Prime-Time First TD Bets — Monday Night Football, Week 16
Alex Christenson
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Daily Odds Boost check for Wednesday, July 15
This is a great time to be a sports bettor. As sports betting becomes legal in more and more locations, the various sportsbooks are all vying for your business. Targeting daily odds boosts bets can be one of the best ways to take advantage. Four days a week, I’ll be highlighting some of the best […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Houston Texans
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite booms, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Bill O’Brien’s Brittle Bunch. Booms Brandin Cooks, WR The Chef Boyardee of wide receivers served up a heaping bowl of […]
Brad Evans
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100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Chicago Bears
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) In retrospect, […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Carolina Panthers
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) Most people […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Identifying 2020’s breakout fantasy football wide receivers
Predicting breakouts at the wide receiver position can make for some impressive teams during the fantasy football season. Ultimately, you aren’t going to win your league by consistently hitting singles and doubles. You need players who are going to massively over-perform their average draft position (ADP). Sometimes, they are players who already flashed some ability in […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Bets
Prop Bet of the Day: The Jets coming up short
Looking to scratch an action itch? You bet we got you covered. Every day our ravenous bettors scour the web for their favorite player props to boost the bankroll. Today’s featured line comes from ‘The Big Noise’ himself, Brad Evans. Prop: New York Jets UNDER 6.5 wins (+100, FanDuel) It’s clear Adam Gase has squeezed […]
Brad Evans
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First Down Blog: Cut out the Aaron Jones disrespect
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: The ever-disrespected Aaron Jones. Inside the NBA’s mandated bubble, Rajon Rondo is staying at a completely remodeled, and by all photographic evidence, opulent $400 per night Walt […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
The most helpful moves of the offseason for fantasy football
Every year, the NFL undergoes a significant facelift as major players retire or switch teams, and it changes the fantasy football landscape as well. The 2020 offseason was no different. In fact, the 2020 NFL offseason saw arguably its biggest transformation yet. Tom Brady is no longer with the Pats. Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Bets
Diving deep on the Baltimore Ravens coaching and approach
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football sleepers: Overlooked tight ends for 2020 drafts
It’s all about finding value in fantasy football drafts. If you can find starter value at a non-starter price, you can use those earlier picks on other value and you’ve gotten a big part of your job done. Tight end is an interesting position these days, a real case of haves and have-nots, although with […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Green Bay Packers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite booms, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Matt LaFleur’s Lads. Booms Aaron Rodgers, QB Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable that Rodgers would […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Buffalo Bills
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) It was […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Identifying 2020’s breakout fantasy football running backs
We keep seeing more and more younger running backs emerging in fantasy football, making them legitimate breakout candidates for the 2020 campaign. Here are a few who stand out as breakouts the most for the upcoming season. Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles In Weeks 1-9 of his rookie year, Sanders was splitting work with veteran Jordan […]
Adam Pfeifer
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NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Baltimore Ravens
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) The Baltimore […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football tiers for defensive linemen in IDP leagues
In recent years, the defensive line has become the most challenging position in IDP fantasy football leagues for one prevailing reason — a lack of reliable weekly starters. In 12-team leagues that start two (or more) D-Linemen each week, the guys you could reasonably trust with any consistency were gone before every team had a […]
Gary Davenport
NFL
Bets
Diving deep on the New York Jets coaching and approach
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the New York Jets coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
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NFL
Bets
Prop Bet of the Day: All the yardage for Austin Ekeler
Looking to scratch an action itch? You bet we got you covered. Every day our ravenous bettors scour the web for their favorite player props to boost the bankroll. Today’s featured line comes from ‘The Big Noise’ himself, Brad Evans. Prop: Austin Ekeler OVER 1,175.5 total yards (-115, PointsBet) Blatant disrespect. That’s the only reasonable […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Bets
Favorite Patriots prop bets for the 2020 NFL season
The New England Patriots are one of the NFL’s most polarizing teams for 2020. Of course, they have the usual amount of intrigue as a franchise that has won six Super Bowls since 2002, but they will enter the 2020 season without the quarterback who landed them those championships. This will be a new Patriots […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football busts: Wide receivers to avoid in 2020
Avoiding the pitfalls in a fantasy football draft is at least as important as finding the big successes, if not moreso. On the heels of my quest to find the sleeper wide receivers in 2020 drafts, today I’m looking for the position’s busts. While I do think DeAndre Hopkins could potentially bust in his first […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy questions around the NFL
There are countless questions surrounding every NFL team entering each season. That goes for fantasy as well. Who will be the No. 4 receiver? How much work will the backup running back get? Is the team going to pass enough to make multiple receivers worthwhile? If you tried to answer every relevant question surrounding each […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Bets
Daily Odds Boost check for Monday, July 13
This is a great time to be a sports bettor. As sports betting becomes legal in more and more locations, the various sportsbooks are all vying for your business. Targeting daily odds boosts bets can be one of the best ways to take advantage. Several times a week, I’ll be highlighting some of the best […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Detroit Lions
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite booms, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: The Motor City Cats. Booms Matthew Stafford, QB In the beer-chugging ranks among NFC North quarterbacks, Stafford reigns supreme as […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Denver Broncos
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite booms, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: The Juggernaut John Elways. Booms Courtland Sutton, WR For a moment this offseason, Sutton looked like he could be pegged […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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FTN Gameplan
(I don't need to read all this, I want in!) The FTN Fantasy Football Game Plan is the draft guide to help you crush the fantasy football competition. This downloadable PDF draft guide is chock full of player profiles, advanced stats and cheat sheets. We break down every fantasy-relevant player with a detailed player profile […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Bets
Primer on closing line value for NFL betting
When I was a kid growing up, I used to love listening to sports talk radio. Every week, different hosts would give their favorite NFL bets, and this is where I learned about things like spread betting. I forget exactly which host it was, but I remember one week he said: “you bet the line, […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Atlanta Falcons
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) You’d be […]
Daniel Kelley
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NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The pressing fantasy issues for the Arizona Cardinals
(You can’t answer a question if you don’t know what the question actually is. As we head toward the start of training camps after the weirdest offseason of our lives, FTN editor-in-chief Daniel Kelley asks — and attempts to answer — 3-4 fantasy-related questions about each team’s coming season. This is 100 Questions.) It wouldn’t […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Identifying 2020’s breakout fantasy football quarterbacks
As it has been for the last handful of years, the quarterback position is absolutely loaded in fantasy football. You have your established veterans, like Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Then, there are your stars of today, like Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson. Who is next? A handful of […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
First Down Blog: Don’t expect vintage Cam Newton in New England
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: The newly re-employed Cam Newton. Whenever major news breaks about a superstar player, no matter his current condition or team affiliation, trumpeters immediately take to social media […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Ranking the backup QB situations around the NFL for fantasy
The 2020 NFL season will be like no other, and that holds true for fantasy football as well. And that’s not because of players, coaches or teams. It’s because COVID-19 is blitzing the football world, while the NFL is trying their best to protect the season. While it still seems like a football season is […]
Adam Pfeifer