Fantasy Tactics

DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 4

        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 4: Core Bench Concepts

By: The Fantasy Physician What is the Bench for? If you’re a new fantasy manager, you should already be familiar with the substitution rule:  the highest scoring player from the bench is inserted into the lineup if a player on the field does not play, so long as the resulting lineup is a legal one. When learning that, an ambitious …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 4

Matchups are 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 player injuries …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 3

          Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from the previous week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on player position and points. Here is the scoring system:  bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play) average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great = 9+ points  Double …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 3

Matchups are 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 player injuries …

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Fantasy Strategy Clinic: Round 3 How to Build your Budget

Welcome back! How are you feeling with two game weeks in the books? Everybody knows the heavy hitting players to choose in FMLS, but are you starting to get a sense of some value players in the game? Early weeks can be stressful when it comes to budget. It’s not always possible to grab every player you want without hitting …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 2

          Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from the previous week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on player position and points. Here is the scoring system:  bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play) average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great = 9+ points  Double …

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Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 2

Matchups are 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 player injuries …

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Fantasy Strategy Clinic: Round 2 Dead Legs Matter

Round 2 Big Question – How can dead legs help me? How are you recovering from Game Week 1? Fired up and ready to go for Game Week 2? Or are you feeling a little tired and round down? Players from MLS teams playing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) are certainly going to be stretched to their physical limits …

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DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 1

          Welcome back to a brand new season of DiffeRANCHals picks! After a very successful season last year with Brandon and Matt, we bid a farewell to Brandon. He was just too good at making predictions (55% accuracy), causing the rest of us to look worse. All jokes aside, we only hope for the best with …

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