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With the Cardinals, Packers, Jaguars, Rams, Giants, and Titans all on a bye this week, regular old football fans are probably praying for more action following Week 7's sedative. Fantasy football fans, however, are once again dealing with the wrath of the bye week, losing a handful of players and replacing them with the likes of Kenny Stills, Dion Lewis, or whoever else is red hot at the moment. It's a tough week as far as rankings are concerned, and with so many injuries occurring to the likes of Dan Bailey and, of course,…

After a long, eventful offseason, we finally have basketball to watch. We’re a week into the season and we’ve already had multiple season-changing injuries, team controversies, major rookie impacts, and a couple of breakouts from former top-10 picks, including Orlando's Aaron Gordon. As always, feel free to ask me any questions on Twitter, @JonSauber. Season-Changing Injuries Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics Not even a quarter into their opener, the Celtics’ season was turned on its head. Gordon Hayward went down with a…

The season is very young, and that means there are lots of things that happen in the NBA that surprise even the most ardent student of the league. Some of these things will continue, while some will fade away like Wade Baldwin’s debut performance last season. I’m going to go through some of my most surprising starts to the 2017-18 NBA season, starting off with Orlando's Nikola Vucevic. Nikola Vucevic - Orlando Magic Vucevic has been on fire to start this season, due in large part to a 41-point, six-triple night against…

Edging on the midway point of the season, it seems fairly obvious that fantasy owners really need to take the good with the bad. It's a yin-yang kinda season, and if you need further convincing, just take a look at Amari Cooper's 44-point performance and yet another QB injury, this time Carson Palmer, to know what I'm talking about. Yep, each week has plenty of good and bad karma, and with another Sunday slate in the books, it's time to recap all of the happenings: Thumbs UpWe don't often give defenders the credit…

Games Played this Week by Team 4 Games: ANA, CGY, CAR, LA, PIT,3 Games: ARI, BUF, CHI, COL, CBJ, DAL, DET, EDM, FLA, MIN, MTL, NSH, NYI, NYR, OTT, PHI, SJ, STL, TB, WSH, WPG2 Games: BOS, NJ, VAN, VGK Streaming Selections Unintentionally, all five of this week's Streaming Selections are prospects that have a lot of potential in the coming years. Having young guys on your fantasy team is exciting because of their long-term potential, but so far these five have made the most of their time early in the season. I'd be…

We’re back with another wide receiver matchup report. This week is NFC East heavy and features a few receivers who have been fantasy disappointments to this point in the season. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Twitter @JonSauber. Favorable Receiver Matchups Alshon Jeffery vs. Washington Last week, Jeffery racked up double-digit targets for the second time this season. That’s a good sign for the Eagles’ number one wide receiver. He had the chance for two more big plays, but he was interfered with by…

WEEK 8: Fantasy EPL REVIEW Last weekend was, most of all, another show of force by Manchester City in an utter demolition of Stoke, led by an ever more impressive Kevin De Bruyne. The “silent assassin” doesn’t find the score sheet often, but there is rarely a goal-scoring play in which he’s not somehow involved. The only troublesome fact for City is that, like most of Pep’s teams, this one also has a problem keeping clean sheets, and it is something that can come back to haunt them eventually.Then, there were the two…

It is never easy to foresee the unforeseen. Injuries happen every day in the NHL, and here at FanTrax, our goal will be to help you try to stay on top of those maladies with our weekly Injury Report. Counting all the latest bumps, bites, and bruises, there were 67 players held out of lineups. Several of those are long-term injuries from a previous year. Those players are likely not going to return or have retired. Here are some of the more notable maladies out there and their possible prognosis. Injury Updates Centers…

We welcome back into the fold some familiar faces this week, but also say goodbye to the likes of DeAndre Hopkins, Matthew Stafford and the prodigal son, DeShaun Watson. It's safe to say no home team is a guaranteed certainty this week, especially with Sunday night's blockbuster between the Falcons and Patriots on the cards. For those of you in a standard PPR league, your rankings follow as below. Quarterback RankingsRank  Player  Team  Opponent 1  Tom Brady  NE  vs. ATL 2  Matt Ryan   ATL  @NE…

Will Butcher - D - New Jersey Devils 77% owned on Fantrax The 2016 Hobey Baker winner (the Heisman award for college hockey), Will Butcher has gotten off to a hot start in the NHL. Butcher has eight assists in five games and a plus-five on a suddenly potent New Jersey Devils offense. Butcher was initially drafted by the Colorado Avalanche but after four years of the University of Denver and putting up 103 points in 153 NCAA games in his time, he didn't end up signing with the Colorado Avalanche. Instead, he went to New…