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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Fantasy MLS 2015 Round 1 Review (Part 2)
For the earlier games in this round, be sure to check out part 1 of this review. Orlando 1 – New York City FC 1 View image | gettyimages.com Highlights Big named DPs, a Red card, three cards for diving, and two highly talked about deflections easily allowed this game to live up to all of its preseason hype. Orlando was …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Insider Episode 5: Round 1 Review
The season has started so all of the hour+ long episodes are over. In these weekly episodes, we’re shooting for around 30min to cover both player picks and answer community questions. We were pretty close in this episode, but went a little long with the questions. I also want to apologize, I feel like the picks section was a little …
Read More »Fantasy MLS 2015 Round 1 Review (Part 1)
I’m going to try something new this year with these player picks write-ups that was inspired by the work my friend Berbacat does at Fantasy Football First. If it works, I’ll try to keep it up. If not, well then back to the old way. So let me know what you think of this Fantasy MLS 2015 Round 1 Review …
Read More »MLSFB Form Difficulty Charts – Round 2
Here is the Form chart for Round 2 of the 2015 MLS Fantasy season and form breakdown for Home and Away games from 2014 plus the first games of 2015. 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 …
Read More »What is the Switcharoo
I’ve seen this question popping up a lot in Chat and at /r/FantasyMLS, so I decided to write a quick little post about it. Why did this not come sooner? Well, honestly I was not sure if it was going to work. With the unknown function of the new Toggle Button, it was not clear if the Switcharoo would be possible. …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Round 1 Team
Here we are. We’re counting down the moments until the first kickoff of the 2015 MLS Fantasy season. 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 …
Read More »11th Hour Transfer Tips – Round 1
We’re just a few hours away from the first kickoff of the 2015 MLS season. So if you still need to adjust your Round 1 team, now is the time to do it. To help with this, I have assembeled a collection of tips from around the web that I hope people will find useful. MLS Fantasy Boss Posts: …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Round 1 Captain
It’s finally time for the first captain poll of the year. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is Friday the 6th at 10:00pm 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 out what …
Read More »Homeward Bound: The problems of the ‘home’-rule
This article was created by MLSFB Regular Sescquatch. He’s part of regular discussions here in live chat and it’s a only the massive amount of early content that has delayed posting one of his articles before today. For more information on how you can become a Community Contributor, take some time to read over this post. The problems of the ‘home’-rule, …
Read More »2015 Early Forward Picks
This is the final early picks article before the start of the 2015 MLS Fantasy Manager season. If you missed any of the previous positions, be sure to check out my Keeper, Defender, and Midfielder articles. Also, no preseason prep would be complete without also taking a look at my, and the other, articles at MLS Soccer or listening to the MLSFI Fantasy Roundtable …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Insider Episode: MLS Fantasy 101
In my last MLSFI post, I mentioned that w also recorded a MLS Fantasy 101 podcast. This podcast goes over all of the basics to getting going with MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager. And I do mean basics! We start by going over how to use the website, and then go through the questions that can be found at /r/FantasyMLS. So …
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