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Fantasy Football Sunday Injury Report: Updates for Jalen Hurts, Kenneth Walker III, James Conner, Malik Nabers, Tee Higgins, Drake London, more
All told the Week 16 injury report was fairly light. This was good to see as you never want a playoff matchup to be decided because of injuries. We did have several players leave games early, but luckily for fantasy owners, most posted respectable games before leaving. Unfortunately, one star quarterback was injured and let […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 16? Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold
We are only a few days away from fantasy football championship week. That means you can be sure that fantasy owners everywhere are going through their lineups with a fine-toothed comb. Quarterbacks are always essential to a high-scoring fantasy week. Picking the right signal-caller can give your team the advantage you need. Several quarterbacks that […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 16? Bills D/ST, Bengals D/ST, Cardinals D/ST
We only have two weeks left in the fantasy football season. That means it’s important that gamers evaluate every position in their starting lineups, including team defenses. Fantasy football D/STs can really bail you out with a crooked number if several of your regular starters flop. That’s why gamers should make certain they are choosing […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 16? Falcons D/ST, Packers D/ST, Colts D/ST
Fantasy players everywhere are vying for a spot in their league’s championship game. With so much at stake, every lineup decision is more important than ever. An area gamers often focus on is which D/ST they should start. Sometimes managers can get so consumed with keeping one D/ST on their roster that they overlook other […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Free Week 16 NFL Betting Picks and Expert Predictions
Last week, we were correct in fading the Miami Dolphins when the market was backing them against the Houston Texans. Houston covered the 2.5-point spread and got the 20-12 victory. The Broncos also won handily over the Indianapolis Colts by a 31-13 margin to give us an easy cover. As a result, we finished Week […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 16 Lineups Include Kyler Murray, Jakobi Meyers, Jerry Jeudy
Congratulations on advancing to the semifinals of your fantasy football league! You are now just one win away from a shot at your league’s ultimate glory. The stakes have never been higher, and each start/sit decision faces more scrutiny than ever before. We will do our best to identify several plays that could be the […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Week 16 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Welcome back to our Week 16 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, we go through the best and worst fantasy defenses. Since, for most gamers, this week of action will determine a spot in their championship match, we will tier and rank every D/ST. With the semi-finals […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Fantasy Football Sunday Injury Report: Updates for Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Alvin Kamara, Jaylen Waddle, And More
Hopefully, you are reading this article today knowing you have locked up a spot in the semi-finals. If your matchup is coming down to Monday Night Football, then I wish you the best of luck and hope you earn a spot in your league’s final four. We had a reprieve for a few weeks, but […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups Include Rico Dowdle, Khalil Shakir, Russell Wilson
Finally! The fantasy playoffs are here! If you’re reading this article, congratulations on making the dance. Now that you’re in, anything can happen and the previous 14 weeks don’t matter at all. Everything comes down to these final three weeks. Throughout the season, I’ve tried to be as transparent as I can be with my […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Free Week 15 NFL Betting Picks and Expert Predictions
We enter Week 15 coming off another 1-1 outing. The Steelers won comfortably in their rematch with the Cleveland Browns, and we easily cashed that ticket. The Chargers couldn’t hang on to close out the Chiefs, and we lost that moneyline play on a last-second field goal. However, we finished Week 14 up +.9 units, […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Best/Worst Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)
The holiday season is officially here and, more importantly, the fantasy football playoffs are about to begin. It's the time of ultimate judgment that allows only one man or woman to raise their hands in victory and hoist their league trophy. While your immediate attention is focused on either locking up a playoff berth or […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Fantasy Football Sunday Injury Report: Updates for Bucky Irving, Isaac Guerendo, Jonathon Brooks, And More
Well, the regular season for fantasy football is just about over. We have one game left to determine any remaining playoff spots. Hopefully, you’re reading this column after a sound night of sleep knowing your team has a spot in the dance. If your fate will be decided later tonight, I wish you the best […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Free Week 14 NFL Betting Picks and Expert Predictions
Another 1-1 outing for us last week. We nailed our Rams pick as they covered in a 21-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints. However, the Cincinnati Bengals let us down in a big way. Things started great as the Bengals got a pick-six on the first series of the game, but they couldn’t capitalize […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 14 Lineups Include Tyrone Tracy Jr., Will Levis, Chuba Hubbard
After 13 grueling weeks, the fantasy playoffs are just one week away. Normally, I like to start this column by recapping the previous week. I do so to be as transparent with people as possible. And while we had our usual shares of hits and misses last week, we are going to skip the formalities […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Fantasy Football Sunday Injury Report: Updates for Christian McCaffrey, Trevor Lawrence, Ladd McConkey, And More
It was slow going on the injury front again this Sunday. It’s a lot easier to write this column every week when there aren’t numerous serious injuries to report. All in all, we escaped Week 13 relatively clean. Most of the injuries have very little fantasy implications. However, there was one big-name player who went […]
