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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Trey Lance
There’s nothing quite like the allure of a promising NFL rookie. Their unproven nature oftentimes leads to ADPs being inflated with optimism, but that same optimism tends to vanish if the player doesn’t produce right out of the gates. This volatility is stressful for many, but it presents a golden opportunity for the savvy fantasy […]
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Michael Dolan
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Crossroads: Justin Jefferson vs. Christian McCaffrey
Last week in this space, we debated Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson, with the Minnesota wideout getting the edge for me. And because Jefferson is ahead of Kupp for me this season, can an argument be made for him ahead of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey?    Let’s talk game theory this week: It’s draft […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Bets
George Kittle 2022 Prop Bets: Receiving Yards, TD Predictions
For the last four seasons, George Kittle has been one of the game’s elite tight ends in all facets. He consistently gets praise for his sheer dominance as a run blocker, and he set the record for receiving yards in a season by a tight end in 2018.  That record has since been broken by […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Darren Waller 2022 Prop Bets: Receiving Yards, TD Predictions
Before the start of the 2019 season, the then-Oakland Raiders were featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Tight end Darren Waller quickly became one of the main characters as the series detailed his struggle with addiction and attempted comeback in the NFL. Throughout the show, he displayed his unique athleticism on the field and his humility off […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL DFS
DFS Picks and Plays for the NFL Preseason Hall of Fame Game
We are roughly six months removed from the Los Angeles Rams winning the Super Bowl. Now that the confetti rain has disappeared and Disney trips have been completed, it’s time to turn the page to the next chapter and begin a new NFL season. It’s insane to think about how fast time flies, and then […]
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Walter Waddell
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NFL DFS
CFL DFS Plays for Week 9
The CFL DFS grind is going strong, and we are already heading into Week 9. Teams are still fiddling with their depth charts as we are seeing movement around the league. Winnipeg and BC look to be the clear best teams while everyone else continues to beat up on each other. The player pool at […]
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Walter Waddell
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NFL DFS
PrizePicks Plays of the Day for Thursday (8/4)
Welcome to the PrizePicks Play of the Day. If you are new to PrizePicks, it is a simple game where you choose the over or under on multiple picks (between 2 and 5). Different payouts are available depending on the style of the play and how many picks you to do in each play. You […]
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Kyle Murray
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NFL Bets
NFL TE Prop Bets: 2022 Receiving Yards Leader Picks
No tight end has ever been the NFL receiving yards leader, but there’s enough talent at the position that history could potentially be made in the 2022 season. A handful of tight ends are given a real chance to win the prop bet for most receiving yards. Travis Kelce has +2000 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy — How to Approach TE Premium Drafts
TE premium is a budding fantasy football league format that’s growing in popularity — and if you’re looking for a draft strategy, you’ve come to the right place.   The primary purpose behind TE premium leagues is to make TEs more relevant in fantasy football by giving them extra points for standard stats like receptions […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals got off to a scorching start to the 2021 season, going 7-0 before accumulating injuries caused the team to ultimately finish 11-6. Arizona has flirted with greatness but has not been able to sustain it over the course of a full season.   What should we expect from this team and its […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Michael Carter
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool: How Did the Darren Waller Injury Impact the Raiders Offense?
With not much left in the way of big offseason events that will change teams’ futures, our eyes can truly turn toward the season to come, preparing for fantasy football drafts and looking forward to what we need to know for success in 2022. With that in mind, all summer long, I’ll be using our FTN […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC West
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) This is more an oddity than anything else, but I find it fascinating: Over the last 18 years, someone from […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide
Fantasy football draft strategy is widely discussed at this time of year, yet many fantasy drafters either don’t know or simply don’t use these strategies in their drafts. Part of that may be the fault of many of us in the fantasy industry, as it’s rare to find a comprehensive guide on how to use […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL DFS
The Do’s and Don’ts of Playing Preseason NFL DFS
As the self-proclaimed “niche sports extraordinaire” of FTN, you’ll typically see me navigating the college sports or alt-football streets. I’m honored to be a part of the NFL preseason DFS coverage FTN is offering – starting right now with this piece on how to play NFL preseason DFS. Grinding college football, the CFL, USFL and […]
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Walter Waddell
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NFL Bets
Austin Ekeler 2022 Prop Bets: Rushing Yards, TD Predictions
