NFL Week 8 – Industry Expert Consensus

Welcome to the Industry Expert Consensus picks for Week 8 of the NFL season. As always, if you want to see how the experts performed last week go check out my Week 7 Industry Expert Grading column and the Industry Expert Standings for all experts.…

Offensive Tendencies - Week 8

Last week there were a lot of highly owned players and similar DFS lineups.  I think we are going to see a lot more diversity this week, as the numbers this week didn’t seem to suggest as many strong plays as they did last week. There are…

NFL Week 7 – Industry Expert Grading

In a week that seemed to favor the chalk plays, I would have expected the Industry Consensus picks to have a stronger showing. However, the Industry Consensus picks as a whole only finished in 17th place out of 25 experts graded this week. Quarterback…

Offensive Tendencies - Week 7 Review

Last week I wrote about how usually right when we start to get comfortable with our projections and expectations is when everything gets turned upside down. Well, Week 7 was not that kind of week, as once again most things seemed to go as projected.…

Week 7 – DFS NFL Optimal Lineup Analysis

YTD Cash Game Analysis Expert Weeks On List Cash No Cash Total Buy-Ins Total Winnings ROI dailyfantasycafe.com 5 6 4 $250.00 $300.00 20.00% dailyfantasynerd.com 6 6 6 $300.00 $300.00 0.00% fantasyalarm.com 7 2 12 $350.00 $100.00 -71.43% fantasycruncher.com 7 3 11 $350.00 $250.00 -28.57% fantasypros.com 7 7 7 $350.00 $450.00 28.57% fantasysportsdaily.com 5 4 6 $250.00 $200.00 -20.00% rosternerds.com 7 3 11 $350.00 $150.00 -57.14% rotogrinders.com 7 3 11 $350.00 $150.00 -57.14% rotowire.com 7 6 8 $350.00 $300.00 -14.29% Total 40 76 $2,900.00 $2,200.00 -24.14% YTD…

Fanduel Kicker Breakdown - Week 8 NFL

“I shouldn’t have played Adrian Peterson in 80% of my lineups.” “Why did I let James convince me that Ted Ginn, Jr. was the sleeper of the week?” “I loved Cam Newton this week, but Chris argued with me for 15 minutes about…

Week 6 - NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks

Welcome back to the weekly NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks!  Every week we will list and take a close look at the optimal lineups of various expert websites, as well as calculate the overall player ownership percentages.  This information…

Week 5 - NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks

Welcome back to the weekly NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks!  Every week we will list and take a close look at the optimal lineups of various expert websites, as well as calculate the overall player ownership percentages.  This information…

Week 4 - NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks

Welcome back to the weekly NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks!  Every week we will list and take a close look at the optimal lineups of various expert websites, as well as calculate the overall player ownership percentages.  This information…

Week 3 - NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks

Welcome to the weekly NFL Optimizers' Consensus Picks!  Every week we will list and take a close look at the optimal lineups of various expert websites, as well as calculate the overall player ownership percentages.  This information should…
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Importance of the Kicker - Picking the Cheapest Isn't the Best

If you're a Fanduel player who puts in any sort of volume, you have probably had frustrating lineups that missed higher bracket GPP payouts because your kicker blanked on you. You've probably also had lineups where a WR bricked on you, or a…
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Offensive Tendencies - NFC East & NFC North

So much of fantasy football success is dependent on the opportunities that players get to throw, run or catch the ball.  Without the ball, a player cannot score fantasy points.  So there is benefit to get players that are expected to touch…