Sports Confidant Blog: Analytics and Fantasy Sports
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Hi everyone! Here are my favorite and least favorite players for the first week of the fantasy football season. This week, I will be breaking down why I chose my favorite players for my teams of the week. QB: Russell Wilson – I do not trust the Falcons to put up much of a fightContinue reading “Fantasy Football Week 1 Picks – Sports Confidant”
Hello confidant, Today I am bringing you my favorite players for the 2020 football season and forming my fantasy football team of the year. This list was decided based my favorite players based on their average draft position (ADP). I always think of fantasy players in terms of value, and I find these players mostContinue reading “Sports Confidant Fantasy Football Team of the Year 2020”
Welcome back confidants! Today, I am announcing that I will be releasing free fantasy football content (on my Instagram, Twitter, and blog) every week of the season this year. I will be posting draft advice in the coming weeks, boom/bust plays of the week, teams of the week, daily fantasy sports lineups, and waiver wireContinue reading “Fantasy Football Content Coming Soon”
Welcome to the third and final edition of this series! I may bring it back to provide data since 2000 if the series performs well. To avoid any confusion, I recommend going back to the first two articles if you have not read them already. Today, we are going to look and see what statisticsContinue reading “Predicting the NFL Draft with Combine Results – Linear Regression Analysis for Tight Ends”
Welcome back to the second part of this series! I plan for this series to cover one more position, but I can certainly do more if they perform well. In addition, I would like to look at results since 2000 and see if we can find if statistics are becoming more relevant and useful inContinue reading “Predicting the NFL Draft with Combine Results – Linear Regression Analysis for Running Backs”
How do general managers draft players? What facts do they look at in deciding who to draft? Is it based on numbers, metrics, and statistics? Or is it more closely related to the eye test, college success, or intangibles? In this article, I explore the answer to these questions and how do NFL general managersContinue reading “Predicting the NFL Draft with Combine Results – Linear Regression Analysis for Wide Receivers”
Today I am testing the adage that kickers score more fantasy points when their teams score more points. Some people tend to think the opposite could be true since worse football teams kick more field goals and field goals make up a majority of a kicker’s fantasy points. I decided to test these theories outContinue reading “A Simple Linear Regression Analysis of Fantasy Football Kickers”
No matter what fantasy sport games you play, these tips will help you elevate your game to the next level. These tips are fundamental, but they are guaranteed to increase your odds. Tip #1 – Understand the Scoring Settings: Know your leagues scoring settings like the back of your own hand. How can you playContinue reading “Underrated Expert Fantasy Tips”
Sports Confidant Blog: Analytics and Fantasy Sports