Ja’Marr Chase
Reflection is an underrated aspect of consistent DFS play. Think about this: How do the best pitchers, wide receivers or financial analysts remain on top through the changing dynamics of the game or the markets they play in? They do so by consistently learning, growing, being open to new ideas and practices, tweaking what works […]
Fantasy Football: 2023 NFL Week 4 Projections, Justin Herbert Moves Up
Using machine learning, I’ve built a model that projects player usage and fantasy performance week to week. Below, you can find the model’s 2023 Week 4 projections. Each player is listed with relevant projected stats, as well as their projected points in half-PPR leagues and projected rank. Three write-ups for interesting and notable players will […]
Bengals Won’t Go Far in AFC if Joe Burrow, Offense Doesn’t Improve
The Cincinnati Bengals survived Monday night, but only in the most superficial terms. They beat a middling Los Angeles Rams team in a 19-16 rock fight thanks to their defense and a quartet of field goals out of Evan McPherson. While the win is a godsend for avoiding an 0-3 start, it hardly felt that […]
Joe Burrow Shakes Off Injury, but Bengals’ Offense Still Out of Sync
The Cincinnati Bengals overcame a slow start once they started to move WR Ja’Marr Chase around to get him open in the second half, Jay Gruden says. QB Joe Burrow played well despite his calf injury, but Gruden would like to see the Bengals open up their offense to capitalize on all of their skilled […]
2023 NFL Week 3 Betting Preview: Los Angeles Rams-Cincinnati Bengals
Rams (1-1) at Bengals (0-2) Spread: Bengals -2 Total: 43.5 Weather: No current concerns Line Report Joe Burrow’s injury uncertainty has led to wild line movement in this contest. The spread for this matchup opened as Bengals -6.5 at certain books before quickly dipping to Bengals -3.5. The line then moved down to Bengals -1.5 […]
Ranking NFL’s Top 11 Wide Receiver Rooms of 2023
The NFL is loaded with talented wide receivers. The league is in great shape, with many young stars breaking out and a few older receivers (Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams) playing better than ever. But which team has the best wide receiver unit after Week 2 of the NFL season? Let’s look at the top 11 […]
2023 NFL Week 2 High-Value Touch Report: Rushing and Receiving Data
Week 1 didn’t feature much scoring, with 18.8 offensive points scored per game (OffPS/G) and 4.7 yards per play. That increased to 23.8 OffPS/G and 5.5 yards per play in Week 2. Fantasy managers probably noticed that in their fantasy scoring, too. Below, we’ll examine red zone and goal-to-go (GTG) touches and opportunities. The context […]
10 Wild Stats Heading Into Week 2 of the 2023 NFL Season
Wild Stats Heading Into Week 2 Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals Ja’Marr Chase has 39 receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns in five career games against the Baltimore Ravens. Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans have been held under 30 points in 20 straight games (longest active streak). The Los Angeles […]
Week 2 Top Underdog Higher, Lower Entries To Consider
We will evaluate the higher, lower entries available on Underdog Fantasy each week and pick choice that leverage game environments and correlation to maximize value. Week 2 Higher/Lower Entries Michael Thomas LOWER than 52.5 receiving yards, Derek Carr LOWER than 242.5 passing yards and Stefon Diggs HIGHER than 6.0 receptions 6x your entry fee on […]
How To Handle Week 2 Chalk in DFS
Chalk will develop on any given slate. It is a human psychological certainty introduced in games of competing agents. Things like crowd or group, psychology, risk acceptance profiles, a desire to seek comfort and an innate disdain for the unknown lead people to naturally gravitate towards certain areas of a player’s range of outcomes through […]