If you spend any time reading RotoViz, eventually you’ll hear us talking about expected points. Expected points (EP) are the number of fantasy points that a target or carry should score based on game situation — down, distance, and field position. In other words, expected points allow us to transform raw opportunity, such as carries and targets, directly into fantasy points. From there we can…...

What an absolutely terrible weekend. I mean, right? It might be easier to list the players who didn’t get hurt. It looks like Saquon Barkley‘s year is done, and there are numerous others facing lengthy absences after getting banged up in Week 2. Maybe it’s the shortened offseason, maybe it’s just bad luck, but it’s certainly unfortunate. The landscape of fantasy football changed entirely this weekend —…...

The tight end position seemed to escape the serious injury bug that attacked the NFL in Week 2. Some players were unable to stay healthy, but no players with the star power of the running backs lost were affected. This is something of a relief to all, players and fans alike. The good news for me was that finally people may have woken up to…...

All season long Zachary Krueger will go in-depth with all of the key wide receiver performances. Providing weekly targets, air yards breakdowns, and fantasy points over expectation trends, he’ll help you dominate the waiver wire and make the best start/sit decisions in your upcoming fantasy football matchups. Despite concerns surrounding a COVID-affected season, Week 1 of the NFL season went off without a hitch. Seven…...

The Strength of Schedule Streaming app allows you to see which players have the easiest or most difficult upcoming schedules, a potentially league-winning edge that gives you the opportunity to buy players right before they explode in plus matchups. Buy Brandin Cooks and Randall Cobb The offseason departure of DeAndre Hopkins and the additions of Brandin Cooks and Randall Cobb was always going to result…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Curtis Patrick shares his top waiver targets for Week 3 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. Whether by injury, snap count, or role, every fantasy owner can look at their squad and identify a player who disappointed relative to expectations in Week 2. There are some priority claims to focus on this week, including a few players who…...

Shawn Siegele provides the key advanced stats from a crazy Week 2 of fantasy football, redrafts the 2020 rookie draft, provides television recommendations, and more. In a week where the NFL lost Saquon Barkley for the season and Christian McCaffrey for a good chunk of time, it’s important to remember all of the great storylines from Sunday as well. Every week in this space I…...

Patriots @ Seahawks New England Rank @ Seattle Rank 4   Spread -4   20.5   Implied Total 24.5   21.0 18 Points/Gm 38.0 3 11.0 2 Points All./Gm 25.0 19 63.0 22 Plays/Gm 58.0 29 58.0 4 Opp. Plays/Gm 77.0 29 66.7% 1 Rush% 34.5% 27 33.3% 32 Pass% 65.5% 6 46.6% 22 Opp. Rush % 27.3% 2 53.5% 11 Opp. Pass % 72.7%…...

From the hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast The Solis Report — the No. 1 late-night show in fantasy — comes a weekly column, chopping up the week’s news and talkin’ a few trades. John   Week 1 in the books and we’re on to Cincinnati! Devin   Yessir. Folks, we’ve got a brand new show out this weekend. Hope you will check it out. Talkin’…...

This article is part of “The Worksheet” from Rich Hribar, one of the fantasy industry’s most-read early week articles that provides unique statistics and expectations on every player for every game. Portions of “The Worksheet” will appear on RotoViz every week throughout the 2020 season. Read the full article at Sharp Football Analysis. Falcons @ Cowboys Atlanta Rank @ Dallas Rank 5   Spread -5   23.75  …...

The 3 and Out uses a number of RotoViz apps to uncover significant workload changes; league, team, and player-specific trends; and hidden but powerful statistics. Welcome to the first 2020 edition of The 3 and Out! On a weekly basis, we’ll use the RotoViz tools, my weekly research, and some of my favorite resources to find key pieces of information relating to teams, players, and…...