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There have been a few minor changes to the fantasy assistant that are worth noting. Injury icons are now shown for injured players so you are aware they are listed on the injury report. This should help alleviate confused users as to why some guys are recommended who have no shot of coming back anytime soon.
Additionally I added the faceoffs won category for NHL fantasy leagues in the Fantasy Assistant. It has been requested by users and I am glad to oblige. 🙂
Setting your fantasy lineup is one of the toughest decisions to make on a daily or weekly basis. I recently released a suite of start/sit tools to help with deciding one of two players to start or sit. These tools are available for the MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL. Each start/sit decision is broken down into different categories such as Own/Sit percentage analysis, performance analysis, FantasySP player rating, expert consensus, and more.
The tools are good, but I want them to be great. The next evolutionary step with the start/sit tool is to include scheduled match-ups for the fantasy week.
For the NFL, it showcases the defensive match-up for the week and shows where the defense ranks for points per game and how well they do against the run or pass. This way if you were on the fence between two players, the one with the easier defensive match-up might be the deciding factor.
But what about hockey, basketball, and baseball match-ups? All of these start/sit decisions involve playing multiple opponents each week. A lot of thought went into how match-ups work for these sports and I wanted to share how it works.
The scheduled match-up section shows you the current fantasy week’s schedule, along with any final scores for games that have been completed.
Underneath the schedule are 4 buttons: Week, Today, Home, and Away. By clicking on “Week” it is showing you his stats based on all games played this season against these specific opponents. The same is true for Today, Home, or Away.
It is critical to understand various match-up scenarios before setting your lineup. This tool finally allows you to see that match-up data in real-time without having to do the research. This tool is great for both weekly fantasy leagues or a daily leagues.
For this particular example we will be looking at a weekly match-up between Roy Hibbert and Nikola Pekovic. (If you would like to follow along with up to the minute data, then sign up for the site to get a free weekly trial. You will have full access to ALL of the tools during the trial).
According to this week’s schedule, Nikola Pekovic has played against the Sixers, Thunder, and Warriors a total of 5 times and has posted slightly above average numbers compared to his season totals. Right off the bat we can expect Pekovic to post average or possibly better numbers this week based on his opponents.
On the other hand, Roy Hibbert has played 4 times with terrible numbers this season against the Knicks and Pistons. Right away we can see that starting Hibbert is a very risky play by just looking at the match-ups.
Let’s take this a step further and look at home away breakdown. Pekovic is the better play regardless of whether he is on the road or at home. His tends to post similar stats whether he is on the road or at home. Bottom line? He’s a safe start across the board.
However, what’s interesting is that Hibbert tends to play slightly better at home, so if you were to start him, your best bet would be for home games. This particular week he is on the road for two of those games. There are no games scheduled for today, but you can get a feel for why this tool can be extremely useful.
The start/sit tool rates Pekovic as a Start with 80% certainty. Sounds about right to me?
There are more enhancements coming for scheduled match-ups. With baseball quickly approaching expect to see VERY useful match-up analysis. Baseball, more than any other sport, is all about stats.
Let’s say you are deciding between two different hitters. Wouldn’t it be great if you could see this week’s probable starters right inside the tool? Even better, how about the combined ERA, WHIP, and W-L record of this week’s probable starters? All of these stats, which are hard to research, will be presented to you without any effort on your end.
I am extremely excited to release this new addition to the start/sit tools and hope that you guys find it useful. Expect to see these features and more down the road for the entire suite of Start Sit Tools. These tools will also be available in the CBSSports Fantasy App store for easy access. For everyone else, use them right here on FantasySP.
As always, any comments or questions be sure and let me know. After all, this tool was developed because you wanted it.
Fantasy hockey season is just starting to heat up now that it is approaching mid to late February. I wanted to make sure that hockey fans got the same feature updates that the NBA and NFL already received. This long awaited update is for you!
The changes shown here apply to the Fantasy Assistant, Hockey Trade Analyzer, and the newly released NHL Start/Sit tool to help with start/sit decisions.
As always, if you need more categories for the fantasy assistant or notice any bugs please make a comment here or email me directly.
The Fantasy Assistant for the NBA just got a whole lot better. Fantasy basketball players are involved in a wide range of leagues these days. Some play in straight H2H leagues with points, while others play in leagues where categories decide the winner. These latest batch of updates will make both of you very happy.
If you guys need more categories added then I am sure I will hear from you soon enough. Also, expect to see similar enhancements like these for the upcoming baseball season. That’s right! BASEBALL!
UPDATE: Jared wanted more categories (see comments below). New categories include 3PM, 3P%, and BLK.
We have been hard at work on trying to create a tool to help with setting your fantasy lineups. We have a trade analyzer and team analyzer for every sport. We have the Fantasy Assistant to provide you with waiver wire suggestions. Finally, we are releasing a tool to help with your lineup decisions!
We analyze dozens of categories and look at trends to figure out who to start and sit. Everything is broken down in a very easy to read and follow format that is brand new to FantasySP. This tool is unlike any of our others in terms of its interface. We even allow you to vote to help influence the final start/sit decision.
Head over to our start/sit tool if you are looking for who to start for fantasy football.
For our basketball fans who need to find out who to start, head over to our NBA start/sit tool.
The NHL and MLB start/sit tools will be released when those seasons start.