Week 12 was boom or bust for many fantasy owners. If you picked up Odell Beckham Jr., C.J. Anderson or Justin Forsett earlier this season, you’re probably feeling pretty good about yourself right now. On the other hand, anyone who went all in on Jonas Gray is likely looking for a refund on Pats’ RB. After all, it’s never good when a player touches the ball as many times as you and me combined.
As always, we kept track of the experts that made the best predictions for these players (and more). Read on to find out which pundits delivered the best advice in week 12.
Week 12 Accuracy Results
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac | 66.2% |
2. | Ryan Rufe – RotoBaller | 65.9% |
3. | Jody Smith – Gridiron Experts | 62.9% |
4. | Brandon Funston – Yahoo! Sports | 62.7% |
5. | Dan Clasgens – Get Sports Info | 62.3% |
6. | Mike Krueger – FFToday | 62.1% |
7. | Sigmund Bloom – FootballGuys | 62.0% |
8. | Jason Willan – Gridiron Experts | 61.7% |
9. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 61.7% |
10 | Scott Engel – RotoExperts | 61.5% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (129 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Congrats to Dawmatica (Pyromaniac) for delivering week 12’s best fantasy predictions. It marks the 2nd time this season that Dawgmatica has landed the top weekly accuracy score. This past week’s rating was primarily earned due to strong picks at RB and WR. Dawgmatica gets credit for being one of the early believers of Latavius Murray (112 yards, 2 TDs). He had the Raiders’ young RB rated 12 spots ahead of the Expert Consensus in what turned out to be a breakthrough game for Murray. Dawgmatica also went higher than most experts on Ryan Mathews (113 yards, 1 TD). He slotted Mathews 8 spots ahead of the Expert Consensus (his RB #15), which served as a wise pick. At WR, no other expert was a bigger believer in Jarvis Landry (2 TDs). His ranking (WR #27) for the rookie wideout was a full 23 spots above the consensus. It served as an unpopular, yet smart recommendation to consider Landry as a potential starter. Dawgmatica also had a good read with his ranking of several established players that fell under the week 12 radar: Marques Colston (+16 spots above consensus), Keenan Allen (+10 spots above consensus) and Torrey Smith (+7 spots above consensus). Each player hauled in a touchdown and exceeded expectations.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 12′s peak performers. Below are several key players that came through beyond expectations for fantasy owners along with the experts who delivered their top ranking.
Justin Forsett (BAL)
Consensus: RB #9
Best Rank: RB #5
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Experts: Bill Enright (FFChamps)
Latavius Murray (OAK)
Consensus: RB #38
Best Rank: RB #21
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: Mike Krueger (FFToday)
C.J. Anderson (DEN)
Consensus: RB #10
Best Rank: RB #4
Actual Rank: RB #3
Top Expert: Maurile Tremblay (FootballGuys)
LeGarrette Blount (NE)
Consensus: RB #54
Best Rank: RB #29
Actual Rank: RB #7
Top Expert: Terrance Bridgette (ProjectRoto)
Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG)
Consensus: WR #14
Best Rank: WR #6
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Joesph Dolan (Fantasy Guru)
Anquan Boldin (SF)
Consensus: WR #25
Best Rank: WR #13
Actual Rank: WR #4
Top Expert: Alan Harrison (The Fantasy Fix)
Jarvis Landry (MIA)
Consensus: WR #50
Best Rank: WR #27
Actual Rank: WR #7
Top Expert: Dawgmatica (Pyromaniac)
Delanie Walker (TEN)
Consensus: TE #9
Best Rank: TE #5
Actual Rank: TE #3
Top Experts: Scott Spratt (Pro Football Focus) & Dan Clasgens (Get Sports Info)
Tim Wright (NE)
Consensus: TE #26
Best Rank: TE #11
Actual Rank: TE #2
Top Expert: Matthew Freedman (RotoViz)
Ryan Tannehill (MIA)
Consensus: QB #14
Best Rank: QB #4
Actual Rank: QB #3
Top Expert: Terrance Bridgett (ProjectRoto)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 59.9% |
2. | Justin Boone – The Score | 59.7% |
3. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 59.5% |
4. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 59.1% |
5. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 58.9% |
6. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 58.8% |
7. | Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac | 58.8% |
8. | Nick Raducanu – ProjectRoto | 58.6% |
9. | Scott Pianowski – Yahoo! Sports | 58.5% |
10. | Bryan Fontaine – Pro Football Focus | 58.5% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (127 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
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We’ll be back again after the games this weekend to provide another update on the experts making the most accurate predictions. Until then, be sure to check out the experts’ weekly rankings to help with your lineup decisions.