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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 Last week’s roster fared well all things …

It’s captain poll time for Round 5! Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is, Friday the 28th at 7:30pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set by then. There are several good captain options for this round, have you decided on yours yet? To help you, check out to top options from the MLSFB and MLSFI …

If you listen to the MLSFI podcast, you’ve probably heard us talk about expected goals (xG). Basically, they’re a way to estimate the quality of chances a team creates and concedes in a game. The higher the probability of a shot being a goal, the higher the xG number awarded to it. You can get xG for teams, individual players, …

Reid, Mike, and Blayne welcome Jason back to the show and give him a well deserved ribbing he’s earned over the past few weeks. They then breakdown some of the most exciting moments from the first DGW of the season before shifting gears t go over all of the games for Round 10. There’s also a lot of agreement for …

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 …

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 9 Form Difficulty Charts for the MLS Fantasy season. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing …

  Welcome to Round 8 of my Punts and Differentials. This week, we have 2 DGW teams. NER and SJ. I will be going over some DGW differentials and some SGW differentials to hopefully separate you from the pack. Keepers Gleeson – PDX – 5.6 Mil @ 4.9 % Ownership: PDX have another home game this week in another Cascadia …

Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by Special guest Tim Shaw to review all of the action from Round 7 and preview the upcoming games from Round 8. Don’t forget, Round 8 is the first Double Game Week of the season and the guys also have a great discussion about the value of DGW players, specifically Godoy. Enjoy Host & Co-Hosts …

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 …

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 8 Form Difficulty Charts for the MLS Fantasy season. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing …