Michael Dubner

RotoViz Featured Writer. Emphasis on NFL DFS and Best Ball.

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Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?

Starting to draft best ball teams on Underdog? You will be shocked by the sticker price of the Elite QBs. Michael Dubner uses an evidence-based approach to answer the question: “Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?” In peer-to-peer games, the edges are always changing. What were once innovative and ground-breaking edges soon become the ante as our…...

After Pinpointing the Biggest Bust in 2021, the 2022 Playoff Best Ball Model is Fading a Superstar RB Once Again

As the fantasy football regular season wraps up this weekend, our attention turns to NFL Playoff Best Ball Tournaments. Underdog  has launched several playoff tournaments, including The Guantlet which has a $100,000 first-place prize. After fading the 2021 first-round pick Jonathan Taylor in 2021 playoff best ball drafts – who was the biggest bust after the Colts’ epic collapse and elimination from playoff contention –…...

Best Ball Bible: The 8 Tactics That Will Make You A Best Ball Millionaire

Originally published August 17, the Best Ball Bible will help you win contests like the FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament and the Underdog Best Ball Mania 3. Both are fantastic formats with drafts going off constantly over the holiday weekend. In the Best Ball Bible, Michael Dubner shares the eight key tactics that will help you become a best ball millionaire. He breaks down each concept…...

Drafting Early Has Its Advantages Too: Optimal Draft Month for Best Ball Tournaments

Best Ball platforms are starting to release their big tournaments: Underdog’s Best Ball Mania 3 tournament, Drafters’ Million Best Ball Championship, FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament, and DraftKings will likely follow soon as well. Michael Dubner examines when we should draft our best ball teams in order to maximize our odds of finishing in first-place. There are a lot of nuances that go into winning a…...

How Each Team Wins: Recapping the RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft

The RotoViz Staff and Friends best ball draft on Underdog just wrapped up. It was our first staff draft of the season, and there were certainly some fun twists and turns. Perhaps the most surprising move was Zero RB Founding Father Shawn Siegele not drafting a WR through five rounds. In the middle rounds, we saw RBs start to fall down draft boards with Blair Andrews…...

Shawn Siegele Doesn’t Draft A WR Through 5 Rounds: RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft, Part 1

The RotoViz staff and friends got together for an Underdog Best Ball draft. In part 1, we will look at rounds 1-5.  The Managers Michael Hitchcock aka “Norules9” Shawn Siegele aka “Shawn81” Travis May aka “Titantravis” Hasan Rahim aka “Steamedhams” John Lapinski aka “Jerseyj” Blair Andrews aka “AmITheRealBlair” Pat Kerrane aka “Dailyrojo” Dave Caban aka “Dcaban” Pete Overzet aka “Peteroverzet” Michael Dubner aka “m11dubner” Curtis…...

Debunking Pre-NFL Draft Best Ball Roster Construction Misconceptions

The RotoViz Best Ball Tools have been an industry leader in helping best ball players uncover fantasy football draft strategies and tactics that propel teams to first place. As our opponents learn to apply the RotoViz Best Ball Workshop Lessons and draft rooms become more efficient, we must continue to evolve our strategies and stay one step ahead of the game. Earlier this offseason, we…...

Which Best Ball Strategies Actually Work? Roster Construction Evolution and the Silver Bullet Strategy

With bigger best ball tournaments, larger prize pools, and an overall increase in popularity in the format, best ball dominates the fantasy football offseason. With more content and attention to the format, best ball drafters are getting sharper. There are fewer automatic-last-place rosters and more opponents implementing lessons from Shawn Siegele’s Best Ball Workshop. In order to consistently win year-over-year, RotoViz best ball principles primarily…...

Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season

In September, the RotoViz staff came together to give our bold predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season. These bold predictions were long-shot bets that RotoViz forecast to have a higher probability of occurring than the public anticipated. Bold Prediction 1: Michael Dubner – Tee Higgins is a WR1 Higgins was the overall PPR WR18 with 221.1 PPR. But… On a points per game…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Updated Rankings Model

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. FFPC, Underdog Drafters, and DraftKings launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. *This is an update to the original Playoff Best Ball Model published on 1/4/2022*…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Rankings Model and ADP Inefficiencies

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. Underdog and Drafters launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. How to Win Playoff Best Ball Tournaments: Projections vs Game Theory Just like in DFS,…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 17 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 16 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 15 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 14 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 13 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 12 Thanksgiving Slate’s Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 11 Leverage Situations

DFS is primarily a numbers game based on three levers: 1) Player Projections, 2) Percent Rostered, and 3) Roster Construction. Depending on your contest selection (cash, small-field GPP, large-field GPP), you will need to pull these three levers to different degrees. In GPPs, we focus on ceiling projection, roster percentage, and correlation. In GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score. Rather, we just…...

Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?

Starting to draft best ball teams on Underdog? You will be shocked by the sticker price of the Elite QBs. Michael Dubner uses an evidence-based approach to answer the question: “Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?” In peer-to-peer games, the edges are always changing. What were once innovative and ground-breaking edges soon become the ante as our…...

