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The 3 WRs I Can’t Stop Drafting

I’ve spilled more than enough virtual ink on players I’m avoiding in the early rounds. It’s time to spread the love and look at the wide receivers that I just can’t say no to in 2017. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Justin Simon’s Perfect Fantasy Draft

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun, and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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2017 Projections: Amari Cooper and the Oakland Raiders

In this series, I use an internal version of the Projection Machine to explore likely outcomes for offensive players on all 32 NFL teams…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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2017 Projections: Bilal Powell and the New York Jets

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2017 RB Tier Rankings

We recently rolled out a RotoViz Roundtable on rankings and projections, and some of the discussion centered on tier-based rankings. We’ve since received some feedback that tier-based lists would be helpful…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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From Underdog to Superpower: The Extreme Fake Punt in Dynasty

In dynasty fantasy football, strength begets success, and success begets strength. If you’re better than your league mates, you’re likely to have a good startup draft. Then you can exploit your advantage by improving your already strong team through trades with weaker, needier opponents. The cycle continues until you hit a string of bad luck or your league mates improve. That’s one of my favorite features of the game…...

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RB Countdown: No. 22 Ameer Abdullah

What can you expect from Detroit Lions running back Ameer Abdullah in 2017?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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The Most Successful Stacks in GPPs

Over the last few years, as Daily Fantasy Football has increased in popularity, certain lineup strategies have become ubiquitous. Chiefly among these strategies is the concept of stacking in DFS tournaments (GPPs). In this article, I explore the lineups of FanDuel GPP winners in order to show whether or not specific stacks are significantly correlated with winning GPPs…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

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2017 Projections: Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints

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PGA DFS Picks and Projections: Northern Trust Open 2017

The FedEx Cup playoffs begin this week at the Northern Trust Open. Glen Oaks Club, a par 70 layout that plays between 7300 and 7400 yards, will host its first PGA event. I’m back with another edition of my PGA DFS machine learning model. Also check out the weekly PGA podcast with Matt Dulcan. We delve into strategy and highlight some interesting players on the DraftKings…...

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Blair Andrews’ Perfect DRAFT Draft: An Experiment in Extreme Zero RB

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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Bailing on John Brown? Here Two Cheaper Alternatives

I was feeling awfully good about myself after drafting John Brown in the eighth round of the RotoViz MFL10 of death in the spring. Reports of Brown’s improved health were encouraging, and any kind of return to his 1,000-yard sophomore form would make him an extreme value. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Insights From The 2017 RotoViz Staff Mock Auction

Auction drafts are a ton of fun and have been growing increasingly popular over the last few years. The RotoViz crew just finished our second annual auction mock…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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2017 Projections: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots

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3 RBs I Just Can’t Quit

Despite what its moniker suggests, even the staunchest of Zero RB zealots must draft an RB eventually…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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How Many Fantasy Producers Can Each Offense Support? AFC North

Part three of a series going division by division to answer the question of how many fantasy producers each offense can support and discuss what that means for 2017 with respect to current ADP trends. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Le'veon Bell

The Wisdom of Fading Holdouts in the Modern NFL

  The concept of NFL players holding out is not novel, but in the modern era of fantasy football, it has taken on additional meaning as consumers of the NFL have increasingly narrowed their interest from teams to individual players…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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The 3 WRs I Can’t Stop Drafting

I’ve spilled more than enough virtual ink on players I’m avoiding in the early rounds. It’s time to spread the love and look at the wide receivers that I just can’t say no to in 2017. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Justin Simon’s Perfect Fantasy Draft

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun, and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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2017 Projections: Amari Cooper and the Oakland Raiders

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2017 Projections: Bilal Powell and the New York Jets

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2017 RB Tier Rankings

We recently rolled out a RotoViz Roundtable on rankings and projections, and some of the discussion centered on tier-based rankings. We’ve since received some feedback that tier-based lists would be helpful…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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From Underdog to Superpower: The Extreme Fake Punt in Dynasty

In dynasty fantasy football, strength begets success, and success begets strength. If you’re better than your league mates, you’re likely to have a good startup draft. Then you can exploit your advantage by improving your already strong team through trades with weaker, needier opponents. The cycle continues until you hit a string of bad luck or your league mates improve. That’s one of my favorite features of the game…...

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RB Countdown: No. 22 Ameer Abdullah

What can you expect from Detroit Lions running back Ameer Abdullah in 2017?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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MFL10

The Most Successful Stacks in GPPs

Over the last few years, as Daily Fantasy Football has increased in popularity, certain lineup strategies have become ubiquitous. Chiefly among these strategies is the concept of stacking in DFS tournaments (GPPs). In this article, I explore the lineups of FanDuel GPP winners in order to show whether or not specific stacks are significantly correlated with winning GPPs…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

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2017 Projections: Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints

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PGA DFS Picks and Projections: Northern Trust Open 2017

The FedEx Cup playoffs begin this week at the Northern Trust Open. Glen Oaks Club, a par 70 layout that plays between 7300 and 7400 yards, will host its first PGA event. I’m back with another edition of my PGA DFS machine learning model. Also check out the weekly PGA podcast with Matt Dulcan. We delve into strategy and highlight some interesting players on the DraftKings…...

