College Football Props of the Week: Week 4
Walter Waddell
NFL Articles
NFL
DFS
TNF Showdown Breakdown, Week 16 – 49ers vs. Titans
Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night. What Does Vegas Think? […]
Matt Jones
NFL
DFS
Week 16 NFL picks for JockMKT
What is JockMKT? JockMKT is a fantastic new fantasy football platform that combines the financial market and sports. Bidding on a player as an IPO and getting paid out where they finish on the day. Example: “If fifth place overall is worth $20, and Tom Brady finishes with the fifth-most points, then every user holding […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
TopProp Battleground and Expert League – Week 16 Update
TopProp Fantasy Sports is officially live, bringing you a new way to wager on fantasy football. Are you confident that you have the best team in your league? Great, bet on it. Are you confident that your league mate Bob is going to blow John out of the water this week? Great, bet on it. […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Hall of Fantasy League update: Week 16
Week 16 of the Hall of Fantasy league is here, and we’re now in the second week of the postseason. If you are unfamiliar with the league, they do a fantastic job of laying everything out clearly and concisely on their homepage: “The HOFL consists of 10 Football Franchises representing key markets throughout the U.S. Teams […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Usage Report for Week 16
Welcome to the Week 16 Usage Report. This piece is designed to give you a glimpse of both rushing shares and usage rates for running backs, wide receivers, and occasionally tight ends. It will help you understand how often a player is involved in his team’s game plan and if those players are susceptible to […]
Sam Wallace
NFL
Fantasy
Directional passing update for Week 16
Matt Jones
NFL
DFS
OL vs. DL matchups for Week 16
The most overlooked aspect of the NFL is the battle in the trenches, but it deserves much more love. So every Wednesday here at FTN, we will take a closer look at some of the most advantageous matchups for opposing offensive and defensive lines, which can absolutely be applied to fantasy football. Major Injuries Myles […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Directional rushing update for Week 16
Matt Jones
NFL
DFS
Single-Entry NFL DFS Lineup Review for Week 15
Each week, I’ll review my single-entry DFS lineup, as well as a couple others. I will also track my success rates throughout the season. The criteria for the other lineups to make the article (and tracking) will be over 10% of my overall investment. This week, that included: My single-entry The goal here is to […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
Fantasy
Splits tool update for Week 16 – Fantasy football players to watch
As the NFL season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into the week, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend. Thursday Night Football The 49ers and […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Bets
Thursday Night Football betting guide for Week 16
Week 16 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday with a matchup of two potential playoff teams. The San Francisco 49ers will travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans. The 49ers are currently 8-6, currently the sixth seed in the NFC. The Titans are 9-5, tied for second in the AFC and one game […]
FTN Staff
NFL
DFS
DFS Wins of the Week (12/22)
This quick article is going to highlight some huge DFS wins from DraftKings, Fanduel, Yahoo and SuperDraft that our FTN family hit this week. It doesn’t matter if its NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA or even eSports, if someone made a huge return on their money, we want to celebrate it. Take a look at some […]
David Jones
NFL
DFS
Top 5 NFL DFS slate-breakers for Week 16
The phrase “break the slate” is tossed around often in the DFS world, and for good reason. First, it just sounds cool. And second, because it’s actually true. Think of all fantasy points scored each week as a gravitational pull. When fantasy points are bell-curve distributed like they are most weeks, the DFS solar system […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Dynasty moves to make entering Week 16
In dynasty leagues, it’s important to be ahead of the curve. If you’re one step ahead of your league mates in your transactions, then you can take advantage of windows to roster players before the market corrects or wises up. That’s what we’ll be covering weekly here – players to add, hold, start, or scrap […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
Tuesday Night Football: Small Slate DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings 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 general showdown rules I outlined in this article will remain accurate for most games, but they can change depending […]
David Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Matt’s Musings | NFL Data Study, Week 16
Every Monday, I find myself in a bit of NFL data purgatory. We’re waiting for the week to come to a proper ending, and the data is still yet to be finalized. It’s a great time, however, to look at some historical trends and do some digging on some things we can leverage in the […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Week 16 fantasy football waiver wire rankings
It’s time for the Week 16 fantasy football waiver wire. 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 16. We cast a wide net […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
DFS
Week 15 Tuesday two-game DFS breakdown