After Pinpointing the Biggest Bust in 2021, the 2022 Playoff Best Ball Model is Fading a Superstar RB Once Again

As the fantasy football regular season wraps up this weekend, our attention turns to NFL Playoff Best Ball Tournaments. Underdog  has launched several playoff tournaments, including The Guantlet which has a $100,000 first-place prize. After fading the 2021 first-round pick Jonathan Taylor in 2021 playoff best ball drafts – who was the biggest bust after the Colts’ epic collapse and elimination from playoff contention –…...

Best Ball Bible: The 8 Tactics That Will Make You A Best Ball Millionaire

Originally published August 17, the Best Ball Bible will help you win contests like the FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament and the Underdog Best Ball Mania 3. Both are fantastic formats with drafts going off constantly over the holiday weekend. In the Best Ball Bible, Michael Dubner shares the eight key tactics that will help you become a best ball millionaire. He breaks down each concept…...

Drafting Early Has Its Advantages Too: Optimal Draft Month for Best Ball Tournaments

Best Ball platforms are starting to release their big tournaments: Underdog’s Best Ball Mania 3 tournament, Drafters’ Million Best Ball Championship, FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament, and DraftKings will likely follow soon as well. Michael Dubner examines when we should draft our best ball teams in order to maximize our odds of finishing in first-place. There are a lot of nuances that go into winning a…...

How Each Team Wins: Recapping the RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft

The RotoViz Staff and Friends best ball draft on Underdog just wrapped up. It was our first staff draft of the season, and there were certainly some fun twists and turns. Perhaps the most surprising move was Zero RB Founding Father Shawn Siegele not drafting a WR through five rounds. In the middle rounds, we saw RBs start to fall down draft boards with Blair Andrews…...

Shawn Siegele Doesn’t Draft A WR Through 5 Rounds: RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft, Part 1

The RotoViz staff and friends got together for an Underdog Best Ball draft. In part 1, we will look at rounds 1-5.  The Managers Michael Hitchcock aka “Norules9” Shawn Siegele aka “Shawn81” Travis May aka “Titantravis” Hasan Rahim aka “Steamedhams” John Lapinski aka “Jerseyj” Blair Andrews aka “AmITheRealBlair” Pat Kerrane aka “Dailyrojo” Dave Caban aka “Dcaban” Pete Overzet aka “Peteroverzet” Michael Dubner aka “m11dubner” Curtis…...

Debunking Pre-NFL Draft Best Ball Roster Construction Misconceptions

The RotoViz Best Ball Tools have been an industry leader in helping best ball players uncover fantasy football draft strategies and tactics that propel teams to first place. As our opponents learn to apply the RotoViz Best Ball Workshop Lessons and draft rooms become more efficient, we must continue to evolve our strategies and stay one step ahead of the game. Earlier this offseason, we…...

Which Best Ball Strategies Actually Work? Roster Construction Evolution and the Silver Bullet Strategy

With bigger best ball tournaments, larger prize pools, and an overall increase in popularity in the format, best ball dominates the fantasy football offseason. With more content and attention to the format, best ball drafters are getting sharper. There are fewer automatic-last-place rosters and more opponents implementing lessons from Shawn Siegele’s Best Ball Workshop. In order to consistently win year-over-year, RotoViz best ball principles primarily…...

Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season

In September, the RotoViz staff came together to give our bold predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season. These bold predictions were long-shot bets that RotoViz forecast to have a higher probability of occurring than the public anticipated. Bold Prediction 1: Michael Dubner – Tee Higgins is a WR1 Higgins was the overall PPR WR18 with 221.1 PPR. But… On a points per game…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Updated Rankings Model

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. FFPC, Underdog Drafters, and DraftKings launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. *This is an update to the original Playoff Best Ball Model published on 1/4/2022*…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Rankings Model and ADP Inefficiencies

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. Underdog and Drafters launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. How to Win Playoff Best Ball Tournaments: Projections vs Game Theory Just like in DFS,…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 17 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 16 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 15 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 14 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 13 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 12 Thanksgiving Slate’s Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 11 Leverage Situations

DFS is primarily a numbers game based on three levers: 1) Player Projections, 2) Percent Rostered, and 3) Roster Construction. Depending on your contest selection (cash, small-field GPP, large-field GPP), you will need to pull these three levers to different degrees. In GPPs, we focus on ceiling projection, roster percentage, and correlation. In GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score. Rather, we just…...

Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?

Starting to draft best ball teams on Underdog? You will be shocked by the sticker price of the Elite QBs. Michael Dubner uses an evidence-based approach to answer the question: “Should We Chase Quarterbacks Up Draft Boards Or Has Elite QB Jumped The Shark?” In peer-to-peer games, the edges are always changing. What were once innovative and ground-breaking edges soon become the ante as our…...

