Just a quick post to illustrate a couple of things that have been demonstrated in the past, and should be common knowledge. But sometimes seeing things visually really drives them home. Targets Are the Lifeblood of Fantasy Scoring Do a Google search for that phrase on our site, and you get 22 results.[1]This article makes 23 I guess. I guess you could say it’s one…...

In the movie The Social Network, there’s a great scene where Sean Parker (played by Justin Timberlake) tells Mark Zuckerberg (Jessie Eisenberg) the story of a small businessman named Roy Raymond…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

We’re into college all star game season, which means NFL scouts (and NFL scout sites) will be ramping up their player ranking activity even more. Here’s the fifth version of the RotoViz Scouting Index, wherein we synthesize the rankings from six popular scouting sites – so you don’t have to. Stay tuned for more analysis. Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End… Membership Required You...

We have an eight game jam-packed slate today. That means there’s ample opportunity to find value to mix in with superstars and find a winning lineup. But before we dive into the plays, don’t forget to check out the NBA Splits App and NBA Daily Fantasy Finder App at RotoViz. Now on to the top plays of the day. Point Guards Chris Paul $9,700 DK; $10,100 FD Sure, Chris Paul is pretty expensive…...

Following the leads of Charles Kleinheksel and Jon Moore, who have recently published box score scouting reports on the top wide receivers and top tight ends of the 2016 class, I am box score scouting 2016’s top running backs according to the most recent version of the RotoViz Scouting Index. Get excited. The 2016 Running Backs: The Numbers In evaluating these running backs — since…...

Last week on my podcast, The Fantasy Forefront, with fellow RotoViz author Anthony Amico, we talked about coaching changes. One change I’m enthusiastic about is in Miami…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Dominator Rating and Market Share are commonly used on RotoViz when evaluating prospects. The concept of Market Share is simple: it’s the percentage of team receiving yards or touchdowns. The Dominator Rating takes the average of these two Market Share numbers to show how much of their team’s passing game a player produced…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...

The only consensus on this year’s wide receiver class is that there seems to be no consensus. The RotoViz Scouting Index has seen a pretty decent fluctuation with each new update, and we’ve spilled a bit of ink on most of the 34 WR prospects in the most recent update…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...

The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos are your Super Bowl 50 participants. I believe not only will the Panthers win, but they should do so handily. Why? Because math. Sabermetrics I wrote an article last week about using the Pythagenpat formula to project 2016 records. Well, we can use that same formula for in-season results as well. However, we can’t just use the regular season Pythagenpat from last week’s article,…...

Happy Monday! As the NBA season goes past its halfway point, the DFS season does the same. Nine games fill the schedule on this Monday and it’s always great to start the week off with a win. Here are my Plays of the Day: POINT GUARD Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (DK: $10,600; FD: $11,200) Curry recorded his second triple-double of the season in his…...

Every Sunday seems to be a war in the trenches when it comes to NBA DFS. With just four games on the slate, there aren’t many value plays, but we must tread forward regardless. As a reminder, you should be checking out RotoViz’s daily DFS content for this NBA season as the guys have absolutely been killing it this season. We have the On the Daily…...

Happy Saturday fellow degenerates! Between these recommendations, the On the Daily Podcast, the NBA Game Splits App, and the Daily Fantasy Finder App, we’ve got all the tools you need to start building better lineups here at RotoViz. As of writing this there have already been two games postponed to the blizzard on the East Coast (Boston-Philadelphia and Utah-Washington). Be sure to keep an eye out…...

My esteemed colleague, Charles Kleinheksel, recently published an update to the RotoViz Scouting Index (RSI) and asked me to follow up with some commentary about the wide receivers and tight ends. While I still need to do that wide receiver piece, I thought maybe this could double as my tight end reaction article. After all, my first glance at the crop left me feeling a bit like…...

Chip Kelly is the new Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers. When a new regime comes in and cleans house, you start to look for clues about what they think the strengths and weaknesses of the team are, and how that will affect the fantasy values of certain players…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...

I think that it is important to reflect back on the year that was, the processes used, and the players that were adored (or scorned) by the fantasy community. This process is especially valuable in dynasty leagues, where the action never stops and player values are constantly changing…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...