RosterWatch Week 10 Matchup Tool

alex bylineWelcome back.

This is a proprietary weekly tool provided by RosterWatch for our PRO community. You can download it as always, or use the new, sortable and user-friendly online version.

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 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 2018 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 Bengals WR Tyler Boyd, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Bengals (Boyd’s team). You will see that the Bengals’ opponent (OPP) is the Saints in Week 10, 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 Saints’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

AGAIN – They are not the rankings for the Bengals, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the Saints). In the “OPP vs. WRs” cell for the Bengals, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means Boyd faces our best possible matchup for opposing WRs in Week 8 (the Bucs). This is a great indicator for owners of Boyd and is a positive one for those thinking of rostering him 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.

“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

46 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By gurpindersdeol@gmail.com

    12 team standard (5-4) just got offered a trade. I receive dalvin cook and marvin jones, he gets keenan allen and anthony miller. If I counter with juju and miller is it worth it? Or should I stick with what I have?

    My team
    QB: Trubisky
    WR: Keenan, juju, djax, miller, coutee
    RB: Fournette, yeldon, ito, lamar miller, kerryon
    TE: OJ howard

    Appreciate the advice, thanks RW.

    1. ↓ Post By gurpindersdeol@gmail.com

      Looks like there was a miscommunication! I would actually be trading juju and lamar miller for cook and marvin. Should I do it?

      1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

        Nah I’d stick.

  2. ↓ Post By pattyboo

    Would you trade juju for Ertz ?
    I need help at TE

    We of mine Keenan Allan, Evans , juju, and sanders
    My TE is cook

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      I’d do it but I think cook is trash.

  3. ↓ Post By sally_espejo@sbcglobal.net

    Hey guys, thanks for all the help this year in both season been long and DFS, the info has been invaluable and lead to a 7-2 season and some small DFS payouts (less than $50.00 per contest). My question for today is i need two wide outs and a flex from Fournette, Evans, MVS, Cobb, Hilton and Tate. As long as Fournette doesn’t have a setback he’s my flex, who should i go with at WR? Thanks again for the help.

  4. ↓ Post By Crazy Horse

    Dez signed with the Saints — how much of ones FAAB would you spend for him and will you add him to the rankings? thanks

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      I wouldn’t go crazy. 15%?

  5. ↓ Post By anthony.jeremy323@gmail.com

    Dynasty league, .5 PPR. Out of it this year so building for future. Been offered a trade and wanted to get your thoughts on if I was getting enough back in the long run for Gordon?

    Get: David Johnson and George Kittle
    Give: Melvin Gordon

    Other RBs are Lindsay, R Freeman, Collins, Ingram, Henry, Thompson and my TE are Reed and McDonald. However, I did just trade Collins and A Cooper for Keenan Allen

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      How many teams? I’m prolly keeping Gordon.

      1. ↓ Post By anthony.jeremy323@gmail.com

        10 team league

  6. ↓ Post By golfnooch@comcast.net

    Ok…5-4, 7 point underdog this week with a hurt AJ Green on the bench, forcing me to start trequan smith and DJ moore as my WR 1 and 2 (sanders on bye)

    Rest of roster QB is Fitz/Stafford, RB’s are kamara, mack, miller (on bye), crowell/mguire two headed monster, Lat Murray, TE is Kelce.

    So…the league is tight, I am second in points, but one game behind 4 other teams and tied in record with another 3 teams at 5-4. So…I am thinking I need a win this week.

    TRADE options, looking at the K. Allen OR Mike Evans owner and to trade TO them Green and Miller. Both owners are devoid of decent RB options and I am essentialy giving them the risk of taking on Green and giving them Green in trade for a WR that is of equal value as green. so, long term, they come out ahead by gaining a RB and losing nothing in WR, where I get a solid WR to play this week, and next 9 point in projection.

    Downside to this trade is if I “would have gotten a win” anyway, I create a flex position problem for myself by losing Miller.

    Should I offer it?

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      No one taking that nonsense.

  7. ↓ Post By smithsonje@gmail.com

    Fox River Trouser Trout (7-2 1300+ points scored lol) PPR

    Gents I come back to the trough of knowledge and going to break a rule stated this weekend by Byron and for that i am sorry

    I am playing my best friend and other 7-2 team

    He is riding the Maholmes/Thomas/McCaffrey train

    I am in search of three questions as I think a few extra points could be the difference (after beating him by 80 points week 1)

    RB2 R.Jones or K.Drake (murray/cook on bye)
    Flex T.Boyd (paired with Dalton) or Juju Schuster

    Final issue Doyle vs Jax Def or Howard vs Was Def.

    ESPN Predictions difference 4.5 point so splitting hairs but those numbers is never something i do as their statisticians seem to lack any football understanding.

    Thank you Gents as always

    e

  8. ↓ Post By fabnation

    Fellas!! I got a quick trade question. 1pt ppr. I’ve been struggling at RB. I would be giving up Emmanuel Sanders for Sony Michel. Fournette has been killing me so I’ve been rolling with Yeldon/Hyde/Ito/Lindsey. My WRs are Edelman/Hopkins/Valdez/ Dez/Sutton/Anthony Miller. Thoughts…?

