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Josh Gross
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NFL
Fantasy
The Read Option: Fantasy Football Game-by-Game Breakdown (Week 2)
Welcome to The Read Option, FTN Fantasy’s NFL Week 2 game-by-game previews. This landing page will serve as your quarterback for the week and will link to preview for the upcoming slate of games. FTN’s game-by-game previews are the most detailed and data-rich in the industry. This page will be updated throughout the week as […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
Week 1 NFL DFS Chalk Report
The NFL DFS Chalk Report is as it sounds — a comprehensive, ongoing study of how the most popular plays on the slate perform on a weekly basis. More specifically, we are searching for trends and patterns that can allow us to easily separate the good chalk from the bad, simultaneously showing us the best […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
Fantasy
TE Streamers for Week 2 in Fantasy Football
Looking for tight end streamers in your fantasy football league for Week 2? You’ve come to the right place. Streaming TEs is a popular strategy — but picking the right matchups is key. Let’s dive into the top TE streamers for Week 2. Listed below are tight ends I’m willing to stream in my […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming Defenses for Week 2 in Fantasy Football
Looking to stream defense/special teams in your fantasy football league for Week 2? You’ve come to the right place. Streaming DSTs is a popular strategy — but picking the right matchups is key! Let’s dive into the top streaming defenses for Week 2. Listed below are the DSTs I’m willing to stream in my […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Week 2 fantasy football waiver wire rankings
It’s time for the fantasy football waiver wire for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Bets
Week 2 NFL Moneyline Underdogs
It was a good Week 1 start for the moneyline underdogs column, with a one-point loss keeping us from profitability. The Browns dominated the Bengals, giving us a nice +120 win, which covered a rough loss with the Steelers at home. The Titans carried our longest odds at +160 and lost a valiant 16-15 battle […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming QBs for Week 2 in fantasy football
Week 1 was an ugly way to kick off the 2023 fantasy football season, especially for quarterbacks. If you spent a high draft pick on Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow, you were severely disappointed. On the other hand, if you dared to stream the position or waited to take a QB […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football IDP Waiver Wire, Week 2
You may have thought you had the best IDP fantasy football draft a few days, weeks or months ago, but then Week 1 happened. You are now searching for defensive players that can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable injuries from Week 1 include Nakobe Dean, Jalen Pitre, Quay Walker, Cameron Heyward and Lavonte […]
Leo McNeeley
NFL
DFS
Week 1 Monday Night Football DFS Showdown Slate: New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills
Monday Night Football has arrived, and the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. This article will give you my DFS showdown picks and strategy for DraftKings and FanDuel. I tend to go with a correlated build that tells a story. I find that wins more than it loses. The […]
David Jones
NFL
DVOA
Week 1 Quick Reads: Tua’s Big Day
NOTE: Updated with Monday Night Football at 11am EDT. Welcome to Quick Reads! For readers who are new to my work and my stats, this is a weekly column where I will talk about the best and worst performances of the week according to my DYAR stats. That’s Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement, the “total” stat […]
Aaron Schatz
NFL
Fantasy
The Touchdown Regression Model: Week 1
Touchdowns drive fantasy success and failure. And while there is a lot of noise in touchdown scoring, there is more than a fair bit of signal. Welcome to the Touchdown Regression Model. Each week, I will calculate expected touchdown totals based on where the field players throw, run and catch their touchdowns and use the […]
Scott Spratt
NFL
Bets
MNF Plays: Best Props for Monday Night Football, Week 1
Week 1 brings us a fantastic AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. Based on odds, the Bills are one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl, while the Jets are actually the most heavily-bet team to win this year’s title. With two great quarterbacks in Josh Allen and Aaron […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Instant Reactions: Week 1
Week 1 of the NFL season never disappoints. The opening games of the 2023 season were filled with upsets, shocking performances and incredible finishes. Each Sunday night (or Monday morning), I will provide my five instant fantasy football reactions from the slate of games. What were the key performances, surprises and disappointments from across […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
The Ballad of Fantasy Football’s Saddest Man
Wednesday, Aug. 30 Howard pulls the sixth pick in his fantasy football home-league draft for 2023. PPR, 12 teams, pretty standard. He’s done his research. He’s ready. First Round Yeah, he got hurt in the preseason, but reports are he’s improving and will be ready to go. So Howard takes Cooper Kupp. Have you […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Week 1 Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers
The NFL season is finally here. And now that we have seen nearly every team in action, it is time to start planting flags and posting hot takes based on the most limited sample size possible. Despite the need to overreact to everything we saw in one game, some very useful things can be gleaned once […]
Dan Fornek
NFL
DFS
Week 1 Sunday Night Football DFS Showdown Slate: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
The NFL decided that the first Sunday Night Football game of the season would feature one of the most familiar matchups in the league. The Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants, and for a full breakdown, make sure you read Adam Pfeifer’s Read Option on FTNFantasy. Also, always be sure to read David’s article […]
