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Dez Bryant (WR, DAL) - Fantasy Football Buy Lows
In a downright shot to the heart for his owners, Bryant went down in Week 1 with a broken bone in his foot that will likely cost him most of the season. Despite that injury, and despite the fact that we won’t see Bryant until around Thanksgiving, the star Dallas WR is actually a solid... Read More
Mike Evans (WR, TB) - Fantasy Football Buy Lows
If you glanced at the box score after the Buccaneers’ tilt with the Saints on Sunday, you likely figured Evans had sat out another week to rest his ailing hamstring. He didn’t. Evans played on two-thirds of snaps in his 2015 debut on Sunday, yet saw only a few targets and failed to reel in... Read More
Demarco Murray (RB, PHI) - Fantasy Football Buy Lows
The only way to truly grasp just how bad the Eagles offense was last Sunday was to watch the game from beginning to end. It looked like Dallas knew Philly’s plays. In the midst of that implosion, Murray had arguably the worst rushing game of his career. The reigning league rushing champion found himself with... Read More
Trade Advice: Week 3 Buy Lows, Sell Highs for Fantasy Football
Welcome to our Week 3 buy low / sell high, where we look to provide fantasy football trade advice. With Week 2 now in the books, breakouts and busts are beginning to surface as teams begin to approach mid-season form. Some of those busts will stay busts, but others could see rapid turn-arounds. Inversely, some of... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/19/15
With only a few weeks left in the season, every day is sure to garner a few prime match-ups with playoff implications. Saturday is certainly one of them. Two of baseball’s best teams are set to meet in Chicago when the Cubs take on the Cardinals. All the while the Mets will host the Yankees... Read More
Fantasy Football Buys and Sells for Week 2
The aftermath of Week 1 in fantasy football is always an interesting time. Some owners panic in the wake of a dud debut from their star players, while others mortgage the rest of their season in pursuit of a host of obscure players who happened to find the end zone. In the midst of all... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/12/15
BAs summer fades and the weather gets colder, each game matters more and more. It’s September, which means playoff pushes and plenty of heated battles. The Yankees and Blue Jays will square off in a double-header today—which likely means fireworks out on the East Coast—while the Angels host the Astros and the Giants host the... Read More
AFC South: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC South strength of schedule analysis. For each... Read More
AFC North: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC North strength of schedule analysis. For each... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/5/15
The MLB season pushes forward on Saturday with a full slate of games and a host of solid match-ups with playoff implications. The Twins are set to visit the Astros, the Rangers set to visit the Angels, and not far from Los Angeles the Padres are hosting the Dodgers in a battle of West Coast... Read More
NFC North: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide NFC North strength of schedule analysis. For each... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/29/15
The Cubs and Dodgers highlight a full slate of games on Saturday, along with match-ups pitting the Rangers against the Orioles and the Giants against the Cardinals. There won’t be much for star pitchers taking the mound, but plenty of great hurlers like Jacob deGrom, Lance Lynn, and Corey Kluber could make runs a premium.... Read More
Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: AFC North
Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going... Read More
Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: NFC East
Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going... Read More
Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: AFC South
Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/22/15
As always, Saturday has a full slate of games coming our way including prime match-ups pitting the Giants at the Pirates and the Astros at the Dodgers. A red hot Blue Jays team also travels to Los Angeles to face the Angels in a battle of two teams fighting for first place in their divisions.... Read More
Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: NFC North
Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks And Sleepers – DraftKings Advice For 8/15/15
A slew of great match-ups are set to occur across a full slate of games on Saturday, August 15th. The Blue Jays will take on the Yankees in Toronto, the Angels will battle the Royals in Kansas City, and out on the west coast the Giants are set to host the Nationals. Only a few... Read More
Eddie Royal (WR, CHI) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as a late round option at WR3 Current ADP: 192 STD, 182 PPR ANALYSIS: Eddie Royal flew well under the radar last season despite posting one of the more successful campaigns of his career. The 29-year-old managed 62 catches for 778 yards across 16 games in 2014 and even found the end-zone seven times,... Read More
FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/11/15
Every team in the majors is set to take field on Tuesday in a slew of games highlighted by great matchups, pitting the Cardinals against the Pirates in St. Louis, and the Dodgers against the Nationals out in LA. Plenty of strikeouts can be expected, too, with several ace pitchers taking the mound including Matt... Read More
FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/10/15
There are only seven games on the docket for Monday, August 10th, yet plenty of great matchups. The Dodgers will begin a three games series against the visiting Nationals out on the West Coast, while a hot Mets team meets the Rockies on the East Coast, and the Tigers and Royals are set to battle... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks And Sleepers - DraftKings Advice For 8/8/15
Saturday looks to be a day of pitching with several star pitchers taking the mound across a full slate of games. Most eyes are likely to land on Stephen Strasburg, as he returns to the National’s rotation in a home start against the Rockies, but not too far from the nation’s capital David Price will... Read More
Brock Holt (1B / 2B / 3B / SS / OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Pick up in deep or AL-Only leagues OWNED: 33% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Prior to the 2015 season, very few thought Brock Holt was an option to represent the Boston Red Sox in the all-star game. Even fewer thought it would be only Brock Holt. The young jack-of-all-trades earned the honor, though, and did so with... Read More
Aaron Hicks (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Pick up in deep and AL-Only leagues OWNED: 8% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Hicks finally appears to be figuring things out at the major league level. The young outfielder strung together five straight multi-hit performances last week, hitting 2 HR while managing 7 RBI and seven runs of his own over that span. The streak... Read More
Eddie Rosario (2B / OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED: 6% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Somewhere lost in the hype of Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano's major league debuts this season has been the success of yet another Twins prospect, Eddie Rosario. Following a promotion early on in May, the 23-year-old has enjoyed a stellar rookie year, batting .283 with... Read More
Brandon Belt (1B / OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 69% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Coming off a 3-for-5 performance in which he belted (pun intended) his 13th homer of the season, Brandon Belt has proven himself a solid source of production at the 1B position in 2015. The 27-year-old has a .279 AVG with 13 HR, 45 RBI and 5 SB across... Read More
Brian Quick (WR, STL) – 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in middle to late rounds as a solid WR3 CURRENT ADP: 177 STD, 132 PPR ANALYSIS: Brain Quick has always had a fitting name. The 26-year-old ran a 4.55 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine a few years back, a solid time made even more impressive by the fact he stands a robust 6'3" and... Read More
Marvin Jones (WR, CIN) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in late rounds as a possible WR3 CURRENT ADP: 170 STD, 144 PPR ANALYSIS: Foot and ankle injuries cost Marvin Jones the entirety of the 2014 season, making him a difficult player to project heading into 2015. On one hand, the 25-year-old only has two real seasons under his belt and has played a... Read More
Jeremy Hellickson (SP, ARZ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Pick up in deep NL-Only leagues OWNERSHIP: 10% ESPN ANALYSIS: Jeremy Hellickson owns a mediocre 4.60 ERA on the 2015 season and his 1.32 WHIP is hardly impressive either. He has, however, pitched well since being shelled for 7 ER in 5.1 IP a month ago against the Padres. In four starts since that debacle,... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks And Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/1/15
Not only is Saturday the first day of August, but it has a full slate of games in store with excellent match-ups pitting the Dodgers against the Angels and the Nationals against the Mets. Few ace pitchers aside from Clayton Kershaw expected to make starts, and with two hot hitting offenses in the Yankees and White Sox squaring... Read More
