Round 29’s Captain rankings are here. Only 3 weeks are left for the end of the fantasy season. Will you go safe with a popular captain pick to maintain your rank or will you go differential to try and increase your rank? 1) Josef Martinez Martinez has scored in 14 consecutive games in a row in a run that started …
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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 29
Week 28 Recap Week 28 continued our late-season run of mediocrity as we dropped in the ranks again. I can’t remember the last time I was stuck in the OR 300s. I’ve just never really got traction this fall season. WR 1903 isn’t good enough and looking at my lineup, I probably plated it to safe. As we go into …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 28 A DGW With A Side of International Break
Reid, Michael, and Blayne get together to review the bits of fantasy information that can be taken from last week’s round and help you prepare for the upcoming DGWs in Round 28. Even with Round 27 being a short week, it still held a few fantasy lessons and that is the focus of the first part of the show, that …
Read More »2019 Round 27 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 27’s captain rankings are here. A short single game week in the middle of the international break and Vela is doubtful because of his recent injury. Who else do you look at to fix your captaincy woes? 1) Diego Valeri Valeri has really picked up form in this recent run of home games and has shown us glimpses of …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 27 Few Teams But Big Fantasy Possibilities
Reid has the night off but Michael and Blayne are joined my Patreon Supporter Patrick Smith to review all of the most important Fantasy moments from Round 26 and preview the best options for Round 27. The show starts by talking about the elephant in the room, the poor point returns from the DGW players, but then pivots to the …
Read More »2019 Round 26 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 »2019 Round 26 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 26’s captain rankings are here. A double game week for Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps give you a plethora of attackers to choose from. Vela is replaced at the top of the list because of his injury and a single game this week. 1) Saphir Taider Taider has been in great form and his recent performances have gone …
Read More »MLSFI: 2019 Round 26 A Small Canadian DGW & Open Cup Final
Reid, Michael, and Blayne get together to discuss all of the surprising moments from Round 25 and the most important fantasy takeaways leading into Round 26. They start by reviewing Round 25 and getting feedback about the most surprising results from those in Live Chat and Twitter. The FC Dallas scoreline, and Rooney Red Card top the list, but the …
Read More »Round 25 Captain’s Conundrum
Round 25’s captain rankings are here. Carlos Vela is the obvious captain choice this week with two home games but I will name another 4 captain choices for those who would like to test their luck this week. 1) Carlos Vela There is little doubt on whether you should captain Vela or not, especially when he plays 2 games at …
Read More »Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 25
Week 24 Team Value Recap Lost value for the first time this season, go the Zlatan dice roll wrong, and basically lost distance in the OR race. Woof. Long season. Let’s get after it. What I’m Thinking About. Man, this season is full of DGW and it is an absolute grind. Week 25 Team Defense Rankings Projections provided by @thedummyrun …
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