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RosterWatch Week 6 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 2021 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 Bills WR Stefon Diggs, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Bills (Diggs’ team). You will see that the Bills’ opponent (OPP) is the Titans in Week 6, 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 Titans’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the BILLS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the TITANS). In the “OPP vs. WRs” cell for the Bills, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means Diggs faces our best possible matchup for opposing WRs in Week 6 (the Titans). This is a great indicator for owners of Diggs, 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. 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.

“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

21 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By sdboor

    My team Play 2 RB 3 WR 1 Flex 1 TE
    RB AKamara, JRobinson, MSanders, CEdmunds, M Davis, E Mitchell, DBooker
    WR DHopkins, K Allen J Chase, Ant Brown
    IR JLAndry
    TE Knox

    Should I cosnider dropping MDavis and/or EMitchell for
    KToney (I have to play 3 WR)
    KGainwell (HC to MSanders)
    KHerbert

    1. ↓ Post By mjc3475

      I wouldn’t.

      Even with them on byes, I wouldn’t drop a starting RB for a handcuff or a guy getting touches because starter is injured.

      As for Toney, while he looked great against the cowboys, Shepard should be back this week and Golladay in the next couple. He very well could become their WR1, but how often would you play him over your 5 WRs currently.

      I’d just stand pat and roll out Robinson/Edmonds/Hopkins/Chase/Allen/AB this week.

  2. ↓ Post By pak3chris

    My league has a dumb rule for IDPs. If you drafted a player, you can use him all year no problem. If your IDP wasn’t drafted by yourself, then he must play for the same DST you are starting. For example if I’m starting the Broncos DST, any IDP I pick up must be from the Broncos. Once an IDP is dropped he can only be used again if the team picking him up has the DST the player belongs to. If you stream DST you also have to stream IDP pickups, but if the player was drafted and never dropped, you can use him all year no matter what DST you play.
    I drafted Deion Jones. who is on bye. Do I take the 0 this week or drop him and play IDP from Broncos for as long as I hold DST?

    1. ↓ Post By mjc3475

      Who is available from the Broncos defense as IDPs?

      And what D/STs are available in your league?

  3. ↓ Post By mjc3475

    Worth burning the 2nd waiver on Trey Sermon?

    Was dropped this week due to his bye for Darrel Williams

  4. ↓ Post By Show Me Your TDs

    16 teamer .5ppr for RBs 1ppr everyone else

    RBs: A Jones, Gibson, Mi Carter, Gainwell, Booker
    WRs: Lamb, Higgins, Patrick, AB, R Moore, Amon-Ra (Jeudy/Hilton IR slots)

    Thinking about going after A.J. Brown with Patrick and Booker. His RBs are R Jones, Michel, and Perine so I think he may bite, Is that too much? Waivers are really thin so I’d probably backfill with a RB like ty’son or Freeman. Thanks

  5. ↓ Post By John Hunsberger

    .5 ppr would you trade aj Dillion for Elijah Mitchell ?

    1. ↓ Post By Ani Sridhar

      Do you have Aaron Jones? If yes then i won’t otherwise I would make this move.

  6. ↓ Post By sal930

    Afternoon gentlemen, need two out of these three at RB”s, A. Jones, Gibson or Henderson. Thanks.

  7. ↓ Post By PhillysPhinest

    Who would you use in the flex? 0.5 PPR

    AJ Brown, Sutton, Pollard, or Darrel Williams? Please rank incase CMC is downgraded.

    Starting:
    K Allen and J Chase
    CMC and Gibson

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Brown, Sutton, Williams and pollard

  8. ↓ Post By Sid

    Trade Henderson and gordon iii for kamara?

    1. ↓ Post By Sid

      Also have chubb robinson swift. Its .5ppr

      1. ↓ Post By Trashman

        Then go ahead. you’re deep

  9. ↓ Post By fasttimes

    already starting Godwin tonight and keanan allen at WR. i need a flex out of

    AB
    Pittman
    Conner

    1. ↓ Post By Ani Sridhar

      Pittman

  10. ↓ Post By pak3chris

    Posted above but not sure if that’s an answer.

    My league has a dumb rule for IDPs. If you drafted a player, you can use him all year no problem. If your IDP wasn’t drafted by yourself, then he must play for the same DST you are starting. For example if I’m starting the Broncos DST, any IDP I pick up must be from the Broncos. Once an IDP is dropped he can only be used again if the team picking him up has the DST the player belongs to. If you stream DST you also have to stream IDP pickups, but if the player was drafted and never dropped, you can use him all year no matter what DST you play.
    I drafted Deion Jones. who is on bye. Do I take the 0 this week or drop him and play IDP from Broncos for as long as I hold DST?

  11. ↓ Post By rw-qiGJ9ot1q

    Do I start Schultz or Dan Aronald ? Looks like Arnold has the better matchup. 2pt Ppr
    Thanks

  12. ↓ Post By james

    PPR

    I already started fournette in a rb spot. Now have to choose 2 from these 3 for the other RB spot and flex.

    Aaron Jones
    James Robinson
    Kareem Hunt.

    Thank you.

  13. ↓ Post By james

    Trying to figure out a trade with CMC owner, I have Hubbard. Would you trade Hubbard for K. Toney?

    Thanks

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