Adam Strangis
NFL
DVOA
Week 1 Picks
Welcome to Week 1 of our DVOA-based picks. I’m going to do the same thing here that I used to do over at Football Outsiders. I’m picking (almost) every game straight up and against the spread. I’m also doing over-under totals, which were added to the picks last year. This does not make this advice […]
Aaron Schatz
NFL
DFS
NFL Sunday Morning DFS Update: Week 1
Welcome to The Sunday AM Breakdown for Week 1 of the NFL season! This will be a weekly article where I’ll go over my personal exposures and touch on the top plays for the DraftKings/FanDuel main slate. I’ll list my core plays for both sites and provide news and notes for all 13 games. For […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Dalvin Cook from EV Insight
Dalvin CookRushing Yards Player Props – Week 1 Jets vs. Bills Right now, Dalvin Cook’s rushing yards prop is set at 47.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 47.5 (-110) after it opened @ 53.5 (-114). O/U 46.5 -115/-115 O/U 47.5 -110/-110 O/U 46.5 -106/-129 O/U 46.5 -110/-120 Pros Dalvin Cook […]
FTN Staff
NFL
DFS
Tenacious Targets: NFL DFS GPP picks for Week 1
The NFL is back, and we are ready to crush this 2023 season at FTNDaily. This is my personal NFL DFS article that will give you my plays for this week. I will walk you through my process of selecting each player while landing on the best spot that give you an edge at being […]
David Jones
NFL
Bets
NFL Week 1 FTN Staff Bets
There are so many great things about Week 1 of the NFL season. My favorite? Our NFL betting record returns to 0-0. Getting off to a great betting start provides a huge first step toward having a winning season. The lines are at their softest, and there is uncertainty on which teams are actually […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Marquise Brown from EV Insight
Marquise BrownReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Commanders vs. Cardinals Right now, Marquise Brown’s receiving yards prop is set at 48.5 yards (-115/-115). The public has bet the OVER up to 48.5 (-115) after it opened @ 46.5 (-115). O/U 48.5 -115/-115 O/U 46.5 -110/-110 O/U 48.5 -115/-119 Pros The Arizona Cardinals will be […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Zach Ertz from EV Insight
Zach ErtzReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Commanders vs. Cardinals Right now, Zach Ertz’s receiving yards prop is set at 13.5 yards (-120/-109). The public has bet the UNDER down to 13.5 (-109) after it opened @ 19.5 (-109). O/U 13.5 -120/-110 O/U 16.5 -110/-110 O/U 13.5 -121/-113 O/U 13.5 -120/-110 Pros The Arizona […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Samaje Perine from EV Insight
Samaje PerineRushing Yards Player Props – Week 1 Broncos vs. Raiders Right now, Samaje Perine’s rushing yards prop is set at 39.5 yards (+104/-136). The public has bet the UNDER down to 39.5 (-136) after it opened @ 39.5 (-129). O/U 38.5 -115/-115 O/U 38.5 -133/-103 O/U 38.5 -115/-115 Pros The Denver Broncos will have […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Hayden Hurst from EV Insight
Hayden HurstReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Falcons vs. Panthers Right now, Hayden Hurst’s receiving yards prop is set at 21.5 yards (-115/-115). The public has bet the OVER up to 21.5 (-115) after it opened @ 20.5 (-115). O/U 21.5 -130/100 O/U 24.5 -115/-111 O/U 21.5 -135/-101 O/U 21.5 -115/-115 Pros The Carolina […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Adam Thielen from EV Insight
Adam ThielenReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Falcons vs. Panthers Right now, Adam Thielen’s receiving yards prop is set at 36.5 yards (-115/-111). The public has bet the OVER up to 36.5 (-115) after it opened @ 36.5 (-110). O/U 39.5 100/-130 O/U 36.5 -115/-111 O/U 39.5 -109/-125 O/U 39.5 -115/-115 Pros The Carolina […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Greg Dulcich from EV Insight
Greg DulcichReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Broncos vs. Raiders Right now, Greg Dulcich’s receiving yards prop is set at 32.5 yards (-120/-110). The public has bet the OVER up to 32.5 (-120) after it opened @ 31.5 (-110). O/U 32.5 -105/-125 O/U 31.5 -110/-110 O/U 32.5 -104/-131 O/U 32.5 -120/-110 Pros Greg Dulcich […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Breece Hall from EV Insight
Breece HallRushing Yards Player Props – Week 1 Jets vs. Bills Right now, Breece Hall’s rushing yards prop is set at 35.5 yards (-110/-110). O/U 35.5 -120/-110 O/U 35.5 -121/-113 O/U 36.5 -110/-120 Pros Breece Hall has earned 47.7% of his team’s rush attempts since the start of last season, ranking him in the 84th […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Luke Musgrave from EV Insight
Luke MusgraveReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Bears vs. Packers Right now, Luke Musgrave’s receiving yards prop is set at 26.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 26.5 (-110) after it opened @ 27.5 (-110). O/U 26.5 -115/-115 O/U 27.5 -110/-110 O/U 26.5 -115/-119 O/U 27.5 -115/-115 Pros THE BLITZ […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Rushing Yards for Deon Jackson from EV Insight
Deon JacksonRushing Yards Player Props – Week 1 Colts vs. Jaguars Right now, Deon Jackson’s rushing yards prop is set at 40.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 40.5 (-110) after it opened @ 42.5 (-113). O/U 44.5 -110/-120 O/U 40.5 -110/-110 O/U 44.5 -117/-117 O/U 44.5 -110/-120 Pros The Indianapolis […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Week 1 Player Props: Receiving Yards for Kylen Granson from EV Insight
Kylen GransonReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 1 Colts vs. Jaguars Right now, Kylen Granson’s receiving yards prop is set at 17.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 17.5 (-110) after it opened @ 18.5 (-110). O/U 19.5 100/-130 O/U 17.5 -110/-110 O/U 19.5 -113/-121 O/U 19.5 -110/-120 Pros The Colts […]
FTN Staff
NFL
DFS
TwoGun’s Core NFL DFS Picks for Week 1
Suffice it to say, we are all very excited football is back. My natural instinct is to go wild and enter a ton of money into NFL DFS tournaments, especially since there is a $4,444 Milly Maker on DraftKings. I want to come out firing — I am TwoGun after all. However, I’m desperately trying to […]
Michael Cohen