Welcome to Round 12 of my Punts and Differentials. This week, we have a whopping 10 DGW teams (CHI, COL, HOU, NYCFC, OCSC, PHI, RSL, SJ, SEA, SKC). I will only be covering DGW players, since its crazy not to fill a full DGW lineup this week. Keepers Howard – COL – 6.0 Mil @ 4.7 % Ownership: COL have …
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2017 Round 12 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. I’m using a modified formula that tries to predict the chance that a team …
Read More »2017 Round 12 Form Difficulty Charts
There are many different types of articles that can help fantasy managers prepare for each round. Player recommendations, injury updates, and captain polls always help, but MLSFB started with simple charts difficulty. Let’s get back to the basics. Here are the 2017 Round 12 Form Difficulty Charts for the MLS Fantasy season. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing …
Read More »Week 12 xG Rankings
With unlimited transfers this season, match ups are more important than ever. The question is how to evaluate match ups, especially if you’re only an aspiring Armchair Analyst and not yet the real thing. The answer? Expected Goals (xG). What are expected goals (xG) The idea behind xG is simple. Every shot is awarded a probability of scoring based on the …
Read More »MLSFI S3: Round 11 Review & Round 12 Preview
Reid, Mike, Jason, and Blayne are joined by special guest Dominic Hoffman from Burgundy Wave to break down all the unexpected moments from Round 11 and Preview DGW Round 12. There are a lot of promising players to pick from, but are any of the SGW players worth picking over their DGW counterparts? Tune in to find out. Enjoy Host …
Read More »Best 2017 Round 11 Fantasy Resources
We’re not far from the 2017 Round 11 kickoff so if you have not made your final trades, you better hurry! If you still need to adjust your roster, MLSFB has a lot of resources to help get you ready. Below is a complete list of all the helpful articles we have published over the past month. Also, I have assembled …
Read More »2017 Round 11 Punts and Differentials
Welcome to Round 11 of my Punts and Differentials. This week, we have 2 DGW teams. CLB andTFC. I will be going over some DGW differentials and some SGW differentials to hopefully separate you from the pack. Keepers Irwin – TFC – 5.6 Mil @ 2.2 % Ownership: TFC play away at CLB, then at home VS MINN. I can …
Read More »Best XI Predictions 2017 – Round 11
Fantasy MLS for 2017 is a wildcard every week. In this piece, we explore the options available to brand new players and veterans alike as we attempt to predict the round’s Dream Team. We will primarily look at matchups and form as we pick the strongest team at $100m starting salary. Previous Result Round 10 was a huge success despite …
Read More »Bold Predictions Round 11
My record is a little unbalanced, but I’ll take 3-3-4 and expect this to look a bit better after the weekend is over. It appears my Minnesota pick was a week too early. We all saw Minnesota bring it to the stingiest defense in all of MLS. Yes there was some rotation, and they were coming off a short rest, …
Read More »Week 11 xG Matchup Rankings
With unlimited transfers this season, match ups are more important than ever. The question is how to evaluate match ups, especially if you’re only an aspiring Armchair Analyst and not yet the real thing. The answer? Expected Goals (xG). What are expected goals (xG) The idea behind xG is simple. Every shot is awarded a probability of scoring based on the …
Read More »MLSFI S3: Round 10 Review & Round 11 Preview
Reid, Mike, Simon, and Blayne are joined by special guest Anne Marie to try to make sense of what happened to all the double game week players during Round 10 and to break down all of the action that is coming up in Round 11. Enjoy Host & Co-Hosts Reid Connelly Michael Denton Blayne Riffle Simon Thwaits Special Guest Anne Marie …
Read More »Stats Summary: Bonus Points Conceded
This week’s post is a quick one. The table below shows how many bonus points each team concedes. Overall DC concedes the most and SKC concedes the fewest bonus points. You can sort the columns by clicking on the arrows in the column header. This information should be used as a tie-breaker when deciding between two players. If you think …
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