RosterWatch Week 12 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 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 2019 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 Saints RB Alvin Kamara, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Saints (Kamara’s team). You will see that the Saints’ opponent (OPP) is the Panthers in Week 12, 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 Panthers’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the Saints, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the PANTHERS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the Saints, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means Kamara faces our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 12 (the PANTHERS). This is a great indicator for owners of Kamara – and even his backfield-mate Latavius Murray – 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 rankings can shift through the week with line and O/U movements as well as injury news.

“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

42 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By gerrycouey@hotmail.com

    Goedert or Griffin this week?ppr and how about ROS?

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      we have them back-to-back this week with Griffin on top, but would prefer Goedert ROS.

  2. ↓ Post By HeeroYuy

    .25 ppr

    Your rec to start 2 from: Randall Cobb, Davante Parker, Mohammed Sanu, Derrius Guice.

    Thanks!

    1. ↓ Post By HeeroYuy

      Sorry, forgot:

      Your rec to start 2 from: Randall Cobb, Davante Parker, Mohammed Sanu, Derrius Guice OR Jamison Crowder

      Thanks!

      1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

        crowder and parker per our model in the early-week unless we get some wild news about Guice taking over a larger role.

  3. ↓ Post By Omar

    Should i pivot off of Winston to play Carr this week in season long?? I missed out on baker in waivers. Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      no, i’d stick with him

  4. ↓ Post By R A

    Do you guys know anything about Patrick Laird with Miami? I can’t see how they can trot Ballage out there as the guy anymore. Maybe it’s just me, but I kinda see shades of Peyton Hillis lite (very lite) here.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      great 3-cone drill, decent speed. very well could get more looks soon.

  5. ↓ Post By J Bonini

    Tevin of Lindsay ROS fellas??

  6. ↓ Post By ginaadelman@gmail.com

    Would you start Baker Mayfield over Prescott this week?
    Thank you!

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      I would personally start Baker over Dak but I”m not a Cowboys homer like Trashman.

  7. ↓ Post By Trashman

    i can’t do it. maybe you’re stronger than me

  8. ↓ Post By QbRbWrTe

    Would you trade keenan allen and Singletary for Kirk and Ravens D? Need a defense and no one is worth picking up on waivers. Would leave me with lockett, godwin, kirk, boyd, dj moore and hollywood at WR. Thanks!

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      no

    2. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      absolutely not trading viable pieces for a defense, c’mon dude!! 😉

  9. ↓ Post By just_tyrone@hotmail.com

    I’m in a half point PPR do I start A. Rogers or S. Darnold? Also T. Coleman or B. Scarborough?
    Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      I guess u start Rodgers
      I mean u drafted him in the 5th round to start him.
      I think SF is gonna shut the running game down, so aaron gonna go aerial strike !

  10. ↓ Post By Duke

    TY Hilton (if he plays) or Jonathan Williams (fearing RBBC)?

    Standard scoring – only other option is to play Shepard but if he doesn’t go then I would be forced to put Lat Murray in my FLEX

    What’s my best option?

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      id slide Hilton in

  11. ↓ Post By tonynemec@me.com

    I need one RB and one flex. Standard
    Joe Mixon
    Jaylen Samuels
    Curtis Samuel
    Kareem Hunt
    The answers seem obvious but matchups are making me question.

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      sit samuel

  12. ↓ Post By Hskrprd

    Allen Robinson, Boyd, Landry, M. Jones, R. Jones, Hyde full PPR I need 1 WR and 1 Flex please.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      at this point in the week, I’d lean Robinson and Jones.

  13. ↓ Post By DamnYankee

    T-BAGS (7-4) Do I risk waiting on Dwelly and having to pick up Graham if Kittle goes or roll with Ebron tonight? PPR, have Brissett at the helm.

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      I may roll with ebron
      I don’t think kittle is going to play

  14. ↓ Post By gr8one_22@hotmail.com

    Watson Tonight or Wilson vs Phi?

    Different league, PPR, need 2 Jacobs, Kupp, and Godwin

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      Wilson

      1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

        now trade Watson for the love of all that is holy !

        1. ↓ Post By gr8one_22@hotmail.com

          Yeah, I have been debating that for awhile, need to get bye weeks out of way. LOL

  15. ↓ Post By joejon3

    Robby Anderson or Sanu? ppr

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      definitely prefer Sanu.

  16. ↓ Post By gurpindersdeol@gmail.com

    Is Robby Anderson droppable? I’d like to pick up jets D for next week bc I have no more waiver money and won’t get them normally. Win and I’m in this week, and Robby has not helped me.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      If you’re not going to start Robby, then it is fine.

  17. ↓ Post By John Hunsberger

    Need help for ROS streamer qb

    Lineup would be
    Qb- josh Allen / Brissett
    Hb – Barkley and Chubb
    Wr – Adams’s hill
    Flex – Godwin

    If I win this week I have a bye locked up week 14 , so need help 15,16
    Do I drop Allen for Darnold , Jones or Fitz

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Jones gets the Redskins and the Dolphins so probably go with him.

  18. ↓ Post By ea4582

    Pick two rbs .5 ppr
    Singletary
    Hyde
    Guice
    Miles Sanders

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Singletary and Miles if there is no Howard, Guice if Howard is in.

  19. ↓ Post By ea4582

    Sorry pick one of the above

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      would go Singletary then I think

  20. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    Looks like Fuller is active. Do I sub him in for either Guice or Jamaal Williams? This is a 0.5ppr and I’m 5-6. Thanks guys

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