I know how this works. Everybody loves rankings until their team is ranked lower than they think they should be. I broke down all 32 offensive lines into five different categories to give you a better sense of where each team stacks up. Tiers are always better in terms of analysis than straight rankings. Individual […]
Editor’s note: This article was published prior to the Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook signings. For my top 55 fantasy running backs, you’ll see a detailed write-up for every player to better understand how I view their role for the 2023 season. Running backs are organized into tiers, and these rankings are intended for half-PPR […]
The greatest wide receiver duos of all time mean just that. It doesn’t mean production from one wide receiver and one tight end or one wide receiver and one running back. It doesn’t mean the best production from three wideouts, either. That means don’t expect to see tight end Travis Kelce on this list. Kelce […]
As teams head to training camp and the NFL season approaches, The 33rd Team asks its experts to preview every team’s outlook for the 2023 season. In this installment, Eric Mangini takes a deeper look at the New England Patriots. >> READ: Patriots Fantasy Football Preview Patriots Team Preview What To Know: Offense This season […]
NFL general managers have been busy signing and extending several top players this week. In some cases, teams are looking to keep players before they hit free agency and lock up young players for many years to come. In other cases, the salary cap is motivating a few of these deals. General managers and team-cap […]
Last time, we examined the small and big gap running back research from 2021 and 2022. Using that information allows us to take a deeper look into the team- and player-level big gap backfields. Using the recent Underdog average draft position (ADP), we have 18 teams with big gap backfields. We won’t analyze all 18 […]
Betting in an NFL awards market differs from betting in other futures markets because voters determine the winner in awards races. In most futures markets, you’re betting on or, in some cases, against a definitive outcome. For instance, if you bet on the Super Bowl winner this year, there will not be any questions about […]
We want to find every edge we can in fantasy football and betting. That’s why we constantly look for ways to blend them together. In season-long prop markets, you’ll find significant discrepancies between the lines on DraftKings Sportsbook and Underdog Fantasy’s best ball average draft position (ADP). Underdog’s flagship tournament, Best Ball Mania, is the […]
Linebackers come in all shapes and sizes. Two of my favorite linebackers (and two of the best all-time) are 5-foot-9 Sam Mills and 6-foot-7 Ted Hendricks. How do we pick just the greatest 11? After all, there are about three dozen linebackers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, plus so many terrific active linebackers […]
The exchange of media jabs throughout the offseason has only heated up the AFC rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals. Eric Mangini and Trey Wingo discuss the differences between the Joe Burrow–Patrick Mahomes rivalry and Tom Brady’s rivalry with Peyton Manning.
