RosterWatch Week 4 Matchup Tool Now Available
Welcome back.
This is a proprietary weekly tool provided by RosterWatch for our PRO community.
It is designed to be a decision-making tool for gauging the defensive opponents your fantasy players face. If you are new to this, our time-tested and most popular flagship in-season tool, the instructions for use couldn’t be simpler, and can be found below.
DO NOT RELY ON “FANTASY POINTS AGAINST” as your primary indicator for player matchups ever again. It is a flawed metric, as you’ll see, which will cause you heartache and struggle.
The rankings represented here are derived via a proprietary algorithm which takes into account not only standard “fantasy points against” metrics, but also (and most importantly) weighted averages and medians of separate individual player and defensive-unit scouting grades for members of the 2021 unit that will be run-stopping, pass-rushing, or covering against the position in question, along with other analytic trends including projected game-script, game-flow, Vegas indicators, volume of total snaps and much, much, more.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
To use the tool, think about your fantasy player.
Let’s say you own 49ers RB Trey Sermon, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.
First, look down the list and find the 49ers (Sermon’s team). You will see that the 49ers’ opponent (OPP) is the Seahawks in Week 4, and there are four color-coded cells in the horizontal columns marked “OPP vs. QBs,” “OPP vs. RBs,” “OPP vs. WRs” and “OPP vs. TEs.”
These are the OPPONENT’S (in this case the Seahawks’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.
They are not the rankings for the 49ERS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the SEAHAWKS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the 49ers, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means Sermon (and teammate Elijah Mitchell, of course, if he is made active for the contest) face our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 4 (the Seahawks). This is a great indicator for owners of Sermon (and Mitchell if he’s available), and is a positive one for those thinking of rostering them in DFS contests.
Repeat the same process for other players on your roster as you are trying to decide which players to start and which to sit in season-long leagues. Also use it to identify which upside-plays to roster in DFS contests based on matchup.
With the launch of the online tool, you can now sort by any column: vegas line, over/under, and matchup ranks vs. each position for easy reference. The Vegas lines are updated hourly for your reference and research. Please note that matchup ratings can change slightly through the week as lines and totals shift.
“1″ is the best (easiest) matchup, “32″ is the worst (toughest).
COLOR-CODES
(you like blue matchups best)
BLUE: Best Matchups
LIGHT BLUE: Borderline Top Matchups
WHITE: Neutral Matchups
LIGHT RED: Borderline Bottom Matchups
RED: Worst Matchups
++RW Proprietary Algorithm
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12-team – 0.5 PPR – 0-3
QB: Mahomes
WR: Jefferson
WR: Sutton
RB: Kamara
RB: Sanders
TE: Andrews
FLEX: Beckham
Bench: Hubbard, Pittman, Hollywood, Rondale
I have just been offered Swift, Ridley and Edmonds for Kamara and Sutton. I’m leaning towards pulling the trigger. What would you guys do?
12 team PPR. Trade offer. I would be getting Dak and McLauren, and would be giving up Swift.
My QB’s now are Fields and Darnold. I only have to play 1 RB and would have Taylor, D. Harris, and Pollard available. Thoughts?
Make the Trade
12 team, .5 ppr, 1-2, was just offered Chase Claypool and James Conner for Mike Evans. On the fence.
My current RBs: Nick Chubb, Ty’Son Williams, Zack Moss, Peyton Barber
My current WRs: DeAndre Hopkins, DJ Moore, Mike Evans, Michael Pittman Jr, Darnell Mooney
Eh you’re not really improving at any position and I’d rather be invested in the Bucs offense than Steelers so Claypool doesn’t do anything for you. Don’t make this deal
trade proposal
I give Antonio Gibson and Mike Giseki,
I get Robert Woods and Melvin Gordon.
I already own Javonte Williams.
What do you think?
I have Henderson, would you drop Micel for Gainwell?
I have this feeling Gainwell will be getting more touches soon.
Evening gentlemen, my defense is killing me. I have the WFT defense which was supposed to be the backbone of the team. Should i drop them and start streaming DSTs? Saints, Titans and Broncos are out there. Thanks
Definitely pick up the Broncos defense. Arguably the best unit in the NFL right now.
Need 1 ppr
Tyler Boyd
James Robinson
Damian Harris
Devonta Smith
Darnold or Heinicke?