Week 15 of the NFL season comes to a close Tuesday with another two-game DFS slate on the docket. Washington and Philadelphia square off as each team clings to faint Wild Card aspirations as they fight for the third and final spot. A win for either team here would pull them up to 7-7 with […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming DSTs for Week 16 in Fantasy Football
We are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the NFL with games being pushed back due to the number of cases. Streaming a DST at this point in the season is rather common as most fantasy managers are accustomed to streaming the position on a week-to-week basis. FAAB won’t take much for you to […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Bets
NFL betting trends entering Week 16
So COVID-19 has ripped a hole in the NFL right now. The schedule has been adjusted and the quality of information we have at the moment is suspect. Teams are playing shorthanded on both sides of the ball. That’s an issue obviously for us looking to map out trends. It’s also an issue for reporting […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming TEs for Week 16 in fantasy football
We are seeing an all-time high spike in COVID-19 cases in the NFL with games being pushed back due to the number of cases. Streaming during the fantasy football playoffs isn’t something you likely planned on doing but here we are as uncertainty looms above every player. FAAB won’t take much for you to acquire […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming QBs for Week 16 in fantasy football
We are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the NFL with games being pushed back due to the number of cases. Streaming during the fantasy football playoffs isn’t something you likely planned on doing, but here we are as uncertainty looms over every player. FAAB won’t take much for you to acquire the quarterback […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
DFS
Monday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings 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 general showdown rules I outlined in this article will remain accurate for most games, but they can change depending […]
David Jones
NFL
DFS
Showdown Ownership Projections and Picks for MNF | Week 15
NFL Showdowns have swings like no other. You can go from outside the cash line to within takedown territory (or vice versa) in a single play. A key to ensuring you’re on the right side of those swings more often than not is having a real sense of where ownership will be, and consequently, how […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
DFS
Week 15 Monday two-game DFS breakdown
With all the Week 15 COVID-19 chaos around the NFL, Monday night brings us a marvelous two-game DFS slate with another one coming Tuesday. You can never have too much football, right? The key to these two game slates is identifying the chalk and how we can be different while unearthing lightly rostered gems that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Matchups to target for Week 16 in fantasy football
Week 15 was one of the most bizarre weeks of fantasy football in recent memory, and of course it comes during the opening round of the playoffs. If you somehow survived the madness and volatility, it isn’t too early to look ahead towards your semifinal matchups. Let’s take a look at the matchups to target […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Week in Review – Ownership, GPP-Winning Lineups for Week 15
The first week of the playoffs in most fantasy football leagues also brought us maybe the weirdest weekend of the NFL season. We had three games rescheduled, the worst team in the league (the Lions) upset one of the best (the Cardinals) in a game that wasn’t close, and maybe the best offense in the […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
DFS
Sunday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This article is going to cover my Showdown rules and rankings 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 “General Rules” article will remain accurate for most games, but depending on player salary and team scheme, they can […]
David Jones
NFL
DFS
Week 15 Game-by-Game DFS Breakdown | Afternoon Slate
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos DEN -2.5, O/U 44 Pace and playcalling Since Week 9, the Bengals have slowed their operation down, ranking 27th in neutral pace and leaning on Joe Mixon with the 13th-highest rushing rate. After last week’s game, Zac Taylor spoke about how they should have passed more early in the game, […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
SNF Showdown Breakdown Week 15 – Buccaneers vs. Saints
Showdown slates are some of the best sweats that NFL DFS has to offer. If you’re building lineups correctly, you can take advantage of these quick sweats week in and week out. I’ll be going through position-by-position to break down everything you need to know for the showdown slate that night. What Does Vegas Think? […]
Matt Jones
NFL
DFS
NFL Optimizer – Sunday Strategy for Week 15
With some of the better games to attack this weekend being rescheduled, we are left with a pretty tricky main slate today. Without that many exciting spend-up options, it looks like the key will be identifying which of the many chalky options are worth prioritizing. My goal this week is to do just that. DeVante […]
Connor Cocke
NFL
Bets
Top 3 NFL DraftKings betting picks
Across the sports betting market, there tends to be strong uniformity in NFL sides, totals and moneylines — but not total uniformity. Using our NFL odds page to lineshop, I’ve identified the following three lines that right now offer the most value at DraftKings Sportsbook relative to the rest of the market. For all of […]
Matt LaMarca