NFL Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 12) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2024)

There will be six teams on a bye for Week 12. The good news is, we still have some great matchups. That includes the Chargers hosting the Ravens and the Rams taking on the Eagles. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for each game and rank their selections for those who […]

Steelers vs. Browns TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Jameis Winston, Nick Chubb, David Njoku, Jerry Jeudy, Russell Wilson, Najee Harris, George Pickens

The Week 12 Thursday Night Football game between two bitter AFC North rivals (Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers) is not likely to end up like the Thursday night game from two weeks ago when two different AFC North teams (Bengals and Ravens) battled to a 35-34 shootout. Somewhere deep in the charter of the Pittsburgh […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 12)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series, "High-Value Touches and Opportunities" for Week 12 of the 2024 fantasy football season. We're nearly a month before the fantasy football playoffs begin, depending on if leagues go through Week 17 or 18. It's crunch time, and we'll want to pay attention to the news, noise, and trends, […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 12, 13, 14, 15) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 12, 13, 14, and 15 -- looking at the next four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. Picking up defenses in advance that have a great upcoming schedule is a strategy that most fantasy managers should be using at this point of the season.  […]

Week 12 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 12 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, I'll go through the best and worst fantasy defenses. With six teams on bye (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, and New York Jets), there will be only 26 defenses to […]

Week 12 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Six teams are on bye this week, so several productive kickers will be unavailable for fantasy managers. Younghoe Koo, Tyler Bass, Evan McPherson, Cam Little, and Blake Grupe are all sidelined. Koo is currently the ninth-highest-scoring kicker this season, while Grupe sits at K12. With trustworthy options out of your lineup, finding a replacement for […]

RB Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2024)

It's officially Byemageddon. Fantasy managers will need to dig deep this week as Bijan Robinson, James Cook, Chase Brown, Travis Etienne, Alvin Kamara, and Breece Hall are all forced to sit out. With all those backs on bye, fantasy managers must feel like it's the week before Christmas, the week when you're completely broke and […]

WR Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2024)

It's bad enough that the wide receiver position has shoved fantasy managers into a glass case of emotion all season long. Now we have to deal with six teams on a bye while waiting for healthy receivers to return to our lineups.  Listen to the names, the healthy names, that fantasy managers will need to […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2024)

If you tuned in last week, there is a good chance you had some success in the tight end position. Last week, we mentioned Taysom Hill, Jonnu Smith, Will Dissly, Dawson Knox, and even Brock Wright as options for fantasy managers. You must feel good if you started any of those tight ends over Travis […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2024)

Week 11, like every week before, proved to be unpredictable for fantasy quarterbacks. In the top 10 last week, we saw Jared Goff put up over 40 fantasy points, Bo Nix and Matthew Stafford top 35 fantasy points each, and Anthony Richardson, Jameis Winston, Tua Tagovailoa, and Sam Darnold exceed expectations and top 25 fantasy points. […]

Cowboys vs. Texans MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - C.J. Stroud, CeeDee Lamb, Joe Mixon, Rico Dowdle, Nico Collins, and more

In what feels like an instant, we're already into the second half of the 2024 fantasy football and NFL season. Read our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Cowboys vs. Texans game to help make any fantasy football lineup decisions for both season-long and DFS. This week's Monday night showdown features two teams […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 11 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another start'em and sit'em piece as we look ahead to Week 11! There will be four teams (Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, and New York Giants) on bye this week, so fantasy managers will need to navigate getting through this bye week. This Week 11 matchups analysis and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will help […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 11 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Chase Brown, Cedric Tillman, Audric Estime, Russell Wilson, more

Welcome back to our Week 11 fantasy football lineup spotlights, where we discuss key starters and tough calls for fantasy lineups. Scott Engel’s Lineup Spotlights are featured weekly on RotoBaller.com for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, he focuses on potential starting lineup picks to consider when you are wrestling with lineup decisions. The […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11 Include Drake London, Justin Herbert, Joe Mixon, George Pickens, Chase Brown

Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson lit the world on fire on Thursday Night Football to send fantasy managers into a love/hate frenzy heading into the weekend. Unfortunately, the weekend did not deliver the same level of goodness that fantasy managers were hoping for. There were several duds from players fantasy managers have come to expect […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 11 Targets and Avoids (2024)

Welcome to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to do is […]

NFL Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 11) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2024)

The Cardinals, Buccaneers, Panthers, and Giants will all be on a bye during Week 11. There are still some great matchups on the board, including when the Steelers host the Ravens. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for each game and rank their selections for those who play in a format […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 11 (2024)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 11 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on offensive […]

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 […]

Week 11 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Najee Harris, Drake London, Tony Pollard, Jordan Love, Darnell Mooney, Evan Engram

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 11 fantasy football busts, or players that may disappoint for fantasy lineups this week. 10 weeks of NFL action equals 10 weeks of data. And at the same time, just one variable can change the equation. New faces in primary roles can help or hinder the fantasy football assets […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 11 - Courtland Sutton, George Pickens, Cedric Tillman, Jauan Jennings, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Welcome to WR Matchups to Target: Week 11 Edition. Last week we kept our streak alive with one home run pick (DraftKings points equalling 3x their salary) to go along with two more value picks (2x DraftKings salary multiplier).  Each week, we will use matchup data from PFF to determine which wide receivers to target […]

Bengals vs. Chargers Sunday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Chase Brown, J.K Dobbins, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and more

Let's take a look at some fantasy football outlooks for tonight's primetime clash. We have an exciting matchup for Sunday Night Football between two of the league's most interesting teams, as the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Despite possessing one of the league's most explosive offenses, the Bengals enter Week 11 with […]

Week 11 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 11 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, I'll go through the best and worst fantasy defenses. There are four more teams on bye this week (Cardinals, Panthers, Giants, and Buccaneers), so I'll be ranking defenses from No. 1 to No. 28.  There's […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 11, 12, 13, 14) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 11, 12, 13, and 14 -- looking at the next four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. Streaming defenses each week is a strategy that some fantasy managers have adopted over the years, and looking ahead weeks in advance could give you an […]

Best/Worst Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules: Streamers and Starts To Win A Championship (2024)

Planning too far in advance to align your fantasy football players for an optimal playoff performance comes with many pitfalls. However, positioning yourself for good fortune in Weeks 15 through 17 should be a key piece of your strategy if you're in line to make the bracket. Fantasy players still have time to trade for […]

Streaking Steelers: Let Russ Cook!

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson had plenty of doubt swirling around him after two disappointing seasons with the Denver Broncos. Many said he simply didn't have it anymore, was washed, shouldn't be a starter, and was at the tail end of his career. Instead, at age 35, we've seen Wilson revitalize his career and whip […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Start 'Em and Sit 'Em For Week 11

The tight-end position has never been easy to navigate. This year was supposed to be where tight ends returned to glory, with a deep group of players ready to take the position to new heights. Unfortunately, that didn't come to pass, and fantasy managers have been left with one of the more depressing groups in […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 11)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series, "High-Value Touches and Opportunities" for Week 11 of the 2024 fantasy football season. We're nearly a month before the fantasy football playoffs begin, depending on if leagues go through Week 17 or 18. It's crunch time, and we'll want to pay attention to the news, noise, and trends, […]

Week 11 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

As we head into Week 11, some essential kickers, including Chase McLaughlin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are on bye. McLaughlin currently sits fifth among fantasy kickers. If McLaughlin has been a staple in your lineup, you need a replacement this week. Eddy Pineiro (Carolina Panthers), Chad Ryland (Arizona Cardinals), and Graham Gano (New York […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 11 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

Peer pressure is a severe problem for many fantasy football managers and analysts. No matter how many times I tell myself and others to trust your gut, it's next to impossible not to be swayed by the opinions of people you trust or those who evaluate players full-time. As I've documented, it happened to me […]