Fanspeak: Fantasy Football

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Kirk Cousins Lamar Jackson Tua Tagovailoa C.J. Stroud Sleepers: Anthony Richardson, Jared Goff, Matt Stafford, Joe Burrow I think there is some clear value on Battle Royale drafts right now at the QB position with how Kirk Cousins is being undervalued. He’s currently being the 6th QB selected, despite finishing … More »

Quarterbacks: Justin Herbert Josh Allen Tua Tagovailoa Kirk Cousins Jalen Hurts Joe Burrow Sleepers: Brock Purdy, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, Andy Dalton (assuming Bryce Young is out), Matt Stafford Don’t overthink this Justin Herbert, Josh Allen, Tua Tagovailoa, and Kirk Cousins all stand out. They are the top targets for sure and it … More »

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Justin Herbert Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Kirk Cousins Dak Prescott Sleepers: Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Jared Goff, Geno Smith, Russell Wilson   This feels like another particularly strong QB week, as many of the top offenses are facing some of the worst defenses. The concern with many of them is that they … More »

Quarterbacks: Justin Herbert Patrick Mahomes Josh Allen Trevor Lawrence Joe Burrow Lamar Jackson Sleepers- Jared Goff, Justin Fields, Daniel Jones, Brock Purdy, Geno Smith It’s easy to like the quarterbacks from the Chiefs/Jaguars and Ravens/Bengals game, but Justin Herbert is my top QB this week. The Titans are a pass funnel defense, and the Chargers … More »

Not only is Underdog Fantasy the premier Best Ball and Pick’ems platform, but it also has a fun way to attack each slate from a weekly DFS perspective with their weekly Battle Royale contests that cover the NFL main slate (1 pm and 4 pm games) each week. Instead of a salary cap format, you … More »

When you listen to best ball content around the industry, you’ll hear discussion and debate both about macro and micro takes. Macro takes are the big picture strategies – lineup construction, roster capital, etc. Micro takes are the player rankings and values. Both are incredibly important to succeeding in best ball. What is so great … More »

Here is a look at the top 10 guys I’m trying to get in drafts this year in Best Ball, ranked according to their Underdog ADP: 1 . RB Tony Pollard – Pollard finished as RB7 last year despite basically not playing the final two games of the season. In addition, the Cowboys let Elliott … More »

I’ve heard people in the best ball space recently discuss “take-lock” or getting locked on a take and not willing to pivot away or to a player in your best ball portfolio. I think in some cases, it’s absolutely fine to stick with your fades or massive underweight stance on a player if you have … More »

With the NFL season just 2 weeks away, we now have a lot of information on how most backfields will operate this season. Despite that, there are plenty of good values still out there, and opportunities for us to find backs who will vastly outplay their current ranking.   James Conner- ADP 80, RB26: I … More »

If you haven’t already, check out my article here on Fanspeak about Fading in Best Ball and here on RunPureSports. It goes into all the nuances of how and why fades in best ball work.   Quick Summary: -Fading in Best Ball is very different than DFS. If the player you faded outperforms their ADP, … More »