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RosterWatch Week 11 Matchup Tool Now Available

alex bylineWelcome 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.

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 Cowboys RB Tony Pollard and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Cowboys (Pollard’s team). You will see that the Cowboys’ opponent (OPP) is the Carolina Panthers in Week 11, 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 CAROLINA’S) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the COWBOYS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the PANTHERS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the Cowboys, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means that Pollard faces our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 11 (the Panthers). This is a great indicator for fantasy managers of Pollard (who need it badly at this point). It is also 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 break ties regarding 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

18 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Bigmanmike

    How do you guys feel about the following trade..
    My Pollard and Deebo for Ekler.
    My team: Goff, Tyreek, Conner, Sun God, Shultz, M Evans, Stevenson, Fields, Nico, Kyreen, E Engram, K Mitchell, Ty Chandler. My team is pretty stacked so im not sure if its a trade I need to make. But im trying to consolidate.
    Also who would you start Deebo or Evans
    – Goff or Stroud
    – fields or Goff.
    – Ty Chandler or Pacheco
    – Aiyuk or Puka
    – I need to start 3 Flowers, Godwin, Chandler, Warren Mitchell, Achane.
    Thank you RW. Typically i go with my gut on a lot of the these decisions but you guys have been spot on and im riding winning streaks in the majority of my leagues. So again, Thanks RW much appreciated..

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      if it is redraft, I like the first trade

      Stroud

      Goff

      Pacheco

      Puka

      – check trashman’s flex rankings on those

      1. ↓ Post By Bigmanmike

        Thank you.

  2. ↓ Post By renourka

    10 team Dynasty, must win!

    Already starting:
    RB: Etienne & Hall
    WR: AJB

    PPR; Need 1 WR & 2 FLEX (normally don’t ask this early but Boyd/Mitchell play TNF)

    DJM @DET
    N. Collins vs. ARI
    Dell vs. ARI
    Boyd @BAL
    E. Moore vs. PIT
    T. Chandler @DEN
    K. Mitchell vs. CIN

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      answered in other thread

  3. ↓ Post By renourka

    12 Team, PPR SF

    1) Picked up McBride on LaPorta’s bye and now figuring out which to start is driving me nuts! Trade them both for Hock? Maybe the only concern is Hockenson’s bye week in week 13?

    2) If I can’t land a deal, who would you start? (also have Murray at QB)

    LaPorta vs. CHI
    McBride vs. HOU

    1. ↓ Post By renourka

      EDIT:

      McBride @HOU***

      1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

        answered in other thread

  4. ↓ Post By mrbazzball@aol.com

    Good problem to have but Herbert on the road or Goff at home this week ???? Thnx guys…

  5. ↓ Post By Devil U Know

    Got a PPR question: Need 2 out of DJ, Tank, Puka & McBride? Many thanks! Gotten some damn good plays this year from the Nation!

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Puka and Tank for me, GL

  6. ↓ Post By Incognito

    Greetings RW!
    Which three RB’s would you start— Henry, Warren, Chandler or Cook.
    Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Henry cook and Chandler (assuming Mattison out)

  7. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    12 team 0.5ppr and need 2 rb’s and a flex from: Swift, Pacheco, Achane (if he starts) and Aiyuk.
    Does Achane sit regardless? Thanks guys

  8. ↓ Post By felixquinonez05@yahoo.com

    I have a trade offer I get LAR RB D. Henderson Jr and PIT WR D. Johnson I give TB RB R. White. What say you?

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