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RosterWatch Week 14 Matchup Tool Now Available

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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.

RW PRO users can download the matchup tool (or access the online tool for use) in the downloads section of their profile by clicking HERE.

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 traditional “fantasy points against” metrics (schedule-adjusted after 3 weeks of play), but also (and most importantly) weighted averages and medians of separate individual player and defensive-unit scouting grades for members of the 2022 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/pace, sportsbook indicators, volume of total projected snaps and much, much, more.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

To use the tool, think about your fantasy player.

Let’s say you roster Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Lions (St. Brown’s team). You will see that the Lions’ opponent (OPP) is the Minnesota Vikings in Week 14, 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 VIKINGS’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the LIONS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the BROWNS). In the “OPP vs. WRs” cell for the Vikings, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means that St. Brown faces our best possible matchup for opposing WRs in Week 14 (the Vikings). This is a great indicator for fantasy managers of St. Brown and his fellow Detroit wideouts, and is a positive sign 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, or as injuries to key defensive personnel occur.

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

13 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Raf

    { 1PPR LEAGUE }
    QB: Murray or Dak?
    TE: Everett of Dulcich?
    FLEX: Akers, Rondale Moore, N.Collins, Peoples-Jones, or either of the TEs above, (Dulcich, Everett)?

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      Lets roll with Dak. Higher floor , with similar upside.

      GE is the upside guy here, Denvers offense is not good.

      Akers is on the bad offense but he is getting carries and has GL equity.

      Good luck

  2. ↓ Post By DJ

    PPR, need a RB2 (desperate times w/byes)

    Gus Edwards
    Kyren Williams
    Samaje Perine

    Can also claim McKinnon, James Cook, or Akers

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      Perine and James Cook stand out. Good luck!

  3. ↓ Post By Bigmanmike

    . vcewwswwsw

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      interesting post!

  4. ↓ Post By Dan

    My playoffs start in Week 14 for my PPR league. I’m playing the #1 team, so I need upside.

    I need 1 RB, 1 WR and 1 Flex out of the following:

    Samaje Perine
    Dameon Pierce
    Michael Carter
    Zay Jones
    DJ Chark
    Mack Hollins

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      Chark and Pierce with Perine a close 3rd good luck

  5. ↓ Post By Srogerss90@hotmail.com

    Need a win to get in playoffs full point ppr need a running back and 2 flex from the following

    Rachaad White
    Cam Akers
    Mostert
    Tony Jones
    McKinnon
    Marquis brown
    DPJ
    Gallup

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      Rac White if Leonard DFourn doesnt play is a lock. You can still ride him either way,

      Flex HWB and Akers. (DPJ a third option)

      Good luck!

  6. ↓ Post By hitdahole

    Please advise. Who’d you rather play this week? Watson, Huntley, or Purdy? Thanks!

    1. ↓ Post By Alan Seslowsky

      Watson for the upside, but Huntley has the higher floor. Purdy is fine but 3rd on this list good luck!

  7. ↓ Post By Longlooper

    I need 2 WR in PPR
    Jamison williams
    Richie James
    P Dorset
    E. Moore
    Westbrook- Ikhine
    Robbie Anderson
    T. Thornton

    Thanks for the help

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