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      Look elsewhere bruh.

  9. ↓ Post By IPAfanatic

    Should I pickup Dez or Patterson and drop Watkins? 10-team standard league and I’m in 1st with 7-2 record. My ROS schedule is pretty easy, so looking to prepare my team for a strong playoff run.

    QB: Ben
    RB: Melvin, Saquon, Connor, Cook, Johnson
    WR: TY, Gordon, Sanders, Watkins
    TE: Olsen, Njoku

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      Meh.

  10. ↓ Post By jrcs851315

    Would you trade Deshaun Watson and Goodwin/Sutton for Cam Newton?

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      If I needed to win this week I would.

  11. ↓ Post By Paul

    Would you start Rivers over Ryan this week?

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      Yes. Oakland just got beat up by some trash can.

  12. ↓ Post By michaelnunn41@gmail.com

    Need a starter for my flex position who listed below would be the better choice.
    C Thompson,
    A Robinson
    Amemdola
    Kirk.

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      Play the song!

      1. ↓ Post By michaelnunn41@gmail.com

        ?

        1. ↓ Post By Oldschool92

          I love trash is the song lol. Trashman’s theme and it means your options might score but they originated from a trash can that only the Trashman loves.

        2. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

          would play kirk out of those options, GL.

          1. Post By michaelnunn41@gmail.com

            Thank you..

      2. ↓ Post By rw-dxaZF7PC9

        Haha!

  13. ↓ Post By ginaadelman@gmail.com

    Would you start Luck over Roethlisberger this week 10 or pickup A. Smith?

    1. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

      Close call. But for me it’s Luck.

  14. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

    Damn Alex that NO/Goff stack (fade Gurley shhh) won me some mad cash this week. Thanks for all your hard work.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      lmao – I just used the lineup that I read on air in cash and sat back and waited on the profits. : ) Let’s do it again this week brother.

  15. ↓ Post By rw-dxaZF7PC9

    T-Bags (3-6) should be (4-5) or better but my commish is a spineless worm plus two bad beats! Who would you rather, John Ross or Anthony Miller next few weeksish as stash PPR. Thank you!

  16. ↓ Post By rw-dxaZF7PC9

    One more for T-Bags (3-6) 12T/PPR, obviously need a W but 6th playoff spot goes to team with most points. Should I offer Aaron Jones and Valdes Scantling for Saquon B? My WR would be Sanders, Fitz/Kirk, S. Shepard, Ant Miller? Or stick with GB pair? Thanks again T-Man!

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Those are exactly the kinds of trades you should be offering. It would be a home run if your trade partner accepts.

  17. ↓ Post By Eagles36

    Big Ben , wentz, fitz magic

    List in order u like

  18. ↓ Post By BLUCHIP

    1 Point PPR
    Need 2 RBs and a Flex:

    David Johnson
    J. Howard
    D. Lewis
    L.Fournette
    M. Ingram
    T. Lockett
    M. Goodwin

  19. ↓ Post By joballe31@yahoo.com

    standard lg need a flex k.johnson or T.Y this week ? thanks RW

  20. ↓ Post By Burchoi

    Is this an EGREGIOUS trade? I’m in first place and traded with the last place team to get Robert Woods (who still has a bye and will be sat for the last three weeks of the season due to clinching) for Austin Hooper and Mike Davis – both which are an upgrade for the last place team? The second place team, which is the commish, lobbied the entire league and blasted me as a cheater essentially. I ge three weeks from Woods and they get 6 weeks of Hooper and Davis, is this unfair?

  21. ↓ Post By DrChrisDDS

    AJ GREEN out and E SANDERS on a bye,,, leaves me one of these 3 players in my flex—–1 pt PPR—–K Drake……Corey Davis ……or Allen Robinson?????

  22. ↓ Post By Daryl

    Trying to beat our league’s trade deadline . . . 10 team league, 1 point PPR, should I trade Adam Thielen for James White?

  23. ↓ Post By Omar Santos

    stressin out like a mad man!!

    Alex, Byron, Maniachal Trashman… hook me up!!

    Playing the second place team this week and i’m in 1st place. He’s got an easy road ahead and im playing all the top scoring teams.

    who do i start at qb and flex?

    .5 PPR 1qb
    STARTING LINEUP
    russel wilson Bench is carson wentz
    Josh Gordon and Calvin Ridley
    Alvin Kamara and Tevin Coleman
    Ertz
    Tyler Lockett and Adrian Peterson.

    my flex options are Christian Kirk, Corey Davis, Ito Smith, Antonio Callaway, and just for kicks, Taysom Hill.

    Whats the play fellas???

  24. ↓ Post By scott

    I have Stafford, E Manning & M Mariota available what do I do?

  25. ↓ Post By rw-wCI8FbN9v

    Whats your opinion on these three this week and rest of season?
    Doyle, Ebron, Engram
    Also, with D. Slay out whom do you think benefits the most for DFS?

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