scott Spratt
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NFL Fantasy
Golden Games for Week 17: Best Fantasy Matchups This Week
Welcome to the Week 17 edition of Golden Games, where we highlight the best fantasy football matchups of the week.   This process is going to be simple. We’re looking for a few things each week: Game Environment: Good offenses? Bad defenses? Good weather? Which matchups have all (or most) of the firework ingredients we’re […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
The Read Option, Week 17: Las Vegas Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts
The Read-Option is Adam Pfeifer’s weekly fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, covering everything a fantasy manager needs to know before setting or building lineups for the week. Below, check out his breakdown of the Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders game for Week 17.   Las Vegas Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, CBS […]
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Adam Pfeifer