Best Ball Roundup #8

Plus: Strategies for Underdog's new Weekly Winners format

Welcome to The Fake Sharp!

Here is what we got today:

  • Will an elite QB strategy flop this year?

  • QB, RB, WR, and TE sleepers

  • Strategies for Underdog’s new Weekly Winners format

The Best Links

💡 Strategy

The Elite QBs will be a Best Ball Flop by Madison Parkhill (link)

Should I draft a Running Back here? by Madison Parkhill (link)

10 Strategies for Weekly Winners on Underdog Fantasy (link)

Justin Herzig’s contrarian strategy for UD’s Weekly Winners contest (link)

🌶️ Player Takes + Stacks

NFC South Fantasy Football Projections & Predictions (link)

Making the case for Odell Beckham in Underdog Fantasy Best Ball (link)

Our 4 Favorite QB Sleepers for 2023 Fantasy Football (link)

Our 6 Favorite RB Sleepers for 2023 Fantasy Football (link)

Our 6 Favorite WR Sleepers for 2023 Fantasy Football (link)

Our 4 Favorite TE Sleepers for 2023 Fantasy Football (link)

Weekly Winners: Strategy Insights

Key Takeaways:

  1. Stack Divisions

  2. Stack Bye Weeks

  3. Pick 1 NFL Week to Game Stack

  4. Stack Player Archetypes

  5. Stack One Elite Team

  6. Widen Roster Construction Buckets

  7. Scoop ADP Value

  8. Prioritize Elite QB + TE

Key Takeaways:

  1. Focus on Ceiling

  2. Be Different- let your stacks come naturally.

  3. Stack Byes- sacrifice your team for one week but have your entire team live every other week.

  4. Stack QB + TE - Tight ends get most of their scoring from touchdowns. TE1 and QB1 were teammates in 7 of 17 weeks last season.

  5. Lean into weird builds- draft only 1QB, draft 2-3 elite TEs, draft 10+ WRs.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Drafting only 1 QB and 1 TE feels like it is most optimal. However, the longer you wait on your TE selection, the more it lends itself to take multiple tight ends.

  2. Would not stack backfields in WW. Drafting handcuffs likely limits your overall weekly ceiling.

  3. Does not make a whole lot of sense to take 2 elite QBs.

  4. Do not be afraid to draft certain players, reach on ADP, and draft undrafted players.

  5. WR, RB, and TE are usually the best positions to get leverage.

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