Blair Andrews examines the running back workloads for the most contentious AFC backfields ahead of Week 13. By now, a lot of backfield workload splits are pretty clear, or dominated by workhorse RBs. But there are still a handful of battles raging that present opportunities for savvy fantasy owners. We’ll use the RotoViz Screener and the NFL Stat Explorer to dive into the Week 12…...

The 3 and Out uses several RotoViz Apps to uncover significant workload changes; league, team, and player-specific trends; and hidden but powerful statistics. Welcome back to The 3 and Out! In this week’s edition, we’ll be playing a game called “Guess Who I Am.” We’ve never done this before, but I thought It might be a fun changeup for one of my favorite weeks of the year…....

Giana Pacinelli provides QB streaming options, 2-QB plays, and overall QB rankings for Week 13 of the 2019 fantasy football season. There is a lot to be thankful for this week, but mostly, bye weeks are over! Quarterback streaming is over, however. The quarterback merry-go-round spins on.  Case and point — last Sunday Mason Rudolph was benched in the second half for Devlin Hodges. After just…...

In a Thanksgiving week Backfield Battles Edition, Shawn Siegele looks at Rashaad Penny’s dream opportunity and details the NFC running back committees ahead of Week 13. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of the focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over expectation…...

The Process Before I look to Week 13 it is important to observe if the selection process was effective. Here is a recap of last week’s recommendations. If you need a refresher on what to look for when analyzing kickers, read the Week 2 Fantasy Football Kicker Streaming article.  Name, Team Stat Line Week 10 Rank 1 Younghoe Koo, Atlanta Falcons FG 3/3 XP 3/3…...

Week 13 of the season is not the time to get cute with tight end selections. One could argue of course that you should never take chances when it comes to the most toxic position group in the whole of fantasy football. But even if you do subscribe to this view, now is definitely not the time. Week 12’s selections were, on the whole, a…...

Another week in the NFL, another double-digit target week for Michael Thomas and Julian Edelman. Some things just don’t change. Here’s the full list of WRs who commanded at least 10 targets in the last week of NFL action. Double-Digit Targets in Week 12 QUICK THOUGHTS Terry McLaurin saw a career-high 12 targets in his side’s win over the Detroit Lions. He responded with his…...

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. Welcome back to the Buy Low Report. As usual, we will combine insight from the SoS Streaming App and the RotoViz Screener to identify players who…...

Waiver Wire Dumpster Dives takes you beyond the obvious plays and helps you find undervalued gems for deep leagues. I just want to take a quick moment to give thanks this week. In my time trying to break into the fantasy industry, certain individuals have reached out and taken a chance on me multiple times and I wouldn’t be writing this column for RotoViz were…...

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…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 12, including big games from Chris Godwin, Jarvis Landry, and D.J. Moore. In this week of giving thanks, I find myself grateful for the blessing of being involved with such a great team here at RotoViz and among such a wonderful community that stretches to our subscribers, our slack members, our podcast…...

Normally, this space would be focused on FFPC high stakes, but I was asked to take a more general look at the weekend’s NFL slate, because my own FFPC season is pretty much over and I’m trying to branch out beyond writing about bitterness and regret. However, we can’t really have a full fantasy football experience without at least a dollop of bitterness and regret,…...