Yesterday morning I was a guest on 610 Sports in Kansas City (www.610sports.com/). Host Josh Vernier asked me whether Dwayne Bowe would helped fantasy owners this week. I responded, "Don't trust Bowe. There are better guys on the waiver wire.
Josh continued, asking me whether Donnie Avery or Dexter McCluster would be better options.
"Look," I said, "any given week, only one of those Chiefs receivers will even remotely help fantasy owners. Why take a 1-in-3 chance on getting some kind of contribution, when you can land more reliable production elsewhere. Even a guy like Rod Streater will be a better play this week."
Josh was surprised. So was the Twitterverse when I Tweeted my claim:
https://twitter.com/bjrudell/status/397014685737689088
Streater was owned in only 6.6% of ESPN fantasy leagues. He had 1 TD on the season and a yardage high of only 70 . . . back in Week 1.
But by applying the principles in Fantasy Football for Winners, I knew that Streater was primed for a great game. Did I know for sure? Of course not. Nothing is certain in fantasy sports. But I calculated probabilities based on statistical analyses uncovered in my book. And as a result, I found an undervalued WR5 where no one else was looking.
The results? Despite suffering an in-game hip injury, Streater caught five balls (tied for a season high) for 98 yards.
And what about the far more popular Bowe, Avery, and McCluster? They combined for only 94 yards. Based on 1-point-per-10-yards fantasy scoring, Streater scored one more fantasy point than K.C.'s top three receivers . . . combined.
So read Fantasy Football for Winners. Follow me on Twitter @bjrudell. And start playing like a champion.
Josh continued, asking me whether Donnie Avery or Dexter McCluster would be better options.
"Look," I said, "any given week, only one of those Chiefs receivers will even remotely help fantasy owners. Why take a 1-in-3 chance on getting some kind of contribution, when you can land more reliable production elsewhere. Even a guy like Rod Streater will be a better play this week."
Josh was surprised. So was the Twitterverse when I Tweeted my claim:
https://twitter.com/bjrudell/status/397014685737689088
Streater was owned in only 6.6% of ESPN fantasy leagues. He had 1 TD on the season and a yardage high of only 70 . . . back in Week 1.
But by applying the principles in Fantasy Football for Winners, I knew that Streater was primed for a great game. Did I know for sure? Of course not. Nothing is certain in fantasy sports. But I calculated probabilities based on statistical analyses uncovered in my book. And as a result, I found an undervalued WR5 where no one else was looking.
The results? Despite suffering an in-game hip injury, Streater caught five balls (tied for a season high) for 98 yards.
And what about the far more popular Bowe, Avery, and McCluster? They combined for only 94 yards. Based on 1-point-per-10-yards fantasy scoring, Streater scored one more fantasy point than K.C.'s top three receivers . . . combined.
So read Fantasy Football for Winners. Follow me on Twitter @bjrudell. And start playing like a champion.