Austin Ekeler has been solid his entire NFL career, but he finally burst onto the scene in a huge way last season. Ekeler was the Chargers’ top rushing threat, and he had a fantastic season. Last year, Ekeler had 911 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.  Injuries hindered Ekeler in 2020, but he was healthy […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Najee Harris 2022 Prop Bets: Rushing Yards, TD Predictions
Running backs drafted in the first round are always expected to be bell-cow running backs, and Najee Harris fit the bill to a tee last season. In his rookie year, after being drafted 24th overall, Harris accumulated 1,200 yards and the ground and he also had seven rushing touchdowns.  Harris was able to achieve these […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Mark Andrews 2022 Prop Bets: Receiving Yards, TD Predictions
Mark Andrews’ breakout was said to have come in 2019 when he made his first Pro Bowl. Last season, he broke out from his breakout and overtook Travis Kelce as the best receiving tight end in the NFL, at least for one season. Andrews put up a gaudy 107 receptions, 1,361 yards and 9 touchdowns […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Kyle Pitts 2022 Prop Bets: Receiving Yards, TD Predictions
In 2021, Kyle Pitts became just the second rookie tight end ever to amass 1,000 receiving yards. He benefitted from having a veteran signal-caller in Matt Ryan in year one, but he’ll look to build chemistry with Marcus Mariota in year two. Pitts’ downfall as a rookie was his single receiving touchdown. Heading into 2022, […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Travis Kelce 2022 Prop Bets: Receiving Yards, TD Predictions
Travis Kelce has been the best receiving tight end in football since 2016. Even before Patrick Mahomes arrived, he made three consecutive Pro Bowls and topped 80 receptions and 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. With Mahomes, Kelce has hauled in at least 90 catches and 1,100 yards – which is where his 2022 prop totals […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Nelson Sousa’s Fantasy Football Bold Predictions for 2022
Preseason NFL action starts Thursday with the Hall of Fame game between the Raiders and Jaguars. That means the start of the regular season is getting ever closer, and that means it’s time for some bold predictions for the 2022 fantasy football season. Looking for my coaching session, rankings and more? Click here to sign […]
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Nelson Sousa
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NFL Bets
Dalvin Cook 2022 Prop Bets: Rushing Yards, TD Predictions
Over the past three seasons, Dalvin Cook has emerged as one of the best running backs in the game. In each of the last three seasons, Cook has amassed over 1,000 yards on the ground even with missing time due to injury.  The Vikings have a new head coach, Kevin O’Connell, and he will be […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Optimizing Kentucky Derby Style Draft Preferences
One of the most popular mid-stakes national fantasy football contests out there is NFFC’s RotoWire Online Championship (OC). It’s a 12-team redraft that utilizes PPR scoring and a couple other unique features: third-round reversal and KDS.    Third-round reversal simply changes the direction of the snake draft after the second round (person picking 1.01/2.12 gets […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC South
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Of the teams in the NFC South, the one that has gone the longest […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Elijah Moore
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Nick Makowitz
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/3)
Over the past month, I have been breaking down different ADP trends biweekly to identify players that I like at their current NFC ADP as values. With training camp underway, this article will be shifting to a weekly update of ADP. The NFL season is underway which means there is just more drafting volume, with […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Dallas Cowboys
Per usual, there was a ton of hype surrounding the 2021 Dallas Cowboys. And for a while, the hype was warranted, as the Cowboys scored a ton of points, made plenty of plays on defense and finished with a 12-5 record. The season did not end the way they wanted but with a returning coaching […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC North
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) The smallest gap between first and second place in the NFC North in the last five years was 3 games, […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Bets
Kyler Murray 2022 Prop Bets: Passing Yards, TD Predictions
Kyler Murray has a lot to prove in the 2022 NFL season, following his $230.5 million contract extension and the controversial clause included in the deal that raised questions about his work ethic (which has since been removed). The Arizona Cardinals quarterback can go a long way in silencing any doubters by going over his […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Ezekiel Elliott 2022 Prop Bets: Rushing Yards, TD Predictions
Ezekiel Elliott has been one of the best and most consistent running backs in the NFL since he was drafted in 2016. Elliott has eclipsed 1,000 yards in all but two seasons, and he missed by 21 or fewer yards in both those seasons.    The Cowboys love Zeke, owner Jerry Jones constantly praises his […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Christian McCaffrey 2022 Prop Bets: Rushing Yards, TD Predictions
Christian McCaffrey is no stranger to being a top running back in the NFL, but injuries have derailed him over the past couple of seasons. After playing in all 16 games in his first three NFL seasons, McCaffrey has played in just 10 games the last two seasons.    The Panthers offense needs McCaffrey, but […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Matthew Stafford 2022 Prop Bets: Passing Yards, TD Predictions
All it took was one year away from the Detroit Lions for Matthew Stafford to get his Super Bowl ring. Coming off a championship run with the Los Angeles Rams, the quarterback is projected to be back among the league leaders in passing yards and passing touchdowns for the 2022 regular season.   Staffford’s 2022 […]
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FTN Staff