Fantasy Tactics

2025 Game Week 8: Using Time to Build Your Team

By: The Fantasy Physician If you simply leave the team you put in place last week, you are not too likely to do well this week–that means you are going to have to spend some time building a team for this upcoming weekend. FMLS allows for unlimited transfer each week, but with that freedom comes the task of thinking out …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 7

          Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from last week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on position and points. To describe in detail the ranking system, here is the metric: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play), average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great …

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Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 7: How Do I Assess Matchups?

By: The Fantasy Therapist Well, we’ve made it through the first FCL qualifying round. Congrats to all those who qualified! If you didn’t get in, and qualifying is important to you, this week I’m going to talk about an important strategy as we get deeper into the season: assessing matchups. The Sacred Art of Matchup Analysis Strengths, Weaknesses & Variables …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 7

Matchups to target is one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. It’s important to consider these factors, as well as performance metrics such as home/away form and …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 6

          Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from last week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on position and points. To describe in detail the ranking system, here is the metric: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play), average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 6

Matchups to target is one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. It’s important to consider these factors, as well as performance metrics such as home/away form and …

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Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 6: What are Floors & Ceilings?

By: The Fantasy Physician Visitors to my real clinic (I am both a Fantasy Physician and one in real life) may ask, “Doctor, which foods should I eat?” My answer is “Healthy ones, of course.” Then, they of course follow up with “Any foods I should avoid?” to which I reply, “Certainly, avoid the unhealthy ones.”  So too in the …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 5

          Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from last week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on position and points. To describe in detail the ranking system, here is the metric: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play), average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 5

Matchups to target is one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. With the first international break of the season upon us, multiple teams will be missing key …

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Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 5: Bad Week Recovery Plan

By: The Fantasy Therapist With four game weeks gone, how are you feeling? The last couple of weeks have been a little… wild, to say the least. FMLS has thrown just about every crazy thing that could happen in fantasy at us, sometimes all at once – missed penalties, freak injuries, wacky own goals, disastrous reffing decisions, boneheaded plays – …

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