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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Cleveland Browns
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 Jim Browns Booms Odell Beckham Jr., WR Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Last year wasn’t […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Cincinnati Bengals
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 Queen City Cats. Booms Tyler Boyd, WR When A.J. Green’s lower extremities inevitably combust, Boyd, like last year, will […]
Brad Evans
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Daily Odds Boost check for Friday, July 10
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. Each day I’ll be highlighting some of the best odds boosts […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
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Edwards-Helaire takes top billing in our 2022 mock draft
Forecasting skill positions two years into the future is much like meteorology. The morning report can call for sunny skies and picturesque conditions, but a rogue thunderstorm can still crop up at any moment to ruin it all. Players can have their outlooks change in the blink of an eye with injury, contract status, and […]
Derek Brown
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Prop Bet of the Day: Alvin Kamara’s healthy 2020
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: Alvin Kamara OVER 1450.5 rush/receiving yards (-110, DraftKings) After physical limitations haunted Kamara like […]
Brad Evans
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Fantasy football busts: Quarterbacks to avoid in 2020
I’ve always been one to wait it out when drafting a quarterback in a standard fantasy football setting—I just wrote about a few undervalued QBs that I’m high on—so I could make the case for several potential busts. The three quarterbacks I’ve singled out below are good real-life quarterbacks. All three led their respective teams […]
Chris Meaney
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Chicago Bears
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 Monsters of the Midway. Booms Allen Robinson, WR The Rodney Dangerfield of fantasy football wide receivers, Robinson got no […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Carolina Panthers
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 Charlotte Cats. Booms D.J. Moore, WR Some in Fantasyland, understandably, are fully prepared to “Shoop” for The Spinderella of […]
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Fantasy football sleepers: Overlooked quarterbacks in drafts for 2020
You hear the term sleeper get tossed around often in the fantasy football community, but what does it actually mean? Can an aging vet be considered a sleeper or does the particular candidate need to be on the cusp of a breakout season? Both are acceptable, as it’s all about finding value on draft day. […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
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Daily Odds Boost check for Thursday, July 9
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. Each day, I’ll be highlighting some of the best odds boosts […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts
Every team has something unique to offer fantasy football managers — even if, sometimes, that thing is “stay away.” In the run-up to training camps, Fade the Noise head guys Jeff Ratcliffe and Brad Evans are going team-by-team to identify each team’s best shots at Booms, Busts and Breakouts. Sometimes they agree! Sometimes they don’t. […]
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Prop Bet of the Day: Michael Gallup’s 2020 yardage
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: Michael Gallup OVER 900.5 receiving yards (-110, DraftKings) The Big D in Dallas stands […]
Brad Evans
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Breaking down the New England Patriots 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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Diving deep on the New England Patriots 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
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Managing player exposure in fantasy football
If you only plan to draft 10 to 15 best ball teams in fantasy football in 2020, you probably don’t need to worry about your exposure percentages. Just go get your guys and have fun rooting for them all. However, if you plan on drafting a lot of teams, you need to track your exposure to […]
Noah Ruddell
NFL
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9 RBs go in the first round of a 2021 mock draft
It is never too early to talk about fantasy football. No, talking about fantasy during the month of June isn’t early at all. Unless you are talking about the 2021 season already, of course. There’s interest, there’s passion and then there is insanity. Here we are. A fun exercise is to look ahead and try […]
Adam Pfeifer
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Baltimore Ravens
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 Fightin’ Edgar Allen Poes. Booms J.K. Dobbins, RB Full disclosure: The demise of Mark Ingram is greatly exaggerated. Though […]
Brad Evans
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Buffalo Bills
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 Bills Mafia. Booms Stefon Diggs, WR The jury is certainly out on Diggs after the veteran wideout was shipped […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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Daily Odds Boost check for Wednesday, July 8
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. Each day I’ll be highlighting some of the best odds boosts […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Arizona Cardinals
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 Desert Birds. Booms Kenyan Drake, RB Drake, similar to temperature readings in the Sonoran during the scorching summer months, […]
Brad Evans
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Diving deep on the Miami Dolphins 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
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Undersold players to target in fantasy football
For all of the breakout players and league winners that are drafted, there are also value players. Players that outkick their draft stock en route to solidifying the floor and raising the ceiling for their overall roster. The “boring” and undersold but necessary fantasy lineup options are essential in building a championship roster. These players […]
Derek Brown
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10 players to avoid in the first 5 rounds of fantasy drafts
Searching for the players who will win you your fantasy football league can be a difficult task. Especially in the early rounds, it can be difficult to pinpoint one or two players that really stand out from the crowd. Instead, one thoughtful approach to use every year is to find the landmines. There are players […]
Anthony Amico
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Breaking down the Miami Dolphins 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
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The running back red-zone regression enigma
Where do we begin with the red zone? It’s the place where fantasy running backs can become championed as one of the few elite members in the league. Consistent red-zone play is actually a driving factor that isn’t talked about much in the fantasy community, most likely because it can just go hand in hand […]
Blake Hampton
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Fantasy football options with more value in best ball
A newer fantasy football format gaining loads of steam over the last few seasons, best ball is not a format to approach the same way as a season-long format. Because you do not have the ability to manage rosters on a week-to-week basis, ceiling potential is crucial to logging the highest-scoring possible lineup each week. […]
Joe Metz
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First Down Blog: Is there juice left in the Josh Gordon orange?
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-tantalizing Josh Gordon. We all house a particular set of fetishes and affinities. Cookie dough ice cream. Comfortable sleeping positions. Whatever random categories you can […]
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The basics of drafting in IDP fantasy football leagues
The folks here at Fade the Noise have assembled an impressive array of talent. Whether it’s for season-long or DFS fantasy football, some of the industry’s best and brightest have joined the FTN team in an effort to guide you to glory. The plan was to offer the same sort of high-end quality IDP coverage […]
Gary Davenport
NFL
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Prop Bet of the Day: Joe Burrow’s rookie TDs
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: Joe Burrow OVER 21.5 passing touchdowns (-110, DraftKings) That beeping sound you hear is […]
Brad Evans
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Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Atlanta Falcons
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 Dirty Birds. Booms Todd Gurley, RB Before you fire up Twitter to tell me about Gurley’s knees, hear me […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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Daily Odds Boost check for Tuesday, July 7
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. Each day I’ll be highlighting some of the best odds boosts […]
Matt LaMarca
NFL
Fantasy
First Down Blog: Fade Edwards-Helaire in drafts
Multiple times each week in this space, Brad Evans will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often moronic mind. Today’s topic: The overblown Clyde Edwards-Helaire hype. At one point on the spectrum of early life, it hits any impressionable young mind like a bolt of lightning. You […]
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