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Blair Andrews’ Perfect DRAFT Draft: An Experiment in Extreme Zero RB

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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Bailing on John Brown? Here Two Cheaper Alternatives

I was feeling awfully good about myself after drafting John Brown in the eighth round of the RotoViz MFL10 of death in the spring. Reports of Brown’s improved health were encouraging, and any kind of return to his 1,000-yard sophomore form would make him an extreme value. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Insights From The 2017 RotoViz Staff Mock Auction

Auction drafts are a ton of fun and have been growing increasingly popular over the last few years. The RotoViz crew just finished our second annual auction mock…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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2017 Projections: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots

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3 RBs I Just Can’t Quit

Despite what its moniker suggests, even the staunchest of Zero RB zealots must draft an RB eventually…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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How Many Fantasy Producers Can Each Offense Support? AFC North

Part three of a series going division by division to answer the question of how many fantasy producers each offense can support and discuss what that means for 2017 with respect to current ADP trends. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Le'veon Bell

The Wisdom of Fading Holdouts in the Modern NFL

  The concept of NFL players holding out is not novel, but in the modern era of fantasy football, it has taken on additional meaning as consumers of the NFL have increasingly narrowed their interest from teams to individual players…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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The 3 WRs I Can’t Stop Drafting

I’ve spilled more than enough virtual ink on players I’m avoiding in the early rounds. It’s time to spread the love and look at the wide receivers that I just can’t say no to in 2017. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Justin Simon’s Perfect Fantasy Draft

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun, and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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2017 Projections: Amari Cooper and the Oakland Raiders

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2017 Projections: Bilal Powell and the New York Jets

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2017 RB Tier Rankings

We recently rolled out a RotoViz Roundtable on rankings and projections, and some of the discussion centered on tier-based rankings. We’ve since received some feedback that tier-based lists would be helpful…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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From Underdog to Superpower: The Extreme Fake Punt in Dynasty

In dynasty fantasy football, strength begets success, and success begets strength. If you’re better than your league mates, you’re likely to have a good startup draft. Then you can exploit your advantage by improving your already strong team through trades with weaker, needier opponents. The cycle continues until you hit a string of bad luck or your league mates improve. That’s one of my favorite features of the game…...

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RB Countdown: No. 22 Ameer Abdullah

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MFL10

The Most Successful Stacks in GPPs

Over the last few years, as Daily Fantasy Football has increased in popularity, certain lineup strategies have become ubiquitous. Chiefly among these strategies is the concept of stacking in DFS tournaments (GPPs). In this article, I explore the lineups of FanDuel GPP winners in order to show whether or not specific stacks are significantly correlated with winning GPPs…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

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2017 Projections: Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints

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PGA DFS Picks and Projections: Northern Trust Open 2017

The FedEx Cup playoffs begin this week at the Northern Trust Open. Glen Oaks Club, a par 70 layout that plays between 7300 and 7400 yards, will host its first PGA event. I’m back with another edition of my PGA DFS machine learning model. Also check out the weekly PGA podcast with Matt Dulcan. We delve into strategy and highlight some interesting players on the DraftKings…...

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Blair Andrews’ Perfect DRAFT Draft: An Experiment in Extreme Zero RB

You know the feeling you have after the perfect fantasy draft? The one where your draft slot allowed you to grab a personal favorite in Round 1 and then back it up with your favorite strategic approach? It’s the reason fantasy football is so much fun and the reason drafting is often the best part. This is my perfect draft…. Membership Required You must be...

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Bailing on John Brown? Here Two Cheaper Alternatives

I was feeling awfully good about myself after drafting John Brown in the eighth round of the RotoViz MFL10 of death in the spring. Reports of Brown’s improved health were encouraging, and any kind of return to his 1,000-yard sophomore form would make him an extreme value. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Insights From The 2017 RotoViz Staff Mock Auction

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2017 Projections: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots

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3 RBs I Just Can’t Quit

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How Many Fantasy Producers Can Each Offense Support? AFC North

Part three of a series going division by division to answer the question of how many fantasy producers each offense can support and discuss what that means for 2017 with respect to current ADP trends. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Le'veon Bell

The Wisdom of Fading Holdouts in the Modern NFL

  The concept of NFL players holding out is not novel, but in the modern era of fantasy football, it has taken on additional meaning as consumers of the NFL have increasingly narrowed their interest from teams to individual players…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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