Submitted by: Cary Mullen You don’t know this, but I’m a big Star Wars fan. So I can’t help but think Alicia Rose DelGallo had a bit of an Obi-Wan Kenobi moment Saturday night. I imagine her staggering a bit and needing to steady herself while saying, “I felt a great disturbance in the fantasy Force, as if thousands of …
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11th Hour Transfer Tips – 2016 Round 8
We’re not far from the 2016 Round 8 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 8 Form Difficulty …
Read More »Fresh Faces Round 7
Emmanuel Boateng Club: LA Galaxy Position: Forward Price: $7.2 Form: 5.0 PPM: 0.0875 Boateng was the best player in fantasy over the weekend, and will hope to carry over his performance into the DGW. He placed second in SB Nation’s player of the week vote, only narrowly behind MLS MVP, Giovinco. It might be smart to sit on him …
Read More »2016 Round 8 Captain Poll
It’s finally time for the first captain poll of the year. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is, today, Wednesday the 27th 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 out …
Read More »Predictions and Power Rankings for 2016 Round 8
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 »Best XI Predictions – Round 8
Did you ever wonder what you could do with a team if you used a Wild Card every week? In Best XI at $120m, we will explore the options available to brand new players as well as those using a Wild Card as we predict the rounds Dream Team. Along with the best players by round matchup, players with the …
Read More »Stats Summary – Week 7: PP90/$
Every now and then real life comes up and demands our attention, and that’s exactly what happened to Andrew this week. Don’t worry, it’s nothing bad. He’s getting the chance to indulge his passion for soccer and I think we can all agree that we think that’s awesome! Fortunately for us, he was still able to assemble some statistical tidbits …
Read More »Playtime Analysis – 2016 Round 8
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. Gleeson $4.5 POR: With Kwarasey out for several more weeks, it’s up to Gleeson to …
Read More »MLSFI S2 Ep12: Review Of Round 7 And Preview of DGW 8
Reid, Simon, Jay, and Guy come to a split decision about how to react to round 6 and then have some good discussion regarding the current status of the game (Injury Reports, Vice Captains, Manual Subs). Everything gets wrapped up with our DGW 8 picks and a special plug from Jay. Enjoy Links to items discussed Patreon Website – Help Support the …
Read More »DGW 8 Punts
Hello friends. Well…GW 7 was a monumental let down. Let’s recap last week’s punts. Bush—90 Min, 2 pts Watson—90 Min, 2 pts Hernandez—90 Min, 3 pts Aird—90 Min, 9 pts Nguyen—90 Min, 4 pts Jones—86 Min, 7 pts Drogba—90 Min, 3 pts Total—30 pts We’re now entering into DGW 8. With MTL(nycfc/COL), NE(POR/ORL), NYCFC(MTL/VAN), PDX(ne/TOR) ,SKC(van/LA) and VAN(SKC/nycfc) …
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