College Football Props of the Week: Week 4
Walter Waddell
NFL Articles
NFL
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Fantasy Football Multiverse: New York Jets
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road in […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
3 Best Breakout Candidates at TE – Fantasy Football 2021
Every season, we’re told how deep the tight end position is, or can be, for fantasy football. But we haven’t really heard that this year. And I think it’s because all of this year’s top breakout candidates are, for the most part, the same as last year’s. It forces us to admit that they didn’t […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Sleepers for 2021
There may not be a hotter commodity during the fantasy football season than sleepers. The definition of a sleeper, however, varies from person to person. Simply put, the players you see buzzing in every fantasy football article, every Twitter post, and every show are not sleepers. The buzz defeats the purpose and inflates ADP. Sure, […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Bets
NFL Week 1 Betting Picks
We are getting closer to Week 1 of the NFL season — but I fancy myself something of a degenerate, so I’ve already placed bets for every Week 1 game. As we get closer to the season, I will certainly put more Week 1 bets — especially player props — into the FTN Bet Tracker. […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Jameis Winston named Saints starter – Fantasy impact
One more of the NFL season’s starting-quarterback dominos fell Friday, with the New Orleans Saints opting to open the season with Jameis Winston under center instead of Taysom Hill, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Winston, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, spent last year as the Saints’ No. 3 quarterback. He played […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
6 players to draft outside the top 100 in fantasy football
Recently, FTN content czar Josh Collacchi asked me to write a piece highlighting six players to select in fantasy football drafts outside of the top 100. This is that piece. Naturally, I have some questions. First of all, why six? Is that a magic SEO number? Why not five? Or 10? Secondly, what’s the difference […]
Matthew Freedman
NFL
Fantasy
Drafters best ball strategy – Late-round gems to target
Every fantasy football season, we mine the later rounds of drafts hoping to strike gold. Last year’s later rounds were plentiful with breakout players like Chase Claypool. This year we have a new crop of new and familiar faces to target with the last picks of our Drafters rosters. Let’s dive into the players who could sparkle […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
How to approach the turn in fantasy football 2021
Fantasy football draft order value changes every year, but one thing does not ever change: People either love or hate drafting at the “turn” — the 1.12 position. One the one hand, it’s nice because you get to double-dip. This lets you create stacks or ensure you get the player you really want, even if […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Bets
Ravens vs. Raiders Week 1 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends
The Las Vegas Raiders will welcome fans to Allegiant Stadium this season for the first time since moving to the desert, but their first opponent may not be arriving to a warm welcome. The Raiders host a top contender in the AFC in the Baltimore Ravens to kick off the 2021 NFL season, and oddsmakers […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: New York Giants
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road in […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Bets
Tailing Totals – Early Over/Under Picks for Week 1 in the NFL
We might be a couple weeks away from the start of the NFL regular season, but it’s never too early to bet on Week 1 totals. Earlier this summer I placed bets on every Week 1 NFL game, and recently I highlighted three spread bets I still like for Week 1. In this piece, I break down […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football player profile: T.J. Hockenson
(As fantasy football dives headlong into draft season, some players warrant a little extra attention. All August, Dom Cintorino and Adam Pfeifer will do deep dives into some of the notable names. Follow along with our player profiles series. Today’s profile: T.J. Hockenson) Fantasy Football Value 2021 – T.J. Hockenson T.J. Hockenson, a former top-10 pick in […]
Dom Cintorino
NFL
Fantasy
Stock Watch: Fantasy Football ADP Movement (8/25)
Welcome to the seventh edition of Stock Watch, where I take a look at the latest fantasy football ADP movement. The goal here is to identify which players that have rising and falling ADPs in fantasy football as we inch closer to the NFL season. I’m looking at NFFC high-stakes drafts that have taken place […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
What to do with the Rams RBs in fantasy football 2021
And just like that, Sony Michel is a Los Angeles Ram, throwing a wrench into our preseason fantasy football plans. Michel enters a depth chart with Darrell Henderson as the de facto RB1 with undrafted free agents Xavier Jones and Otis Anderson and seventh-round pick Jake Funk. With Jones and Funk failing to stand out […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Drafters best ball strategy – Stacks to target
Stacking is one of the first fantasy football concepts usually mentioned when discussing best ball, and for very good reason. Especially if you’re entering into large-field tournaments against thousands of other people, the aim is to capture weekly upside and the lion’s share of production from a top-flight offense. The same theory is deployed in […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Underdog best ball strategy – Round positional breakdown
I’m a visual learner. I like things laid out in spreadsheets … color-coded is a huge plus. So, when I head into my fantasy football best ball drafts on Underdog, I always pull in the most recent ADP and take a look at a round-by-round positional breakdown of how drafts are going. This allows me […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Bets
Bears vs. Rams Week 1 Betting Odds, Picks, and Trends
The Los Angeles Rams continue to go for broke each NFL season and by going all-in on new quarterback Matthew Stafford, Rams backers are expecting big things for them in 2021. Los Angeles gets the season started by welcoming the Chicago Bears for Week 1 and oddsmakers opened the Rams as 7-point favorites and to […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Teddy Bridgewater named Broncos starter – Fantasy impact
The Denver Broncos named offseason trade acquisition Teddy Bridgewater as the team’s starting quarterback to open the season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday. The 28-year-old Bridgewater was traded to Denver this offseason after spending 2020 with the Carolina Panthers. He threw for 3,733 yards and 15 touchdowns on 340-of-492 passing and finished as fantasy’s QB19. […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football strategy – What does a zero-RB draft look like?
