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Trevor Lawrence Gets a Favorable Matchup to Take Jacksonville to the Playoffs: The Wrong Read, Week 18 – Sunday Edition

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Justin Fields Makes The Bears Think Twice About Drafting A Quarterback: Week 18 Stacks And Leverage

In week 18, monitoring news throughout the weekend is important because you will see teams resting players this week. This opens up values you would not see on a normal slate. The challenge is making sure the high-priced studs those values are allowing you to fit are going to be playing the entirety of the game. You should have zero doubt about playing time or…...

Can C.J. Stroud Cap His Rookie of the Year Season with a Playoff Berth? The Wrong Read, Week 18 – Saturday Edition

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Evan Can’t Wait: Week 18 Tight End Plays for DFS

For most of the free footballing world, the 2023 fantasy football season is over. Titles have been won, belts have changed hands, and prize money is being collected. Fun times for the winners and those who did not taste triumph thoughts are already turning to next year. (Unless your league is playing in Week 18, of course, which, if so, I applaud and am baffled…...

Happy New Year! And Congrats to All of the New Fantasy Football Champions

Week 17 didn’t let off the brakes. Shawn Siegele shares some initial thoughts in the aftermath of one of the biggest roller coaster seasons ever.  Fantasy football will break your heart . . . but in the best possible way. Ben and I finished Saturday night in third place overall in the FFPC Main Event. Unfortunately, we crashed and burned on the fantasy season’s final…...

End the Year on Top with a Texans Stack: FanDuel Plays for Week 17

Justin Herrera uses the RotoViz tools to bring you the top plays and some under-the-radar options for the FanDuel main slate.  This weekly article is a deep dive into some guys with exploitable matchups, something to prove, or who are just great deals on FanDuel. The goal is always to help you win money on a week-to-week basis. Barring that, at least you can have…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 3

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 2

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Patrick Mahomes Looks to Bounce Back Against a Weak Cincinnati Defense: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Part 2

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

The NFL and Their Mild and Temperate Championship Settings – A Week 17 NFL Weather Report (with Sunday Updates)

RotoViz subscribers know that winning often hinges on meticulous analysis of various factors: player statistics, team dynamics, and even the whims of Mother Nature herself. Weather conditions, often overlooked, can play a pivotal role in any game’s outcome. A few of the most well-known and craziest examples include the Fog Bowl, the Tuck Rule Game, and the Ice Bowl. The NFL is unique in its…...

The Raiders Need a Lot to Go Their Way to Make the Playoffs, But Zamir White Will Do His Part: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Part 1

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Jahmyr Gibbs Proves Why He Was Worth a First-Round Pick: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Early Week Preview

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Using the RotoViz Pace Tool to Forecast which Week 17 Games to Target or Avoid

The pace of play at the team level is instructive in fantasy football. The faster a team is, the more plays they will tend to run. The more plays a team tends to run, the more players on those teams tend to score. Using the RotoViz Pace Tool, we can see the tendencies of every team in these areas so far in 2023. I toggled to…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 1

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Rashee Rice’s Rise To Stardom and Demarcus Robinson’s Nose For The End Zone: Wide Receiver Advanced Stats And Buy Lows Ahead Of Week 17

In this weekly article, Ryan Ramsarran uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blowup WR in DFS. We’ll use the advanced WR metrics to highlight a few buy-low options at the position each week. Week 16 is in the books, and…...

Zero RB Universe: The Championships – Addressing the Tough Matchup Questions for Finals Weekend

Shawn Siegele breaks down the biggest usage takeaways from Week 16 and looks ahead to all of the key matchups in the fantasy finals. Breece Hall’s 43-point outburst helped us in a big way in the Main Events and carried Colm Kelly and me into the FFPC Superflex finals where we’ll face off against a handful of other managers from the RotoViz community. I hope…...

The Eagles’ Defense Will Rebound Against the Cardinals: Week 17 D/ST Streaming

The best D/ST matchups of the fantasy finals belong to the elite defenses. The Browns, Bills, Jets, and 49ers all play teams in the top five by OPRK. And now you want me to bail you out?! I’ve been begging you to roster the Browns D/ST since Week 2! It’s all right. If you didn’t stash the Bills, Jets, or Eagles like I’ve suggested over…...

5 Things that Matter from Week 16, and 5 Things that (Probably) Don’t

Knowing when to react and when not to is crucial in fantasy football. It’s important to distinguish what is truly significant and what is not. This article aims to clarify what requires our full attention and what can be disregarded. This week’s edition preps us for the final week of the fantasy football season, and it will mainly focus on two dimensions: what is good…...

So Close You Can Taste It: Fantasy Championship Week Tight End Streamers

It all comes down to this. Week 17 is fantasy football championship week. This is the final step on the journey that began back in August. (Unless you’re in one of those leagues that plays on until Week 18, in which case I salute you and am scared of you in equal measure.) Congratulations on beating the odds and making it this far. But don’t…...

Win the Waiver Wire: 6 Priority Pickups to Win the Championship in Week 17

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 17. Merry Christmas! I hope everyone was able to eat some good meals and spend some quality time with friends and family — between all the football games, of course. Beyond the holidays, we are also heading into the final week of playoffs for the majority of leagues. Congrats to those…...

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