A fantasy football devy league is a form of a dynasty league where you draft college football underclassmen and hold onto them until they are in...
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All but one owner or team will participate in the fantasy draft. After the draft has completed the 'zombie' team will be able to build their team...
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Pulling off a trade in fantasy football is no easy feat as there is often a struggle for the two parties to agree. The best way to approach a trade...
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Weather can certainly affect players' performances which would inherently effect your fantasy football team. With that being said, you shouldn't...
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Taxi squads allow fantasy owners to place players in a dedicated section separate from the main roster and the IR. Also referred to as practice...
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The zero running back strategy, typically known as Zero RB, refers to a strategy where running backs are ignored in favor of other positions...
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Boom players are those that perform above their projections or draft positions. On the opposite end, bust players are those that perform under...
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There is no right or wrong answer. Ultimately, handcuffing is fantasy football's version of insurance. You "buy" it to protect your investment...
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A "fantasy handcuff" refers to a backup player who would be expected to take over for a team's starting skill player in the event that the starter...
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Tiers are groupings of players intended to help with draft strategy. For example, in 2023 Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts are commonly...
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Tiers are groupings of players intended to help with draft strategy. For example, you might rank two catchers in Tier 1, four catchers in Tier 2...
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Auction values are like a cheat sheet for auction leagues. They are projected dollar amounts that you will need to invest to acquire each player...
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"Buying low" is when you acquire a player who is at a low point in their market value due to performing below expectations or because of injury...
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Projections in fantasy football represent predictive numbers that estimate a player's production, be it for a game, week, month, within a specified...
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Projections refer to statistical predictions made by experts. They're rooted in a combination of past production and expected future output...
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"Selling high" means to trade a player while you think their trade value is at a high point. This makes sense if you suspect a player is performing...
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A cheat sheet is a quick set of player rankings that can be used as a guide during a draft or an auction. Most cheat sheets will have a list...
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Any player with fewer than 130 MLB at-bats, fewer than 50 MLB innings pitched and fewer than 45 days on the pre-September MLB rosters qualifies as...
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A lineup optimizer is a tool for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings that uses daily projections to provide...
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One option is RotoWire's "MLB Commish," a highly-customizable service with the most powerful commissioner tools around. Other popular sites include...
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A "boom or bust player" is one who has a chance to be very valuable (high upside) but is more risky than most players with their talent level...
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In an auction draft, each team gets a set number of virtual dollars (typically $260). Participants take turns nominating players to bid on...
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5x5 means a roto league with five hitting categories and five pitching categories. You try to finish at the top of the league in as many of those...
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A bust is a player who under-performs relative to his average draft position or auction price. A high draft pick who does not meet expectations...
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Punting means ignoring one of the rotisserie or head-to-head categories when assembling a roster. For example, you could completely ignore a...
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Stashing refers to rostering a player who is not currently active in the major leagues. This can refer to a prospect in the minor leagues that you...
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In a snake draft, each fantasy owner is assigned a draft position in the first round, and then the order is reversed each round throughout the draft.
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"FAAB" stands for Free Agent Auction Budget. It is the virtual money that each team in a fantasy league has available to bid on free agents...
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RotoWire.com does a great job of getting all the latest injury news in real time. Most host sites also get feeds with the latest injury news...
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Typically, no. Most fantasy leagues require you to set a lineup, and only the players in that lineup accrue points for a given day or a given week....
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A cheat sheet is a tool used during the draft process to aid in team-building. Oftentimes, cheat sheets are structured as a ranking of the top...
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The fantasy basketball playoffs typically begin with roughly one month remaining in the NBA season. However, the playoff start date is arbitrary...
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Most fantasy basketball leagues use traditional stats as scoring categories, but advanced stats can be useful for research purposes. Some popular...
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A sleeper is a term used to describe players who are generally undervalued but carry significant upside. In fantasy basketball, for example...
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The NBA's standard fantasy points scoring system dictates: Points = 1.0 fantasy point Rebounds = 1.2 fantasy points Assists = 1.5 fantasy points...
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Auction values are used in fantasy basketball leagues that employ a player auction, rather than a more traditional draft. Prior to the season, a...
