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Stats Summary – Week 3: Who Concedes Bonus Points?

I think most of us have a good idea which individual players top the charts in bonus point production. It comes as no surprise to see guys like Valeri, Ciman, and Bradley raking in bonus points left and right. But who concedes bonus points more than the rest? NYCFC tops the charts, conceding 61 bonus points through the first 3 …

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MLSFB 2016 Form Difficulty Charts – Round 4

Here are the Form Difficulty Charts for Round 4 of the 2016 MLS Fantasy season and form breakdown for Home and Away games from 2015 plus the first games of 2016. If you’re not familiar with these charts, I’ll explain below. One early warning, since these charts are based on team form, the accuracy may be off some until more games have been …

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The DGW Trap

Conventional wisdom says managers should load up on as many DGW players as they can. Choosing players that from stronger teams or with the most favorable matchups tends to lead to massive scores. This is also where managers really begin to separate from the pack or make up ground in the standings. But DGW’s come with their own hidden costs. …

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MLSFI S2 Ep8: Round 3 Review & Preview of DGW 4

Reid, Jason, Guy, Travis, Simon, & Andrew preview the first double game week of the 2016 MLS season, make picks, and debate whether differential picks are worth your time. Strap yoursef in because the MLSFI S2 Ep8 show gets HEATED! Enjoy Links to items discussed Patreon Website – Help Support the MLSFI podcast! Soccer Captains r/FantasyMLS Callup List Sporting Sanchez Podcast Approximate …

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Boss’ Breakdown – Round 3

Round 3 was again full of surprises and a continuation of #FantasySorrows if you captained Villa/Giovinco. Hopefully you were on the right side of the 4 free kick goals and lucky enough to avoid the 5 red cards en route to a great FMLS Round 3. If you missed any of the action, here’s a quick recap. New York City …

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MLS Fantasy Boss 2016 Round 3 Team

You’ve read all the advice from the MLS Experts, you’ve chatted with other managers here at MLS Fantasy Boss, and you lurked around /r/FantasyMLS to get a heads up on all new developments. Now it’s time to sit back and relax and enjoy! I finished Round 2 with 80 points. Normally I would feel pretty good about that, but with …

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11th Hour Transfer Tips – 2016 Round 3

  We’re not far from the 2016 Round 2 kickoff. So if you still need to adjust your roster, now is the time to do it. To help with this, I have assembled a collection of tips from around the web that I hope people will find useful in your 11th Hour. MLS Fantasy Boss Posts: Round 3 Form Difficulty …

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2016 Round 3 Captain Poll

It’s finally time for the first captain poll of the year. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is, today, Friday the 18th at 7:00pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set by then. There are several good captain options for this first round, have you decided on yours yet? Well now is your chance to find …

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MLS Fantasy Boss Picks for 2016 Round 3

Leagues

Round 2 was pretty rough for a lot of managers right? I can’t think of many weeks where people can score in the 70s and 80s and still feel like their team performed like crap. Through various conversations I’ve have and observed I’ve seen that some people are considering using their wild cards now…or a Guy Sanchez puts it “Blowing …

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Predictions and Power Rankings for 2016 Round 3

predictions

The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …

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