Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 1 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly start 'em and sit 'em article! It's finally time to welcome you back -- it's the inaugural 2025 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions in Week 1 of the […]

Week 1 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Every year, like clockwork, fantasy fans and analysts cling to the notion that team performances and trends translate from year to year. It is this notion that helps some NFL owners or general managers cling to a roster just past its prime, or drives fantasy managers to assume certain players or teams have an easy […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our first weekly defensive rankings article. Every week of the fantasy football season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 every week until the end of the fantasy football season. This will be your go-to stop for all defensive […]

Week 1 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

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Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the 2025 season -- looking at the first four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. Some leagues have gone away from carrying a defense position. The reasoning has to do with the overall inconsistency of starting a […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 1) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests (2025)

It's time for football RotoBallers! The Week 1 slate of the 2025 NFL season brings some big-time matchups, such as the Cowboys visiting the Eagles. The anticipation is building for that game in particular, with the Micah Parsons bombshell trade to the Packers a week before the season opener. What surprises will the Week 1 […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 1 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season! Football is back, and the options are endless -- 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 […]

Cowboys vs. Eagles TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, George Pickens, Dallas Goedert, Jake Ferguson, Javonte Williams, Jaydon Blue, Jalen Hurts

The 2025 NFL season and the fantasy football season kick off on Thursday night when the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys. As the Eagles receive their rings and unveil the Super Bowl banner, this normally elite matchup will have some extra spice on opening night. Two of the best offenses in […]

Chiefs vs. Chargers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Friday Night - Patrick Mahomes, Ladd McConkey, Isiah Pacheco, Xavier Worthy, Omarion Hampton, Keenan Allen

Fantasy managers will have to make some tough decisions as it pertains to their lineup to begin the season. That's because there are two divisional games to kick off the 2025-2026 NFL season. The Dallas Cowboys will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in Thursday's season opener, and the Kansas City Chiefs and […]

Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings - Weekly Player Projections

NFL Matchup Ratings - Projections FLEX RB WR TE QB DEF K ** click column headers to sort table Player Matchup RushA/G RushYPC Rec/TarperGame RecYPR OffPassRank OffRushRank DefPassRank DefRushRank O/U Line Forecast PremiumMatchupRating Zach Ertz, TE vs. NYG 0.0 4.0 4.4/6.8 9.6 17 3 8 27 $5.1K $4.1K $1845.5-266 107.6 Kyle Juszczyk, RB @ SEA […]

Wide Receiver and Tight End Matchups to Target for Super Bowl LIX - Dallas Goedert, Xavier Worthy, A.J. Brown, more

Welcome to the Super Bowl LIX edition of our WR Matchups to Target column. We aim to finish the 2024-2025 NFL year on a high after a successful regular season that saw us hit the 3x DraftKings salary benchmark on 34% of our picks. We’ll be spotlighting the top six pass catchers by DFS salary […]

NFL Prop Bet Picks for Super Bowl LIX - DraftKings Super Bowl Specials

Super Sunday is finally here! Super Bowl LIX will match the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., with the Chiefs currently favored by 1.5 points. That being said, we are not here to discuss spreads and totals. Oh no, we are here to discuss the props that […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Super Bowl Fantasy Football Picks (2024-25)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for the Super Bowl of the 2024-2025 fantasy football season. Congrats to all of you who won a championship or reached the title game! 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 […]

Super Bowl LIX Matchups We Love - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks Including Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Travis Kelce, Dallas Goedert, more

The end is near in the NFL. Super Bowl week has finally arrived. NFL fans can rejoice as we near the end of a long season. It is bittersweet to hit this point in the season, but the fireworks that should come with the Super Bowl are too great to ignore. This season's big game […]

Super Bowl LIX Predictions, Picks, and Props

The conference championship round saw a lopsided affair go Philadelphia's way in the NFC while the Chiefs emerged from another hard-fought battle with Buffalo. We've had fun trying to predict the action every step of the way and there's no way we're stopping now with the big one ahead of us. That's right, it's time […]

Super Bowl Preview: Chiefs vs. Eagles - Fantasy Football Start' Em, Sit' Em Picks

