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The Kansas City Chiefs opened as a 4.5 point favorite over the Denver Broncos for the NFL Week 7 Thursday night game. In a complete reversal from what we have seen to date this season, the wise guy money has come in heavily on the Broncos and the under (50.5). Bird’s the word. Share this poll. Hello Rookie NFL Insight The Matchup On paper it looks like we may actually get an entertaining Thursday night game here. Fangio has his Broncos improving every week, but this week they find themselves…

How you handle player comparison debates will completely shift the way you play daily fantasy sports. When we built out our initial player comparison tool, the idea was simple: every Tuesday we would create our player projections for the week and when users selected two players to compare they would simply get those projections stacked up head-to-head. Fast forward to our current model of helping our visitors understand how to consistently build better lineups. There are two schools of thought behind that with this player comparison article: First, player comparison…

The debate on just how early you should draft a QB-1 that will live on every year. We will always come down on the side of waiting to draft one. We will cover this at nauseam over the next few months, but here are some real quick tidbits to take with you: The difference between QB1 and QB 15 is generally around 5-7 fantasy PPG, while the difference between RB1 and RB15 is typically 10-12 fantasy PPG. Combine that with the fact that you only start one QB per week,…

Our RB rankings were last updated 7/26/2019. The quarterbacks may get all of the real football love and hype, but no position is more important than running back in fantasy football. Such a scarcity exists at the position that there are only 17 backs in our rankings that aren’t in some sort of time share. Most fantasy leagues start at least two, with space for more when you consider flex positions. The bottom line, you just can’t miss when you draft your running backs, and that is particularly true in…

This is arguably the deepest wide receiver class we have ever seen in fantasy football. The top 24 guys feel like absolute locks at WR1 & WR2. However, the top 10 all have enough upside to finish as the best receiver in fantasy football. So, what does this mean for your draft strategy this season? It means you can get a legitimate number one WR, with WR1 upside as late as the first pick in the third round. We have guys with WR2 grades available as late as pick 63!…

The depth of the tight end position is one of the most important factors in the Hello Rookie draft strategy. While the top 4 tight ends are clearly the class of the position, below that is a muddled group of about 10 players that could finish in just about any order. For us, the tight end position has a clear number one heading into 2019: Travis Kelce. Kelce finished last year with 295 fantasy points, which would have put him at WR7. His 150 targets were second among tight ends,…

Below are the most commonly used terms and slang used when talking daily fantasy sports and sports betting. Points Per Reception (PPR) A style of fantasy scoring where players receive points (usually 1 or .5) for each reception they make in addition to the usual scoring categories. Red Zone The area between the defense’s twenty yard line and the goal line. It is the area of the field where the offense is most likely to score. Redraft Refers to a fantasy league format where owners cannot keep any of their…