Every year, zero-RB is the most-discussed fantasy football draft strategy. This year is no different. It’s a viable strategy yet again in 2021, but there are new wrinkles in the plan. This article will review what a zero-RB draft looks like in 2021. We’ll review the strategy for those in “regular” fantasy leagues — e.g., […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Bets
NFL Week 1 picks to make now
With only one week of NFL preseason left and almost all the best future values gone, it is time to shift focus to Week 1 of the NFL season. With a full 16-game Week 1slate, there are plenty of opportunities on the board, and as we get closer to the season, more will present themselves. […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football player profile: James Robinson
(As fantasy football dives headlong into draft season, some players warrant a little extra attention. All August, Dom Cintorino and Adam Pfeifer will do deep dives into some of the notable names. Follow along with our player profiles series. Today’s profile: James Robinson) Fantasy football value 2021 – James Robinson James Robinson went undrafted in the […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down stacking QB and RB in best ball
Stacking has always been a point of contention during fantasy football draft seasons. It has become a particularly hot topic this season. At the end of the day, we’re working with a pretty small sample of best ball tournaments. Many are pointing to last year as if that’s how these things always shake out. The […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Rankings – Risers and Fallers
With the preseason comes overreaction, naturally, but just because some people overreact does not mean there shouldn’t be any reaction at all to new information and news. Tuesday, I updated my rankings for FTN Fantasy, and there was some major movement. While Calvin Ridley passed DeAndre Hopkins as my WR4 in 0.5 PPR formats, that was […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Sony Michel traded to Rams – Darrell Henderson upside falls
Faced with a situation at running back thanks to Cam Akers’ torn Achilles, the Los Angeles Rams made a trade early Wednesday, acquiring Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for two conditional late-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michel, the Patriots’ first-round pick (31st overall) in 2018, played 38 games over three seasons […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Red-zone receiving — The TE risers and fallers for 2021
Touchdowns are among the hardest stats to predict in fantasy football. Yearly we chase volume at each position, hoping that the workload for the players we love can outkick variance. Sadly, this isn’t the case, and when we also factor in injuries and personnel changes, the equation can quickly go sideways. As we stand at […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Stategy – 5 must-draft players on Drafters
As Week 1 is right around the corner, we are firmly in the midst of Drafters best ball season. In this format, it’s important to spread out your exposures on players and teams, so all of your rosters are not a victim to injury or variance if a handful of players bust. In saying that, […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Travis Etienne out for season – James Robinson fantasy stock rises
Jacksonville Jaguars first-round rookie running back Travis Etienne suffered a Lisfranc injury during Monday’s preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. There will be further exams Tuesday to determine the length of his absence. Etienne, the 25th overall pick in this year’s draft, has been competing with 2020 rookie James […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Sleepers – 5 players you didn’t know you need in 2021
Every year, we have players ascend from the basement levels of NFL depth charts to fantasy football prominence. Some of those candles burn brightly for the entire season (i.e., James Robinson), and some spark and fizzle out (Travis Fulgham). Let’s discuss some players that you didn’t possibly know about that have the chance to catch […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Bets
NFL Worst Record Betting Odds
When it comes to handicapping the NFL, the successful mantra is to pick winners (obviously), but one NFL futures market goes against the grain for that mindset, and that’s picking a team to finish with the worst record in the league. Well, only one team fits the criteria of looking like a complete trainwreck and […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: New Orleans Saints
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road in […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football player profile: Devin Singletary
(As fantasy football dives headlong into draft season, some players warrant a little extra attention. All August, Dom Cintorino and Adam Pfeifer will do deep dives into some of the notable names. Follow along with our player profiles series. Today’s profile: Devin Singletary) Fantasy Football Value 2021 – Devin Singletary Devin Singletary is fresh off a season […]
Dom Cintorino
NFL
Fantasy
2021 Dynasty Sells
Telling players on your dynasty fantasy football rosters that it’s time to pack their bags and say hello to their new teammates can be difficult but is necessary to sustain competitive squads. Knowing when to push the accept button on a dynasty deal is equally challenging. Sometimes this requires saying “Auf Wiedersehen” to players at […]
Derek Brown