Well, here we are as Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs fans make their way to the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans. At the same time, everyone outside of Pennsylvania and Missouri prepares for Kendrick Lamar and the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. Not only is this a rematch of Super Bowl LVII […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Super Bowl LIX Matchups Analysis

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our final start 'em and sit 'em piece of the season as we look ahead to the Super Bowl! If you are new here, this matchups analysis and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em article will look at the best and worst matchups of the week.  Super Bowl LIX will take place in New Orleans […]

Super Bowl LIX Starting Lineups - Chiefs vs. Eagles

We are just days away from Super Bowl LIX, which will be played in New Orleans between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams have had strong seasons and are deserving of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy on February 9. The Chiefs will be looking to win their third straight Super Bowl, while […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Breakouts From The 2024 Season

The 2024 fantasy football season is in the rearview mirror. However, the best way to prepare for next year is to look back at the season that just happened. There were several breakout wide receivers this year. While Brian Thomas Jr., Malik Nabers, and Ladd McConkey were outstanding rookies, they don’t count as breakouts. A […]

Bills vs. Chiefs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em (AFC Championship) - Josh Allen, Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt, Khalil Shakir, Xavier Worthy, James Cook, Travis Kelce

There are only three NFL games remaining, but they all are sure to include dramatic finishes and blockbuster matchups. Below you can read our matchups analysis article for the Bills vs. Chiefs game to help make any fantasy lineup decisions for whatever contest, league, or tournament you are participating in. It's time for another edition […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Conference Championship Matchups Analysis

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another start 'em and sit 'em piece as we look ahead to the Conference Championship games! If you are new here, this matchups analysis and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em article will look at the best and worst matchups of the week.  There will be only two games this week as part of […]

Conference Championship Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include James Cook, Jalen Hurts, Brian Robinson Jr.

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our conference championship fantasy football busts, or players who may disappoint. With four teams remaining, the busts list shrinks to three and the margin for error in DFS contests is razor-thin. One bust will tank your lineup. Below are my fantasy football busts, or players who may disappoint, for the conference […]

Commanders vs. Eagles Start 'Em, Sit 'Em (NFC Championship) - Saquon Barkley, Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Zach Ertz

With the 2024-25 NFL season wrapping up, only a trio of games remain in the quest to crown the Super Bowl LIX Champion. Below you can read our matchups analysis article for the Commanders vs. Eagles game to help make any fantasy lineup decisions for whatever contest, league, or tournament you are participating in. The […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target on Conference Championship Weekend - Khalil Shakir, Xavier Worthy, Dyami Brown

Conference Championship Weekend is here, meaning there are only three games left this NFL season. This will be the last weekend to take advantage of DFS and sportsbook value plays before the biggest betting weekend in all of sports. Let’s dive into the top WR matchups of the week. Each week, we will use matchup […]

NFL Pick'em Pool Picks (Conference Championship) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests

Only four teams remain in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy after a wild Divisional Round last week. The Bills and Chiefs took care of business in the AFC, while the Commanders and Eagles won their respective games in the NFC. That sets up two great games in the conference championship round. The Bills will […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Conference Championship Round (2024-25)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for the conference championship round of the 2024 fantasy football season. Congrats to all of you who won a championship or reached the title game! For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Championship Weekend Include Jayden Daniels, James Cook, Xavier Worthy, Travis Kelce

Championship weekend has arrived in the NFL. With playoff leagues and DFS still in full swing, fantasy players must refine their start/sit decisions. There are only four teams to choose from, which means that the pickings are scarce. Given that most teams that make it this far are generally solid all around, no matchup is […]

2024-25 AFC Championship Preview: Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

Welcome to the AFC Championship preview. This week, we are going to do things a little differently. With only four teams remaining, we will break down the matchup and discuss which players fantasy managers can trust in their postseason fantasy lineups. Kansas City punched their ticket to their seventh consecutive AFC Championship with a 23-14 […]

2024-25 NFC Championship Preview: Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

Welcome to the NFC Championship preview, an NFC rubber match between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles, who split their two regular-season matchups. This week, we are going to do things a little differently. With only four teams remaining, we will break down the matchups and discuss which players fantasy managers can trust in their […]