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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Week 18 Review Week 18 left a lot to be desired for the Behind the Number Team. I didn’t do a good job picking the team or managing the team and it hurt. On a week where people were sniffing 200, the BTN just barely scraped a 162 (saved by Vela (C)) Blessing and Gregus getting rotated were on teams …

Round 18’s captain rankings are here. A double game week for LAFC means that Vela is on the top of the charts again. But who are the contenders challenging him for the #1 spot this time? 1) Carlos Vela Vela failed to make an impact in the loss against Colorado Rapids where he only managed to rack up 3 points. …

Week 17 Review The Behind the Numbers Team was respectable, but unremarkable in Week 17. 143 was good enough for top 800 on the week and a total score of 262, but it still dropped our OR down to 105. The team added +$1.7M for a total of $105.8M. Like most of the rest of the fantasy world, the Portland …