Defensive handicap for week 12

Effect of Defense from a player’s average for Week 12 There is obvious certain teams that have an effect on a player’s fantasy performance, or this statistic wouldn’t have such a trend. But the effect has a great deal of variation that the predictive value for a single game has limited utility. Plus the percentage… Continue reading Defensive handicap for week 12

After week 12, can we tell how much more valuable a player was over an other?

Can we quantify the value of a player to a fantasy team? In a 13 game fantasy season, a win is 0.077 to their winning percentage. The hypthothesis of this analysis is that when the player in this list plays, if he is 0.077 higher than a player ranked 14 places later, he will average… Continue reading After week 12, can we tell how much more valuable a player was over an other?

After week 12, the flex, the DMZ between starter and backup

Who should’ve been drafted this year We know from the last post who played the most, and therefore should be ideal candidates for starting spots. But unlike the previous simulation, we know that there aren’t such a large universe of players, to do game simulations. Our universe in my league is limited by how many… Continue reading After week 12, the flex, the DMZ between starter and backup

After week 12, who contributed for the entire season for their fantasy team’s success?

How important is health to player’s value at draft time? This is extremely difficult to quantify. It largely depends on the cost of subsequently drafting his backup/handcuff versus having to draft a open starting spot. Can you wait after all your starting positions are filled, is that position so critical that you have to fill… Continue reading After week 12, who contributed for the entire season for their fantasy team’s success?

After week 12, who made the most of their opportunities when they played?

Which player played a important role in his team’s success? In fantasy football, this is answered by asking what would happen to a team, if they didn’t have that player vs having that player. But as things go, there are trade-offs. Here we will assess the value of that player, when he plays. If they… Continue reading After week 12, who made the most of their opportunities when they played?