Alex Cates
2020 Auction Draft Strategy: What Worked?
If you've played fantasy football for a long time you have probably heard of an auction draft. While the traditional snake draft means...
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Alex Cates
Jul 3, 20217 min read
How Important are Sleepers and Busts in a Fantasy Draft?
Every year certain fantasy players end up having an outsized impact, the sleepers and the busts. Here we explore how many sleepers and busts
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Alex Cates
Jun 12, 20213 min read
How does team level output affect fantasy production? Or do you want a QB with a bad Defense?
When choosing fantasy players, do you want to choose players whose teams are balanced, or do you want the player to be the sole focus of the
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Alex Cates
May 4, 20216 min read
How do Different League Settings Affect Positional Value?
Every year, Fantasy commissioners look to tweak their league settings to try to make the league fairer, more fun, or better match the NFL.
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Alex Cates
May 1, 20215 min read
What do we look for in a dog?
Dogs are known as man's best friend. Domesticated some 20,000 years ago, their evolution has become intertwined with our own. Humans...
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Alex Cates
Mar 19, 20217 min read
ESPN Coverage: How ESPN's Tweets reflect American Sports Society
Sports are an essential part of our society. They as a reflection of society and what society values. The super bowl is the most-watched...
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Alex Cates
Feb 6, 20215 min read
How to beat Bobby Flay: The Data Science Approach
Beat Bobby Flay is a food network classic. In each episode, Iron Chef Bobby Flay invites 2 celebrity guests to try to beat him in a...
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Alex Cates
Jan 25, 20215 min read
2020 Recap: The QBs
In my last post, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts this past season. While there were a few interesting findings,...
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Alex Cates
Jan 12, 20219 min read
2020 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts
Note also check out 2020 auction draft strategies and a 3 year review of snake draft strategies Now that the season is over, we can look...
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Alex Cates
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Championship Players 2020: What players won or lost your fantasy football championships
Every year, I love to see which players were the most common on fantasy football champion rosters. It always provides a nice snapshot of...
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