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Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineConventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Scout Team: QBs to buy and sell
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton uses the history of human narratives -- seriously -- to explain why you should be trying to sell Donovan McNabb and other QBs who have thrived in the red zone. Plus, he uses the Fantasy Scout tool to offer advice at RB and WR.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009
CB Corner: Chiefs' loss is your gain
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderK.C. Joyner analyzes struggling defensive backs who will provide favorable fantasy matchups for their assigned receivers over the next few weeks. Thanks to an injury at safety, the Chiefs' secondary is at the top of the list.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Scout Team: The perfect trade offer
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineIn harnessing the power of hyperbolic discounting, ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton provides the framework for the perfect fantasy football trade offer. Plus eight useful projections from Burton's old pal, the Insider Fantasy Scout tool.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009
CB Corner: The eminently exploitables
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderK.C. Joyner analyzes five struggling cornerbacks who will provide favorable fantasy matchups for their assigned receivers over the next few weeks.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The Scout Team: To the extreme!
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineIf your first salvo in fantasy football trade negotiations is a bit inflated, you'll benefit in the end. It's science. Plus, nine bits of Fantasy Scout's cold, mathematical analysis for Week 8 and beyond.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Pass Plays: Week 8 pickups
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderKC Joyner highlights a few pass-catchers who can give your fantasy team a shot in the arm for the next few weeks.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009
CB Corner: Deja vu
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderThe NFL is a copycat league, and as more head coaches key in their offenses on particularly weak cornerbacks, fantasy owners can reap huge returns.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009
The Scout Team: Make the first offer
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton explains the psychological advantage to be gained by making the first offer in fantasy trade negotiations, then consults with the Fantasy Scout tool for the latest group of players to add, drop, bench or deal.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009
The Scout Team: Rip 'em off
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton explores ways to manipulate trade partners with some visual help from the animal kingdom and statistical help from his favorite machine, Fantasy Scout. Oh yeah, and Michael Turner is about to unleash the fury.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
CB Corner: Players to pick on
KC Joyner, ESPN InsiderKC Joyner uses his advanced defensive metrics to find valuable WRs based on the cornerbacks defending them, as well as receivers to avoid based on bad matchups.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009
The Scout Team: Week 5
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton consults the icy cold, oraclelike robo-logic of Insider's Fantasy Scout to plan a course of action for Week 5 of the NFL fantasy football season. Among the discoveries: Adrian Peterson won't be the top RB the rest of the way.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009
FBO: Week 4 fantasy matchups
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders' weekly fantasy matchup series examines which players will benefit or suffer based on the defenses they face. In Week 4, there's plenty of love for Jay Cutler and Clinton Portis, while Fred Taylor and Ryan Grant are in trouble.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Fantasy matchups: Week 3
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders, with help from their advanced DVOA metric, examine matchups to tell you who to start and sit this week. Expect big things from some big names -- like Reggie Wayne and Antonio Gates -- but be prepared to sit the likes of Cedric Benson.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Fantasy matchups: Week 2
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders, with help from their advanced DVOA metric, examine matchups to tell you who to start and sit this week. The results might surprise you -- for instance, Matt Forte belongs on your bench against Pittsburgh.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009
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