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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Picks for 2016 Round 3
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 …
Read More »Predictions and Power Rankings for 2016 Round 3
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 …
Read More »Fresh Faces Round 2
This week was a disaster for the majority of fantasy players. The dream team contained three of the Houston Dynamos’ surprise stars from their 5-0 upset over presumed title contenders, FC Dallas. The XI also consisted of Philly’s GW2 standout, Pontius, and San Jose’s 2015 signing, Godoy. Other than that, you probably have two or three of the other players …
Read More »Game Week 3 Punts
Welcome to the GW3 edition of Player Punts! I hope all of you had a stellar week. I totaled 78 points and moved up to 1,748 in the rankings. This week and next, I will be focusing on getting prepared for the DGW4 (FCD/NER/DCU/VAN). There are some great value players that are not only undervalued, but extremely low ownership %. …
Read More »Playtime Analysis – 2016 Round 2
Playtime Analysis is a weekly overview offering useful tips for the coming weeks about players that aren’t going to be getting their usual time on the pitch. Whether it be value subs, injured stars, or international absences, you can find it here in Playtime Analysis. Worra $4.1 DC: With Hamid and Dykstra out with injuries, Worra is set to …
Read More »Stats Summary – Week 2: Midfield Movers and Shot Conversion
That time of the season is here again – when some players jump out to unsustainable scores and a lot of managers jump and bring them in. We’ll be looking at the midfield movers today as they are the position I’m getting the most questions about. These 9 players in the chart below have the highest scores for midfielders and …
Read More »MLSFI S2 Ep7: Round 2 Review & Preview of Round 3
Join Reid, Guy, Travis, and special guest Phil Luetchford as we try to make sense of Round 2 and deal with all of our #FantasySorrows. Also, the guys get into a lot of early DGW talk as they look ahead to the first DGW in Round 4. Enjoy Links to items discussed Patreon Website – MLSFI Campaign Coming Soon! 7min – General …
Read More »MLSFB 2016 Form Difficulty Charts – Round 3
Here are the Form Difficulty Charts for Round 3 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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