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Waivers is a shorthand term related to the fantasy basketball waiver wire. The waiver wire is where players who have been cut from one team can be...
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Yes. You can do a standard snake or auction draft in person, or even make up your own draft structure. From there, many fantasy websites allow you...
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Head-to-head is a scoring system that counts wins and losses for individual team matchups, usually on a weekly basis. It's often very similar to...
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An outlook is a summary of what to expect from a given player in the coming season. Outlooks typically offer a brief recap of the previous season,...
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"Bust" is a term used to refer to a player who falls well short of expectations. Typically, a bust's production is significantly lower than his...
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The waiver wire refers to the group of players who are not currently signed to a fantasy roster -- essentially, the free agency pool. In most...
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There is no singular way to determine whether a trade is beneficial or detrimental to your team, but a number of factors should be considered....
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Stashing refers to the practice of adding a player to your team with the intent of holding them for the future. Injured players, rookies, and...
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The commissioner of a fantasy basketball league is tasked with organizing the league and ensuring that things run smoothly. Oftentimes, it's the...
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The IR spot is the Injured Reserve designation employed by some fantasy basketball leagues. In leagues where an IR spot is enabled, owners can...
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"Sell high" is a term used to describe a player who is outperforming expectations and could therefore be traded at the peak of his value. In...
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Lineup lock typically refers to a set time at which all fantasy lineups in a given league or contest must be submitted. In season-long fantasy...
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The best place to track fantasy basketball injury news is RotoWire's Injury News page. Sortable by teams, players, or recency, the page displays...
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In fantasy basketball, GTD is an acronym that means "Game Time Decision". It refers to a player's potential availability for a given game or...
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In fantasy basketball, GTD is an acronym that means "Game Time Decision". It refers to a player's potential availability for a given game or...
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Auction values in fantasy hockey represent the approximate price you may need to be willing to pay to land a specific player during an auction draft.
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The stats that are used in fantasy baseball scoring are typically pretty basic (HR, R, RBI, etc..) but the stats that can be used for fantasy...
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There are many different sites, each with unique features. There is no universal best site for everybody. You should check out some options and...
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Yes, fantasy basketball can be played for money or just for fun. In leagues where money is involved, each member typically pays a fee at the start...
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A lineup optimizer is a tool that uses data and projections to construct a fantasy lineup that has the best chance to succeed. Lineup optimizers...
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ADP is an acronym that means "Average Draft Position". It refers to the place at which a player is being drafted, on average, in drafts that have...
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Broadly, projections refer to statistical predictions made by experts. In season-long fantasy basketball leagues, projections are often released in...
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It depends on your league's settings, but oftentimes the commissioner will allow league members to veto trades deemed lopsided or otherwise unfair....
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It depends on your league's settings. If you're playing in a league with weekly lineups, be sure to check how many games each player on your roster...
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A back to back refers to a team playing games on consecutive days. For example, if the Golden State Warriors play the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday...
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The vast majority of websites that offer season-long fantasy basketball do so without a fee or prizes. However, most websites that offer daily...
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A keeper league is one that enables owners to retain certain players from season to season. How many players can be kept is at the discretion of...
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There are a myriad of different sites, with each having positives and negatives. There is no universal best site for everybody. You should check...
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Streaming is a fantasy basketball roster strategy that involves plugging in different players to your roster each week based on their short-term...
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Most leagues will allow fantasy team owners to vote on a trade, with a majority needed in order to veto. However, other leagues will bypass the...
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Week 1 of each NFL season takes place on the Thursday-Sunday-Monday stretch immediately after Labor Day weekend in September. However, for owners...
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Typically, the fantasy football playoffs start Week 15, but how it breaks down from there depends on the league. In many instances, they run from...
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A lineup optimizer is a tool that uses data and projections to identify undervalued players to construct a fantasy lineup that has the best chance...
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Tiers are groupings of players intended to help with draft strategy. For example, you might rank five centers in Tier 1, seven centers in Tier 2,...
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Yes. Fantasy sports, including fantasy football are legal because they are considered a game of skill. That contrasts betting on sports, which is...
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