After Pinpointing the Biggest Bust in 2021, the 2022 Playoff Best Ball Model is Fading a Superstar RB Once Again

As the fantasy football regular season wraps up this weekend, our attention turns to NFL Playoff Best Ball Tournaments. Underdog  has launched several playoff tournaments, including The Guantlet which has a $100,000 first-place prize. After fading the 2021 first-round pick Jonathan Taylor in 2021 playoff best ball drafts – who was the biggest bust after the Colts’ epic collapse and elimination from playoff contention –…...

Best Ball Bible: The 8 Tactics That Will Make You A Best Ball Millionaire

Originally published August 17, the Best Ball Bible will help you win contests like the FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament and the Underdog Best Ball Mania 3. Both are fantastic formats with drafts going off constantly over the holiday weekend. In the Best Ball Bible, Michael Dubner shares the eight key tactics that will help you become a best ball millionaire. He breaks down each concept…...

Drafting Early Has Its Advantages Too: Optimal Draft Month for Best Ball Tournaments

Best Ball platforms are starting to release their big tournaments: Underdog’s Best Ball Mania 3 tournament, Drafters’ Million Best Ball Championship, FFPC’s Best Ball Tournament, and DraftKings will likely follow soon as well. Michael Dubner examines when we should draft our best ball teams in order to maximize our odds of finishing in first-place. There are a lot of nuances that go into winning a…...

How Each Team Wins: Recapping the RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft

The RotoViz Staff and Friends best ball draft on Underdog just wrapped up. It was our first staff draft of the season, and there were certainly some fun twists and turns. Perhaps the most surprising move was Zero RB Founding Father Shawn Siegele not drafting a WR through five rounds. In the middle rounds, we saw RBs start to fall down draft boards with Blair Andrews…...

Shawn Siegele Doesn’t Draft A WR Through 5 Rounds: RotoViz Staff Underdog Best Ball Draft, Part 1

The RotoViz staff and friends got together for an Underdog Best Ball draft. In part 1, we will look at rounds 1-5.  The Managers Michael Hitchcock aka “Norules9” Shawn Siegele aka “Shawn81” Travis May aka “Titantravis” Hasan Rahim aka “Steamedhams” John Lapinski aka “Jerseyj” Blair Andrews aka “AmITheRealBlair” Pat Kerrane aka “Dailyrojo” Dave Caban aka “Dcaban” Pete Overzet aka “Peteroverzet” Michael Dubner aka “m11dubner” Curtis…...

Debunking Pre-NFL Draft Best Ball Roster Construction Misconceptions

The RotoViz Best Ball Tools have been an industry leader in helping best ball players uncover fantasy football draft strategies and tactics that propel teams to first place. As our opponents learn to apply the RotoViz Best Ball Workshop Lessons and draft rooms become more efficient, we must continue to evolve our strategies and stay one step ahead of the game. Earlier this offseason, we…...

Which Best Ball Strategies Actually Work? Roster Construction Evolution and the Silver Bullet Strategy

With bigger best ball tournaments, larger prize pools, and an overall increase in popularity in the format, best ball dominates the fantasy football offseason. With more content and attention to the format, best ball drafters are getting sharper. There are fewer automatic-last-place rosters and more opponents implementing lessons from Shawn Siegele’s Best Ball Workshop. In order to consistently win year-over-year, RotoViz best ball principles primarily…...

Reviewing the RotoViz Staff Bold Predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season

In September, the RotoViz staff came together to give our bold predictions for the 2021 NFL Fantasy Football Season. These bold predictions were long-shot bets that RotoViz forecast to have a higher probability of occurring than the public anticipated. Bold Prediction 1: Michael Dubner – Tee Higgins is a WR1 Higgins was the overall PPR WR18 with 221.1 PPR. But… On a points per game…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Updated Rankings Model

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. FFPC, Underdog Drafters, and DraftKings launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. *This is an update to the original Playoff Best Ball Model published on 1/4/2022*…...

NFL Playoff Best Ball: Dubner’s Rankings Model and ADP Inefficiencies

With the fantasy football regular season coming to an end, it is time to rest turn our attention to the playoffs. Underdog and Drafters launched NFL Playoff Best Ball tournaments, so it’s time to put your regular season winnings to use. Michael Dubner provides a Playoff Best Ball Rankings Model. How to Win Playoff Best Ball Tournaments: Projections vs Game Theory Just like in DFS,…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 17 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 16 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 15 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 14 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety of ways to…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 13 Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 12 Thanksgiving Slate’s Leverage Situations

In DFS GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score to win. Rather, we just need the highest score compared to our opponents. This is where leverage comes into play. The question I ask myself to gain leverage on the field is: “How can I exploit how the rest of the field is going to construct rosters?”  There are a variety ways to create…...

Do The Opposite: NFL DFS Week 11 Leverage Situations

DFS is primarily a numbers game based on three levers: 1) Player Projections, 2) Percent Rostered, and 3) Roster Construction. Depending on your contest selection (cash, small-field GPP, large-field GPP), you will need to pull these three levers to different degrees. In GPPs, we focus on ceiling projection, roster percentage, and correlation. In GPP tournaments, we don’t need the highest possible score. Rather, we just…...

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