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We're now heading into Week 8 and approaching the stretch run of the fantasy football season. This means that it's important to scour your waiver wire for potential values and look at remaining schedules for exploitable matchups. This could help bolster the depth of your roster, making you well-equipped to handle the bye weeks. It […]
Full Story »Curtis Samuel (WR, CAR) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Throughout the season, the Carolina Panthers have continued to utilize wide receiver Curtis Samuel in a number of ways. He has had at least four targets in five of his six games and he's earned at least four carries on three occasions. […]
Full Story »Irv Smith Jr. (TE, MIN) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. has been emerging as a dynamic playmaker for the offense lately and could be on the verge of a breakout season. Over his last two games, Smith has eight catches for 119 yards on 10 targets. […]
Full Story »Denzel Mims (WR, NYJ) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It took a while thanks to that pesky hamstring injury that kept him sidelined, but Denzel Mims has finally arrived in New York. The Jets spent a second-round pick on the former Baylor wideout and got to watch him play for the first […]
Full Story »Corey Davis (WR, TEN) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, and A.J. Brown on the roster, it makes sense to find Corey Davis buried under the top-three players of the Titans and not making many headlines these days. If you add the fact that poor Corey missed Weeks […]
Full Story »How Much Attention Should We Give WR/CB Matchups?
Depending on who you ask, you will get widely varying answers. Some fantasy GMs pay attention to opposing defenses as a whole, while others try to get a step further but looking at individual cornerback matchups. After a time in which I had not paid much attention to those individual battles, I just wanted to […]
Full Story »Cole Beasley (WR, BUF) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I have been a sucker for Cole Beasley for multiple years now. I'm biased about his talent, probably. But let's be honest here for a minute. How many players rostered on less than 50% of fantasy leagues have such a high floor […]
Full Story »Week 7 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!
In Week 6 scoring was a little down and Deshaun Watson led the way with 32 fantasy points. That was not the case in Week 7 as Justin Herbert, Kyler Murray, Tom Brady, Joe Burrow and Russell Wilson all accounted for at least three touchdowns and exceeded 32 fantasy points in the process. Week 7 was a […]
Full Story »FAB Bidding - Week 8 Waiver Wire Targets
Don't get caught sleeping at the midseason curve, as bye weeks, injuries, and breakouts yield several paths to victory. Alongside our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In […]
Full Story »Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's Tua Time, folks. We made it. It took us--or rather, Miami--seven weeks after a full offseason to make the decision, but here we are. You gotta feel bad for mighty Ryan Fitzpatrick after his great start to the season, but this is the […]
Full Story »Derek Carr (QB, LV) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm just a guy writing from his mom's basement, so I'm no one to tell you what to do... unless it has to do with Derek Carr. It doesn't take a genius to see what's going on, but somehow and for some reason, […]
Full Story »Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
As the bye weeks necessitate constant waiver wire action, injuries at the running back position have yet to cease. Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, and Kenyan Drake are the latest to pull the rug from under fantasy teams without warning. The pickings may be slim these days but between byes and injuries, you might have no […]
Full Story »Wayne Gallman (RB, NYG) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We had zero doubts about how the Giants would proceed once they lost Saquon Barkley for the year: sign someone from the street, as the replacements in tow were rather poor. Now that that free agent (Devonta Freeman) is injured (ankle), New York […]
Full Story »Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8
Fantasy GMs are to be commended for rising to the unique challenges that have unfolded during this regular season. Injuries to critical players is an unwelcome reality that occurs every year. This is also the case for backs that were expected to operate as RB1s, but have been relegated to committees. However, this season has […]
Full Story »Greg Ward (WR, PHI) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Up to nine receivers have dressed already this season for the Eagles. Injuries have killed half of the squad, and it's been a "next-man-up" approach for weeks now in Philly. Barring the absolutely unexpected explosion from Travis Fulgham, Greg Ward has been the […]
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