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Chris Meaney
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NFL
DFS
Between the Numbers: NFL DFS Week 5
The first month of the NFL has come and gone, and with Week 5 upon us, we have a little bit more of a baseline for the landscape of the league. NFL DFS is always a game of ownership and theory, that is not to say that we need to fade every player who is “chalk,” […]
Kyle Murray
NFL
DFS
Must Javs: The DFS locks of NFL Week 5
Welcome, football fans. We are back for Week 5, and I could not be more excited. This is the time of the year where I am most locked in on DFS. I qualified for the maximum number of entries in the FanDuel live final and NFL was my most profitable sport last year. I was […]
Javi Prellezo
NFL
Fantasy
The Report: Fantasy football facts, predictions and tips for Week 5
The Report is a weekly column that breaks down everything you need to know to set your fantasy football lineups. Make your start and sit decisions with fantasy facts, injury information, matchups stats, predictions for the week and more. Fantasy football is a series of intense sprints crammed into a marathon. We fly through each […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Bets
NFL look-ahead lines report for Week 6
You want to win money betting on NFL games. That's why you're here. The challenge that most casual bettors run into though is their late call to action, i.e., betting moments before a game kicks off. Sure, we want to bet the game that we're watching, but at the end of the day, we want […]
Ryan Noonan
NFL
Fantasy
Using the FTN Splits tool to find the best Week 5 fantasy plays
As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, game scripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football, I’ll highlight them using our amazing NSL Splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 5. Keenan Allen, WR, […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
Advanced matchups for NFL Week 5
This and every week during the NFL season, we’ll take a look at the matchups through a close lens for fantasy football and DFS purposes. When you know what your players are up against, you know how to capitalize. When looking at advanced matchups, we are not going to just look at what defenses are […]
Eliot Crist
NFL
Fantasy
Deep fantasy sleepers for Week 5 of the NFL season
The weekend of Week 5 of the 2020 football season is days away, and it’s time to fine-tune your fantasy lineups to take home the “W.” Between bye weeks and injuries, there’s a good chance you’re searching for a deep sleeper to fill a void. Each week during the NFL season, this article will highlight […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
PrizePicks picks for NFL Week 5
Somehow we are already onto Week 5 of the NFL season. It doesn’t seem fair that as long as the season takes to get here, it seemingly flies by twice as fast. If you haven’t played over at PrizePicks yet, it’s simple. Choose whether you believe a player goes over or under their given prop. […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Bets
Corked Stats NFL: October 9
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Battle In The Trenches: Week 5 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
Derek Brown
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NFL
DFS
Battle In The Trenches: Week 5 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
DFS guide: Week 5 Thursday night showdown
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears on this Thursday night DFS showdown slate. A rematch between Super Bowl LII foes, the Bucs come into this game as 3.5-point favorites with a total of 44.5. Injuries are going to play a major factor here, as the Bucs […]
Eliot Crist
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NFL
DFS
FanDuel DFS plays for the Week 5 Thursday-Monday slate
Week 5 of the NFL DFS season kicks off Thursday night in Chicago as the Bears take on the depleted Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady and Nick Foles will go head-to-head yet again, but this time the matchup is far less appealing. The 44-point total between Chicago and Tampa Bay is currently the lowest total […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
The best and worst WR/CB matchups for Week 5 for DFS
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
Fantasy
Week 5 fantasy lames: Taylor’s growing pains to continue in Cleveland
Each week, the Noise highlights 10 somewhat un-obvious names who he believes will leave egg on his face. To qualify, each player must be started in at least 50% of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week using the scoring system shown here (Thresholds […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Using betting lines to set your Week 5 fantasy football lineup
Week 5 of the 2020 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
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NFL
Fantasy
Fade The Chalk NFL Podcast Ep 42: Trade ideas
Derek Brown
NFL
DFS
NFL pace and play-calling breakdown: Week 5
All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week, I’ll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Bets
10 must-know stats for NFL Week 5
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know stats for fantasy football and betting to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting game scripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. The Las […]
Derek Brown
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NFL
DFS
10 must-know stats for fantasy football Week 5
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting game scripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. The Las Vegas Raiders […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football trade talk: Who to buy and sell after Week 4
Things change so quickly in fantasy football — buy-low candidates turn into sell-high candidates and vice versa with each week that passes by. Take Joe Mixon for example. In my opinion, Mixon’s been a buy-low candidate for three weeks and if you were able to land him before Week 4, it’s likely he won you […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Bets
Corked Stats NFL: October 7
FTN Staff
NFL
DFS
DFS Tournament Tracking – NFL Week 5
Daily fantasy NFL tournaments provide opportunity for all kinds of players to get into the game. Whether you are a low-stakes grinder, casual player, or nose-bleed stakes sharp, the tournament space has a contest for you. But how to select the right ones? That’s where DFS Tournament Tracking comes into play. This piece will give […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 5
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 5 of the 2020 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
Fantasy
Week 5 fantasy flames: Kelley bolts into top-20 RB conversation
Each week the Noise highlights under-started names who he believes are destined to torch the competition. To qualify, each player must be started in fewer than 60 percent of Yahoo! leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week (Scoring thresholds – QB: 18 fantasy points; RB: […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football trade value chart, Week 5
Welcome to FTN’s Week 5 fantasy football trade value chart, where we provide you with relative values for every relevant fantasy player for the rest of the season to help you make a trade. The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs and 1 flex. […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
High-stakes FAAB report: What to bid on free agents for Week 5
The biggest injury blow to fantasy football players in Week 4 was Cleveland’s running back Nick Chubb (knee). Chubb was placed on the IR and is expected to miss six weeks. Bye weeks started a week early with the Titans and Steelers (COVID-19) being postponed and now we have official bye weeks taking place in […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Week 5 fantasy football streaming quarterbacks
With another week of fantasy football in the rearview, quarterback streamers are back. Every week, I’ll lay out streaming options for the quarterback position that are viable alternatives considering their matchup that week. Last week’s streamer results: Baker Mayfield QB21, 15.2 fantasy points Ryan Fitzpatrick QB10, 23.3 fantasy points Nick Foles QB24, 12.8 fantasy points […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming DST candidates for Week 5 of the fantasy football season
After a hot start to the season with our DST picks for fantasy football, Week 4 left a bit of rubble behind. While we did all right with the Denver pick — the Broncos DST scored the sixth-most fantasy points for the week — they weren’t great, same as pretty much every defense in the […]
Brett Whitefield
NFL
Fantasy
Snaps and targets report: Week 4
Week 4 was crazy for the NFL and fantasy football alike. We saw a ton of high-scoring games, a few fantasy-altering injuries and some breakout games from struggling players. Like we will do every Tuesday, join me as I go through all of the action, breaking down notable snaps, targets, routes and much, much more. […]
Adam Pfeifer
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NFL
Bets
Snaps and targets report: Week 4
Week 4 was crazy for the NFL and fantasy football alike. We saw a ton of high-scoring games, a few fantasy-altering injuries and some breakout games from struggling players. Like we will do every Tuesday, join me as I go through all of the action, breaking down notable snaps, targets, routes and much, much more. […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Week 5 waiver wire rankings
It’s time for the Week 4 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 5. We cast a wide net […]
Jeff Ratcliffe