RosterWatch Week 7 Matchup Tool Now Available
Welcome 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.
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 Packers RB Aaron Jones (who at the time of publish, still has an injury situation up in the air for this week’s game, but will work fine for explanation of the tool) and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.
First, look down the list and find the Packers (Jones’ team). You will see that the Packers’ opponent (OPP) is the Denver Broncos in Week 7, 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 BRONCOS’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.
They are not the rankings for the PACKERS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the THE BRONCOS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the Packers, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means that Jones faces our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 7 (the Broncos). This is a great indicator for fantasy managers of Jones and maybe even AJ Dillon. 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
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Kirk cousins is my QB. Playing SF this week.
Available QBs: Goff, Jones, mayfield, Wilson, carr, Dobbs, ridder, Pickett.
Do I drop kirk for one of them? Or drop someone from my bench? I have Michael Thomas, deandre Hopkins, Dallas D, kendre miller, JSN. Or stick with Kirk and hope he does something?
Thanks RW!
you can drop DAL D to pick up Russ if you want, I don’t think it’s an urgent deal tho
12 team PPR Superflex; (5-1)
Current Lineup due to Byes:
[1] QB: J. Allen (Watson)
[2] RB: Kamara, R. Johnson (Pollard, M. Sanders, Spears, K. Miller, K. Ingram)
[2] WR: P. Nacua, Pittman (G. Wilson, M. Thomas)
[1] TE: LaPorta
[1] W/R/T: Z. Flowers
[1] Q/W/R/T: D. Jones
[1] IR: K. Murray, J. Wilson Jr.
Bench total: (8)
Got two potential trades on the table so which one should I do?
a) Miles Sanders and Mike Thomas for Achane?
b) Sanders for Higgins?
c) The 1-5 Higgins owner below also has Waddle but not sure I wanna pay up for him? If so what would you offer?
[1] QB: Goff
[2] RB: CMC, Dillon (Demercardo)
[2] WR: Waddle, Godwin (Higgins, Cooper, M. Wilson, Lazard, Jamo Williams, Hyatt)
[1] TE: Kincaid
[1] W/R/T: Addison
[1] Q/W/R/T: Stafford
[1] IR:
Bench total: (8)
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Ppr ros mayer or kincaid
I dislike both options equally. Probably would roll Kincaid, but Mayer is making things tough these last two weeks.
Talk me down. I HATE this Thurs matchup. I have Lawrence, Kamara, Olave. PPR. Can pick up R. Wilson off waivers and sub in Ford and either Jeudy/Meyers.
Thoughts?
I think you are not thinking about things rationally if you want to bench those studs for guys like Jerry Jeudy. You might be right, but I would not recommend getting off your currentl ineup.
Kept them in, worked out well…smile.
Need help here RW
10 team full PPR 6pt TD 1 pt completion: Cousins or Howelll
– Need 2 Deebo, Devonte Smith Mike Evans.
– Need 1 Charbonet, Edwards, Gibson or Demarcado.
– Need 2 Godwin, Flowers or London
– Need a Flex Doubs, Mclaughlin, E Moore, Najee.
Thanks RW between injuries and the Bye week its been tough.
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