RosterWatch Week 4 Matchup Tool

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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 Giants WR Odell Beckham, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

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

AGAIN – They are not the rankings for the Giants, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the Saints). In the “OPP vs. WRs” cell for the Giants, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means OBJ faces our best possible matchup for opposing WRs in Week 4 (the Saints). This is a great indicator for owners of Beckham — 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

32 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By xraytakr

    Need some TE help in a half point ppr league. Gonna be without Engram for a bit and the best available are Burton, Howard, and Ebron. Normally any of those guys would be fine, but I will be using ARob, Evans, and Kerryon this week. Would you refrain from double dipping on a team, or roll with one of those 3? If push comes to shove, I could use Lindsay in place of Kerryon.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      No, just play the best guys don’t get too caught up in that, it’s mostly a misnomer. I’d consider locking up that TB offense while FitMagic is hot!

      1. ↓ Post By xraytakr

        Hm, ok, so you would go Howard over Burton? I was leaning Burton, lol.

  2. ↓ Post By samartin1117

    Trade question: A league mate wants to trade me Gronk, Robby Anderson and Packers D/St for my David Njoku, Emmanuel Sanders and Cooper Kupp (I’m stacked at wr and these are bench wrs). What do you think of this deal?

    1. ↓ Post By samartin1117

      0.5 ppr by the way

      1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

        Obv the deal is mainly for Gronk, and GB def for this wk. It’s a little rich. In theory I’d like to see Njoku w/ Mayfield for another week or so. That said, if your roster is stacked and you like Gronk- it’s a reasonable move and the premium you have to pay sometimes to net the big fish.

        If I didn’t absolutely need GB defense this wk, I’d attempt to re-work the deal a bit

  3. ↓ Post By Pappahoops

    I picked up Vance McDonald on waiver wire last night. I like him. I look forward to him being my TE1. Based on your podcast I am considering dropping Kelvin Benjamin and picking up Dallas Goddard to have on my bench in the event that he does break out. Annually, I stream my tight ends position. So carring two tight ends is scary to me or uncharted territory. What do you think about this idea?

    Half point PPR my receivers are Sanders juju , cooper, Calloway, John Brown and Benjamin.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      We think that’s just fine!

  4. ↓ Post By hullr@email.sc.edu

    I’m in a 10 tm PPR league and the waiver wire is VERY deep. I currently own the following WRs: R Cobb & M Goodwin. Would you drop either of these two for any of the following: C Davis, K Stills or S Shepard? Also own Crowell and Jamaal Williams, Corey Clement and Ekeler are all available. Thanks for the help!

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Maybe Davis for Goodwin, but it is far from clear. I’d be tempted to see a few weeks of Goodwin and Beathard first

  5. ↓ Post By fasttimes

    sorry, posted in the other thread but……

    im a Conner owner

    is bell still worth going after?

    the guy who owns him needs RB help. I have L miller, K Johnson, and ekeler to trade to him for bell. should i offer any of these guys?

    B powell is out on Waivers too.

    also, trade josh gordon for mark ingram?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Close call on Gordon vs Ingram- probably so unless you are thin at WR.

      I’d use Ekeler and Miller to pursue Bell, and I’d pick up Powell.

      1. ↓ Post By fasttimes

        thank you!

  6. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    In a 0.5ppr are you dropping MillerTime for Kirk?

  7. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    Was afraid my membership could be canceled for even suggesting dropping Miller…haha

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Close call, maybe. Kirk is higher on the sheet. Would have loved to have seen Miller play it out last wk, as he was heating up. That said, it was a setback. I’d prob grab Kirk. Love them both.

      1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

        Prob worth the gamble on Rosen over Trubisky

  8. ↓ Post By Erod626

    12 team PPR I have fitz magic at qb. I was offer Watson and Cohen for Lamar Miller. My Rbs are Fournett, Miller, Mixon, Crowell, and Chub. should I do the trade?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      I’d probably do it

  9. ↓ Post By AbnerLofton

    Looking to upgrade my WR position, .5 ppr

    What kind of WR should I be targeting with a AP/Agholor, or AP/Watkins package?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      The top of the top. I’d go after Odell, Keenan, and Julio

  10. ↓ Post By born2beast

    Team name Goat, 2-1.
    12 team ppr league
    Trade Mixon and either MWilliams or Kupp for Beckham?
    Rbs would be Zeke, Kerryon, DLewis & Breida.
    Wrs would be Beckham, Evans, Juju, Algholor, & whoever I keep M.Williams or Kupp.
    Do the deal? Who would you keep Williams or Kupp? Also have Goff.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      i would probably stay put, unless you can only play 2 rbs a week.

      1. ↓ Post By born2beast

        He’ll throw in amari cooper, change anything for you?

  11. ↓ Post By james

    Hey guys-

    gotta put s. michel or c. carson in my rb2 slot. have michel in now but the matchup tool gives seattle a 1 this week in rb and carson did get a ton of carries last week.

  12. ↓ Post By jeffrey.degyansky@gmail.com

    Would you deal Keenan and Carl Hyde for Hopkins? Thanks!

  13. ↓ Post By jeffrey.degyansky@gmail.com

    I have diggs and hill as well as dj and Mel Gordon.

  14. ↓ Post By Jason

    Was just offered k. Allen for A. Collins. 12 team Standard league, my other backs are Gurley, Howard, Ingram, and J. Williams. Hurting for receiver, what do you think?? Thanks

  15. ↓ Post By Coldbear

    Morning guys.

    Byron, trade proposal: 1pt ppr

    I give Chris Thompson and E Sanders and get R Woods and Royce Freeman? Here is my roster.

    Fitzpatrick
    Fournette
    Hyde
    Mixon
    D Lewis
    Chris Thompson
    Julio Jones
    TY Hilton
    E Sanders
    K Cole
    A Calloway

    OJ Howard

    Thoughts??

  16. ↓ Post By Buck_Nasty

    Goff or Russell Wilson this week ( 6pts per td)

  17. ↓ Post By rbrusuelas@consolidated.net

    Thoughts on my Conner for his Keenan Allen or Mike Evans? My RBs: Barkley, Gordon, Conner, Mixon, Lindsay, and Michel. My WRs JuJu, Cooks, Sanders, Jones Jr. His RBs Dion Lewis (thats it… he is the Bell and Burkhead owner). If he pushes back, would me adding my Jones Jr. make the trade still good? If not, if me requiring he include Cam (my QB is Dalton) make it worth pursuing?

  18. ↓ Post By rw-ylUZAT8OG

    Who wins this trade? Nelson algholar and Jordan Wilkins for Zach Ertz?

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