49.) Create A Deep Team
I can’t go on enough about how important it is to have a deep team. The deeper your team is the more flexible you can be with your lineup each week. Playing the best matchups each week becomes easier, injuries affect your team less, everyone on your team can contribute during byes, your playoff run gets set better, etc. Use the waiver wire appropriately and make a team that can win from the top to bottom because you never know when an injury will strike.
50.) Look At Statistics
Each week the fantasy experts and stat people come up with some crazy statistics. Anyone who watches ESPN or knows anything about fantasy knows exactly what I’m talking about. Whether it is how this team performs when they play in prime time or how this player excels against this one team, there are stats for literally anything you can imagine. Sometimes there are some intriguing ones that catch my eye. Those can be helpful when you are stuck deciding between two players. Projected stats can also be a help when drafting to get an idea of what your possible draft pick is capable of doing. Not all stats are going to be relevant but look through them if you can. It can give you another perspective on something you knew nothing about.
51.) Pay Attention To The Weather And Domes
Weather can play a big part in choosing who to start that week. Rainy conditions tend to mean more runs and less passes. Rain tends to also mean lower scoring games and more turnovers which benefit the defenses. Windy conditions means kickers might miss more or get less opportunities and to look at other options. Deep passes may also be less likely because the ball can sail or fall short more often. The worse the weather is the more likely I am to stay away from that game if I can. Like the weather domes can also play a part, mainly with kickers. When the season gets late and the playoffs are in full go, crappy weather hurts a kicker’s ability to do what he needs to. For teams that play in a colder environment, playing in a dome such as Detroit takes a lot of the weather factor out of games. Teams that play down South tend to have nicer weather and the warmer it is the more likely they can add a few extra yards on kicks. The high altitude of Denver also allows some really deep FGs to be made compared to all the other stadiums.
52.) Pay Attention To Who Plays on Thursday
If you’re one of those people that don’t care too much about fantasy until the weekend and focus on work during the week you might run out of luck at times. Every team plays at least one Thursday night game during the regular season. Playing on a short notice means it is important to stay up to date on that team’s injuries from the previous week and also who you have in your lineup. Forgetting that you have a guy playing on Thursday in your starting lineup on Friday can be a mistake if you didn’t intend for him to play that week. The Thursday game creeps up on people and players for those teams lock on the waiver wire come game time on Thursday. If you want to drop someone that plays on a Thursday then you better do it early.
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