MLS is back after the All-Star game festivities and with it comes a wave of uncertainty. There will be questions about whether the additional midweek game and travel will affect performances this week but these players according to me, solidify their position at the top for game week 22. 1) Carlos Vela The captain of the ASG, Vela failed to …
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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 22
Week 21 Review The Behind the Numbers Team put up 94 points and rose to 215 OR. The total team value continued to rise with an increase up to $117.8 on the season. The injury bug struck again with Moralez managing just one point. Pozuelo didn’t quite pan out as I’d hoped, but the big disappointment was the autoroo players …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 22 Pre All-Star Game Fantasy Prep
Reid, Michale, and Blayne get together to review the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 21 and preview Round 22. They also take Live questions throughout the show from from listeners. Columbus is a strong contender from most surprising result in the first segment, but it faces competition from Montreal and Vancouver. The second half of the show focuses on …
Read More »2019 Round 21 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 21’s captain rankings are here. Is there an opponent that you haven’t been able to catch up to for a while? This single game week offers a great opportunity for fantasy players to mix things up and gain an advantage over their opponents. 1) Carlos Vela Vela returns home on the back of 2 goals against arch-rivals LA Galaxy …
Read More »Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 21
Week 20 Review The Behind the Numbers Team put up 160 points and remained at 248 OR (which is impressive in its own right to gain/lose no places). The total team value continued to rise with an increase up to $114.1 on the season. Pozuelo injury as my captain is unlucky, it happens. My biggest regret was not going with …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 21 Bou, Leagues Cup, and the MLSFI Derby
Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by the Live MLSFI audience to review all of the most important takeaways from Round 20 and preview the top options from Round 21. The NYCvSKC match gets heavy focus as both Michael & Blayne share their take. But they also make time to mention the impact of the Leagues Cup and Canadian Championship …
Read More »2019 Round 20 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 20’s captain rankings are here. This is a massive double game week which will shape the rest of the season and there are a lot of good attackers who’re worthy of your captain’s armband this week. 1) Alejandro Pozuelo Pozuelo is the obvious captain choice with two fantastic home games and is a good bet for 120+ minutes this …
Read More »2019 Round 20 Predictions and Power Rankings
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. It’s a good system, but soccer is not chess because soccer can end in a draw. Fortunately chess also allows for a draw and the ELO system is setup to …
Read More »Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 20
Week 19 Review Week 19. What was week 19. No one I’ve talked to feels like they did that well, so mostly it was about surviving. I felt a lot better before the late late late Gaitan score correction from a 7 to a 3…especially since he was my captain. I tried all the a-roos possible, but couldn’t quite hit …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 20 NY Derby Woes & the Return of DGW Madness
Reid sits down with Michael to console him after the disappointing NY Derby result and cover all of the most important & surprising results from Round 19. Before jumping into previewing a Round 20 DGW that is PACKED with offensive options, Reid and Michael stop to field questions from Live listeners. A lot of options are covered for every position …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 19 Live Chat and Open Cup Rotations
Reid is joined by Michael and Blayne to review all the crazy MLS action from Round 18 and break it down into the most important fantasy moments. This episode also includes an expanded Housekeeping section so they can discuss the potential rotation impacts of the US Open Cup. This is also a special episode because the original recording was live …
Read More »2019 Round 19 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 19’s captain rankings are here. Carlos Vela fails to make the list because heavy rotation is expected by LAFC and he might not make the starting XI against Houston Dynamo. So who dethrones him at the top of the list? 1) Diego Valeri Valeri played only about 25 minutes in the Open Cup against LAFC on Wednesday and is …
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