Round 28’s captain rankings are here. A massive double game week towards the end of the season gives you an opportunity to make a final push with a wide variety of differentials to choose from. Which 5 players stand out as the top candidates for captaincy this week? 1) Zlatan Ibrahimović An obvious captain choice this week, Zlatan is going …
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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 28
Week 27 Recap Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. I ended up missing lineups left and right and had a bunch of money wrapped up in players who didn’t start. But it forced me to bring in some cheaper players, mainly from COL who ended up scoring really well. 82 points for WR 324 and up to OR …
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 …
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Week 26 Recap Week 26 True Dream Team Here are the rules. only three players per team must be a valid formation must fit in the average budget for that week ties are broken with lowest value player making the team the bench is all 4.0 scrubs So here’s the Week 26 TRUE Dream Team Week 27 Team Defense …
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 »Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 26
Week 25 Recap Week 25 continued the struggles to get out of the top 200, with the team falling to 291 overall. While last week wasn’t bad with 151 points, it wasn’t a top week. I’m not sure what’s different about this fall season, but the mobility of my team seems to be stunted in comparison to leagues past. Also, …
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 »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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