Dave Ventresca 3 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 13 Lineups Include Bucky Irving, C.J. Stroud, Mark Andrews
Thanksgiving week is here. Hard to believe we’ve come this far, but here we are. Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy all the good food if you celebrate. If you don’t, then enjoy all the football this week! We had some fantastic calls here for Week 12. Tua Tagovailoa and Jayden Daniels both popped for big games. […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Free Week 13 NFL Betting Picks and Expert Predictions
To those of you who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with family and eat plenty of good food! Now, on to business. Week 12 was kind to us as we posted a 2-0 week for +2 units. The Dolphins easily covered against the New England Patriots, while Lamar Jackson and the Ravens took care […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Fantasy Football Injury Reports: Updates for Baker Mayfield, Austin Ekeler, David Montgomery, Brian Robinson Jr., Josh Downs, Romeo Doubs, Sam Darnold
After a brutal start to the year, the injuries have finally slowed down. It’s music to fantasy gamers' ears as the fantasy playoffs are quickly approaching. We have mostly minor injuries to report this week. Most of the players listed here returned to the game, and there were only a few injuries that were serious. […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups Include Tua Tagovailoa, J.K. Dobbins, Ladd McConkey
Week 11 was pretty kind to us in this space. We correctly labeled Justin Herbert as a boom pick. He threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 65 yards on the ground. It culminated with a QB8 finish. We also nailed Kirk Cousins and Tony Pollard as busts. Cousins and the Falcons […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Free Week 12 NFL Betting Picks and Expert Predictions
Well, Week 11 turned out to be another week where we were just treading water. We nailed our Chargers moneyline pick as they got the job done against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, the Cleveland Browns let us down as they were destroyed by the New Orleans Saints. We dropped 1.02 units on that play and […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Jerry Jeudy (WR, CLE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jeudy is coming off one of the best games of his entire career. He posted a 6-142-1 line on a team-high 11 targets and currently is the WR5 on the week. JEUDY 89-YARD TD!! 😳 📺: #CLEvsNO on FOX 📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/pPwT9dYWZs — […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Anthony Richardson (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Richardson was welcomed back as the Colts starting quarterback after Joe Flacco blew his opportunity. Maybe the benching was the motivation Richardson needed because he had his best game of the season Sunday against the Jets. He threw for 272 yards and a […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Trey Benson (RB, ARZ) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Benson started slow, but he has been steadily gaining more playing time in Arizona’s offense. Cardinals RB Trey Benson had 12 touches and a career-high 87 yards in week 10. Showing off that explosive play ability and contact balance that made him the […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Audric Estime (RB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 52% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Coming into Week 11, it looked as though Estime had replaced Javonte Williams as the Broncos’ lead back. As a result, Estime was a hot waiver pickup and gamers were hoping he’d lead the backfield in touches again against a vulnerable Atlanta […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Top Fantasy Football Injuries From Sunday's Games: Darnell Mooney, Alexander Mattison, Tyjae Spears, More
We were again fortunate on the injury front in Week 11 as it was another relatively light week. Who knew such things were allowed in the 2024 fantasy football season? While this week’s injury report is light in terms of volume, there are some potential fantasy impacts. We didn’t come away completely unscathed. So let’s […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 11 Lineups Include Nick Chubb, Justin Herbert, Kirk Cousins
We had some mixed results in this space last week. Aaron Jones and Darnell Mooney were a couple of our boom picks. Both had solid games, but neither one was likely the reason you won your match. Malik Nabers was also disappointing in a great spot against the Carolina Panthers. Hopefully, the Giants move on […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Tyler Lockett - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11 (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4/Deep League Flex Play ANALYSIS: Tyler Lockett hasn’t provided much value for fantasy gamers this year. He’s averaging his lowest receiving yards per game since 2017 and has only scored two touchdowns. It looks like he’s been overtaken by Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Seattle’s WR2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba's […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Jaylen Warren - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11 (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/Flex Play ANALYSIS: Jaylen Warren was a popular breakout pick coming into the season, but things haven’t exactly materialized. He has failed to play more than 51% of offensive snaps in any game and has yet to find the end zone. Warren has missed some time […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Romeo Doubs - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11 (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4/Flex Play ANALYSIS: It’s been an interesting season for Romeo Doubs. He hasn’t been as involved in Green Bay’s offense as he’d like and was ultimately suspended for a game due to his unhappiness with his role. Doubs has had some bright spots and popped for […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago
Alexander Mattison - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11 (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/Flex Play ANALYSIS: Alexander Mattison has functioned as the Raiders lead back the last handful of games. He’s received plenty of volume, scored four touchdowns, and has been a viable flex play at times this year. Alexander Mattison goes 31 yards for the @Raiders first TD […]
Dave Ventresca 4 months ago