Is The Fan Controlled Football League The Future of Fantasy Sports?
There is little doubt that the digital revolution has transformed the way we consume professional and fantasy sports. In the age of the smartphone, fandom never sleeps. Yet professional sports leagues across the globe remain remarkably similar to their pre-social media selves. Little has fundamentally changed in their approach to ownership, management, and production, even […]
Super Bowl Futures : Biggest Super Bowl Point Spread Upsets
Three Biggest Point Spread Upsets In Super Bowl History During the 1980s and 1990s, the Super Bowl was considered one of the least exciting and most predictable sports championships. This trend peaked in the mid-90s, when the average Super Bowl spread rose to 13.5 between 1994 and 1998. This trend shifted in Super Bowl XXXII, […]
Fittest NFL Players
The NFL has seen its fair share of extremely fit athletes. These are players who have played through injuries, have soldiered on when the going got tough and were real mean machines on game day. And while some players prefer the tactical aspect of the game and don’t like to spend a lot of time […]
Top 5 Biggest Troublemakers in the NBA
Basketball enjoys global popularity, captivating players, managers, and a vast audience. Understanding its nuances can enhance your experience, but it’s important to recognize another dimension of the sport. The rise of professional and college basketball leagues in the USA has skyrocketed the fame of basketball players. Dealing with fame varies among individuals, with some managing […]
Week 3 NFL DFS Winners and Losers Are In Line With Betting Markets
One thing that many fantasy players might not realize is that many of the very same data sets we use to find value in the fantasy realm are used to find value in the sports betting realm. In fact, the data analyzed by a typical fantasy player tends to be much more than that of […]
Packers Dealing with Significant Injuries after Falcons Game
The Green Bay Packers were hoping to use Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons as a test to prove how good they are this season. Unfortunately, the Packers showed they still aren’t as good as the Falcons as they got humiliated in Atlanta’s home opener. Things went from bad to worse for the Packers as […]
Fantasy Football: Overvaluing Rookie Runners
Do the thirty running backs that have been selected make the 2017 NFL Draft especially deep? Well, seeing as a third of the selected running backs are expected to have an immediate and drastic impact on fantasy football, this is definitely one of the deepest drafts in recent memory, at least for the running back […]
Reds Pitcher Luis Castillo is Worth a Spot on your Fantasy Team
A lot of fantasy baseball fans are skeptical about taking untested pitchers because they fear the young pitchers will get exposed in the majors and cost them valuable fantasy points they would have had if they picked a veteran player instead. Unfortunately for those guys, that isn’t always the case. If you want to bet […]