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Arsenal fans panic over ‘smiling’ Alexis Wenger explained why he had dropped the Chilean by suggesting that the selection of Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck in attack was because “we will need to be a bit more direct and strong in the air”. It was a decision which came back to bite the Frenchman as Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s side in under 10 minutes. Arsenal haven’t won any of their last 11 Premier League away games against the other current top six teams (W0 D5 L6)....

The Arsenal boss may be good at spotting young talent, or making excuses for why he shouldn’t buy a striker, but when it comes to recognising other football managers he’s absolutely hopeless. Ahead of Croatia’s clash with Turkey, Wenger thought he was speaking to Unai Emery, who is set to take over at Paris Saint-Germain after winning the Europa League for a third consecutive year with Sevilla. But instead, the Arsenal manager was speaking to Croatia’s team doctor, Tomaslav Madzar....

This week, I’ll profile another first-round talent who’s fallen out of favor, as well as a lefty that’s finally putting it altogether. MORE: Fantasy Alarm DFS Playbook Pro As always, we’re here trying to spot the best values and fades for the upcoming week, so here are the trends, matchups and information you need to know for Week 12 in the world of DFS. FanDuel and DraftKings strategy PLAYER AT PEAK SALARY:...

Check back for live weather updates during our Sunday morning start/sit chat. Get a free 30-day trial of Fantasy Source to access all of our great tools. Wet Conditions Possible: These games have at least a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Jacksonville at Cleveland (39 percent chance of rain) Rain could lead to a wet track and cause these teams to rely more heavily on the running game and short passes....

If JuJu Smith-Schuster secures that tough catch at the end against New England, my lineup climbs above the cash line on last week’s main slate. Alas, I burned myself too many times and the lineup landed at 117.02 DK points to drop our season average to a still-nice 147.97, via the cash game log. Didn’t get enough reassurance about JuJu’s on Sunday morning, so we’ve made Sunday morning updates below and on Twitter....

title: “Week 16 Fantasy Defense Rankings” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Tracy Winebarger”

Getting back to the fill-in RBs, both Davis and Lewis should, hypothetically, have easy paths to the lead-back roles in their respective offenses, but both face difficult matchups. Plus, it’s entirely possible that Matt Rhule and Joe Judge, two first-year coaches, use frustrating committees that limit the opportunities of these backs. In short, we just won’t know what these guys will be trusted to do until we see it happen....

We’ll utilize Collective Ownership Report projections to identify some of the more interesting storylines that will impact ownership percentages this week. For Sunday slate starting at 1 p.m. ET. WEEK 3 DFS: DK cash lineup | DK GPP | Yahoo GPP | Top values | Top stacks | DFS lineup builder Week 3 NFL DFS Ownership Projections: Quarterback Cam Newton ($6,600) gets the Saints bump, as their defense’s reliable fountain of fantasy gold truly makes them America’s team....

As always, matchups cause our defense rankings to fluctuate wildly from week-to-week, and with the 49ers set to host the Packers, they’ve tumbled all the way 30. The Seahawks (vs. Lions) and Cardinals (vs. Rams) are must-starts regardless of opponent, but their owners have to love the schedule this week. Let’s take a look at the full fantasy defense/special teams rankings for Week 4 to identify some sleepers and busts — and help Patriots’ D/ST owners avoid the bye-week blues....

Matchups are the main reason for the abundance of options. A couple teams with no true No. 1 (Redskins, Jaguars) have fantastic matchups (@ Saints, @ Chiefs, respectively), and several of the “matchup-proof” offenses (Chiefs, Vikings) have tough matchups (vs. Jaguars, @ Eagles). This means no big downgrades and several big upgrades. Even the Patriots, with all their “spreading the ball around” (worst four words to a fantasy owner?) get a decent Thursday matchup (vs....

If you read this column last week, you would have benefited from our advice to plug in QBs Teddy Bridgewater and Daniel Jones, RB Mike Davis, and TE Evan Engram, among other high-value plays. RotoQL constantly monitors DFS pricing, and provides the most up-to-date insight and analysis to maximize your lineup success. WEEK 6 PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker...

Defending national champion and previously undefeated No. 2 Clemson (6-1) fell 27-24 against Syracuse (4-3) under the Friday night lights at the Carrier Dome. Things got even crazier in the Pac-12 late night when unranked Cal (4-3) handed No. 8 Washington State its first loss in a 37-3 beat down. Saturday’s slate of games saw No. 10 Auburn fall on the road to unranked LSU, 27-23, and West Virginia upset No....

The Buccaneers running back took a hard hit from Falcons SS William Moore on a passing route down the left sideline early in the third quarter and immediately grabbed his shoulder. Martin was on the ground for a few minutes while getting checked out by trainers and appeared to be in a lot of pain. He was taken to the locker room and was initially being called "questionable" to return....

Injuries and matchups ensure every week’s set of rankings will have its fair share of question marks, but this week’s list was one of the most difficult to put together. It’s top-heavy, as a lot of “borderline RB1s” have great matchups, and there are a few sleepers lurking later on that have favorable matchups or expect to see more playing time this week. Unfortunately, you’re going to have to dig deep for a flex, as committee backs dominate the latter part of our rankings....

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The 2016 season had the third-smallest margin of victory in NFL history and the lowest since 1935. Regular-season games were decided by an average of 10.23 points, the lowest since a 10.08 average margin of victory in 1935. The NFL low is 9.13 points in 1932. The playoffs begin Saturday with two wild-card games followed by two more Sunday. MORE: Ranking the playoff QBs | Wild-card playoff picks The Cowboys (13-3) and Falcons (11-5) have first-round byes in the NFC while the Patriots (14-2) and Chiefs (12-4) earned the top two seeds in the AFC....

Each week, we spotlight a few stories from the previous week that didn’t make the front page on Game Rant. Here are last week’s stories: - Are ‘H1Z1’ Players Afraid of the Dark? A developer from Daybreak Game Company took to Reddit this past week to share some interesting data about H1Z1. In the post, the developer revealed that a “high percentage” of H1Z1 players log out of the game when it becomes night time....

This week was also a little controversial, as Valve decided to allow gamers and independent developers to sell their video game mods on Steam, rather than offering them for free. While the concept is intriguing in principle, many modders have concerns and frustrations with the way Valve has implemented the idea. However, as it’s a new program, we may see Valve make adjustments to the current structure based on feedback from modders....