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RosterWatch Week 7 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 2024 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 49ers TE George Kittle and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the 49ers (Kittle’s team). You will see that the 49ers’ opponent (OPP) is the Kansas City Chiefs 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 CHIEFS’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the 49ERS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the THE CHIEFS). In the “OPP vs. TEs” cell for the 49ers, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means that Kittle faces our best possible matchup for opposing TEs in Week 7 (the Chiefs). This is a great indicator for fantasy managers of Kittle. It is also 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, 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

12 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Derrike

    14 team trade question.
    .5 ppr

    Getting Dionte Johnson
    Trading Jameson Williams and Tyrone Tracy.

    My wr currently are Jamo/Ceedee/Garrett Wilson/ Christian Kirk/Polk and we start 3 and a flex

    Have Goff at QB so would be losing that stack

    1. ↓ Post By Derrike

      Forgot to mention sitting at 6-0

      1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

        I don’t think now is the time to be acquiring Diontae, they are going to be going back to Bryce Young soon.

  2. ↓ Post By civilchaos75@gmail.com

    Breece’s Peeces 5-1 10 team 0.5ppr keeper

    Have had Brooks in my IR since the draft. I am having trouble deciding who to drop when I have to bring him back off IR.

    Kyler
    Breece (Braelon), Bijan (Algiers), K9 (Charbonet), Dobbins, Rhamondre
    Nabers, GWilson, MHJ, JaMo
    Insert random TE, K, D/ST streamer.

    If I do not have anyone to add to IR to move him out, who is the drop candidate and am I cooked for wanting to just drop him?

    Thanks for your time.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      I think I would drop Charbonnet when you need to drop someone.

      1. ↓ Post By civilchaos75@gmail.com

        Thanks Alex

  3. ↓ Post By DJ

    CC Riders – 5-1. Trade question in PPR, 12 team:

    I’ve been offered T Taylor OR Dobbins for Garrett Wilson.

    My RB’s are Conner, Hubbard, Irving, Chandler and Brooks, with WR’s of D. Johnson, Amon, JuJu, Nico, and Pickens.

    Thanks!!

      1. ↓ Post By DJ

        Sorry, Jonathon Taylor

  4. ↓ Post By Incognito

    ertz or andrews for this week and ROS ?
    thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Incognito

      Or Njoku

      1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

        I like Njoku best for both Qs I think. Especially if we get Jameis soon.

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