College Football Props of the Week: Week 4
Walter Waddell
NFL Articles
NFL
DFS
SuperDraft NFL breakdown for Week 9
Welcome to the weekly breakdown for SuperDraft DFS Multiplier contests. Here’s a quick primer and strategy guide. Each week, I’ll provide a slate overview and recommended plays at each position. Week 8 Recap Here is the winning lineup from SuperDraft’s largest GPP, the Red Zone, alongside one of my lineups that finished fourth overall for […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
DFS
Freedman Five – Top DFS picks for Week 9
After spending all week consuming all the football content we offer at FTN Fantasy, FTN Daily and FTN Bets, I believe that the following five players are — if not my very favorites — among my favorite DFS candidates for the 11-game slate this weekend. To see all my Week 9 bets, check out our FTN Bet Tracker. Use […]
Matthew Freedman
NFL
Fantasy
Directional passing update for Week 9
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Using betting lines to set your Week 9 fantasy lineup
Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups. As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices. Since you’re reading this article, it’s […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Expected Fantasy Points Report – Week 9
Welcome to the Week 9 edition of FTN’s Expected Fantasy Points (XFP) Report. The premise is simple: Each time a player earns an opportunity, there’s a certain amount of fantasy points you can expect them to score. Using the rich FTN Data database, we’ve done the math for you. You can compare a player’s XFP […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Directional rushing update for Week 9
During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting in fantasy football. Bird’s Eye View Teams are beginning to really […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 9
It’s time to set fantasy football lineups for Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season, and that means consulting rankings and making tough decisions. One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR, and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. But […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Start or Sit: Week 9 sponsored by TopProp
Welcome to the Week 9 Start or Sit brought to you by TopProp. You hear the term “play your studs” a lot in fantasy football, and I’m a believer in that strategy. But there are tough matchups each week that we should look into. There may be times when we hit the bye weeks, and […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
DFS
Week 9 single-entry DFS ownership preview
Ownership Projections evolve throughout the week in a specific way. They begin as a reflection of how people view plays in a vacuum, slowly but surely progressing into a combination of how people view players and how certain player combinations fit into various lineup constructions. The goal of this Thursday article is to: Take a […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
DFS
Thursday Night Football: DFS Showdown Strategy
This Showdown Strategy article is going to break down my DFS process for single entry and MME for FanDuel and DraftKings. My experience has shown me that the two different sites have very different strategies to take down first place. Make sure you tune into the MNF Showdown show on FTN and join our discord […]
David Jones
NFL
Fantasy
TopProp Battleground and Expert League – Week 9 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
DFS
NFL DFS Thursday-Monday slate picks for Week 9
Week 9 of the NFL and DFS season is upon us, and there have been a number of groundbreaking reports to surface over the last seven days, as both Calvin Ridley and Derrick Henry are out for the foreseeable future, while Aaron Rodgers is slated to miss Sunday’s game after testing positive for COVID-19. This […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
WR/CB matchups for fantasy football – Week 9
Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level. Each week, I dig through […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
DFS
Must Javs: NFL DFS locks for Week 9
Welcome, football fans. I’m back again to break down my DFS “Must Javs” for Week 9 of the NFL season. This is the time of the year where I am most locked in. I qualified for the maximum number of entries in the FanDuel live final in 2019 and NFL was my most profitable sport […]
Javi Prellezo
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Usage Report for Week 9
Welcome to the Week 9 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
DFS
DFS Wins of the Week (11/4)
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
TNF Showdown Breakdown, Week 9 – Jets vs. Colts
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
Fantasy
Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 9
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
DFS
OL vs. DL matchups for Week 9
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 Fantasy, 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 […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
Top 5 NFL DFS slate-breakers for Week 9
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
DFS
Single-Entry NFL DFS Lineup Review for Week 8
Each week, I’ll review my single-entry NFL DFS lineup, as well as a couple others. I will also track 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 includes: Single-entry lineup The goal here is to […]
Alex Blickle
NFL
Fantasy
Hall of Fantasy League update: Week 9
Week 8 of the Hall of Fantasy League is behind us as we now approach the second half of the NFL and Fantasy Football season. 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 […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Splits tool update for Week 9 – Fantasy football players to watch
As the NFL season progresses, we’ll use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 5, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend. Biggest Spread of Week 9 This Bills-Jaguars game has […]
Matt Jones
NFL
DFS
FanDuel NFL DFS Picks – Week 9
Finding the best anchors for your DFS lineup is the best way to start lineup construction, so each week in this space, I’ll be taking a look at a skill-position breakdown of players who stick out on FanDuel. Whether it’s because of matchup or usage or anything else, these are players who should feature heavily […]
Matt Kupferle
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming DSTs for Week 9 in fantasy football
Streaming defense/special teams has been a fantasy football strategy for as long as I have played the game. More times than not I’m not going to be looking to get attached to any particular DST due to the schedule/matchups and being able to churn and burn via free agency. Listed below are DST I’m willing […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire rankings
It’s time for the Week 9 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 9. We cast a wide net […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
NFL FAAB Strategy for Week 9
Welcome to FAAB Whisperer, my high-stakes FAAB projection piece. This weekly column will serve as a supplement of our traditional FAAB column, but with its own spin. Specifically, for the many of you who play higher stakes at NFFC and FFPC. The basis for our weekly bid review will the $350 NFFC Online Championship (OC). […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
Dynasty moves to make entering Week 9
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, or scrap from your […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Bets
NFL betting trends entering Week 9
The best way to describe Week 8 of NFL action is with a cheesy ‘90s song. “Who let the dogs out?” was the theme of this week as favorites and chalk bettors got crushed. Not just against the spread either — they got crushed ATS And outright in Week 8. We did not have a […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming TEs for Week 9 in fantasy football
The tight end position continues to have a wide range of outcomes when it comes to fantasy points scored compared to their ownership percentage. The top five in fantasy points scored in Week 8 were T.J. Hockenson, Dan Arnold, Pat Freiermuth, Dallas Goedert and a guy I’m pretty sure I have never heard of before […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming QBs for Week 9 in fantasy football
Streaming quarterbacks used to be one of the easiest components of fantasy football … until Week 9 approached. Matchups, injuries and four teams on bye (Buccaneers, Football Team, Lions and Seahawks) create a bit of a conundrum if you’re having to stream. Fortunately, there are a few quarterbacks who are piquing my interest. Listed below […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Matt’s Musings | NFL Data Study, Week 9
Matt Jones