Fansided

NFL DFS: Quick hitters for Week 2

By Dan Palyo

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 06: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens in action against the Los Angeles Chargers during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 06, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 06: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens in action against the Los Angeles Chargers during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 06, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
5 of 5
Next
NFL DFS
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after a two point conversion in the fourth quarter against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Redskins 32-27. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

NFL DFS: Matchups

Using last year’s data, here are the top team and individual matchups based on DVOA (defensive value over average) ratings for each team. We need more data from this season before we can have a large enough sample size to draw any conclusions about how teams have improved or got worse statistically speaking.

Top 5 team matchups

  1. Panthers vs. Bucs
  2. Eagles @ Atlanta
  3. Chiefs @ Raiders
  4. Vikings @ Packers
  5. 49ers @ Bengals

Top 3 matchups at each position

  • Quarterback: Mahomes, Rivers, Newton
  • Running back: Jacobs, McCaffrey, Sanders/Howard
  • Running back as receivers: Cook, Breida, White
  • Wide receiver: Allen, Chark, Moore
  • Tight end: Kelce, Dissly, Graham
  • Defense (lowest implied totals against): Baltimore, Houston, Denver

Remember, these are all based on last year’s aggregate statistics and every team in the league has changed some personnel, while other teams have changed coaches and schemes. We can’t assume that teams will continue to struggle against the same positions every season, but using 17 weeks of data instead of only one week is always going to be a more sound approach.

Next. Fantasy football: What we learned in week 1. dark

That’s all I have for you today, as always I want to thank you for reading and encourage you to give me any feedback on this article or any others. I hope this information helps you get your research started and please remember to keep checking back here at FanSided Fantasy for more NFL DFS content each and every day leading up to kickoff on Sunday!