With the 2014 fantasy season in the books, FantasyPros has disclosed the winners of their annual accuracy competitions. The Accuracy Studies, which rate experts on the quality of their fantasy predictions, span across rankings and projections for both preseason and in-season.
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January 16, 2015 – FantasyPros, the leading aggregator and ratings provider of fantasy sports advice, today announced the most accurate experts for 2014. Their studies analyzed the accuracy of the top fantasy football and baseball experts in the industry. The timing of the announcements coincided with the conclusion of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) conference that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. As an award winning company and a member of the FSTA, FantasyPros took the stage to announce their results to hundreds of attendees.
The Summary Reports and Accuracy Ratings are available free of charge to everyone. The results of the Top 5 Most Accurate Experts for Football and Baseball are:
NFL Preseason Projections
1. Sean Koerner – STATS
2. Austin Lee – FootballGuys
3. Paul Greco – FP911
4. Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus
5. Site Projections – ESPN
NFL In-season Rankings
1. John Paulsen – 4for4.com
2. Sean Koerner – STATS
3. Justin Boone – The Score
4. Jake Ciely – RotoExperts
5. Sablich Brothers – The New York Times
NFL Daily Fantasy Experts
1. David Kitchen – FantasyInsiders
2. Shawn Childs – scoutPro
3. Sean Morris – Bruno Boys
4. Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus
5. Nick Raducanu – ProjectRoto
MLB Preseason Projections
1. Sean Koerner – STATS
2. Steamer Projections
3. TG Fantasy Baseball
4. Gary Kryszof
5. ZiPS Projections
The comprehensive studies evaluated the top writers, analysts, and sites from both free and subscription based fantasy sports sites. Each expert’s preseason player rankings and projections, as well as in-season rankings, provided the data for the assessment. In addition to the overall rankings, FantasyPros provides accuracy ratings for each position and most recently, began tracking accuracy in the Daily Fantasy Sports space.
“Our goal is to promote the best fantasy experts by giving them a level playing field to compete on” said David Kim, Co-Founder of FantasyPros. “All of this information is provided free to help fantasy players to find more accurate advice in less time.”
FantasyPros uses an innovative methodology called PAY™ (Prediction Accuracy Yield) to assess the accuracy of each expert’s player rankings. PAY™ measures how accurate the predictions are, and the incremental value a fantasy player receives for following the expert’s advice. More details can be found by visiting the website: http://www.fantasypros.com/
About FantasyPros
FantasyPros aggregates and rates expert advice from around the web to make it easy for fantasy players to receive accurate advice. Their suite of products and services include Expert Accuracy Ratings; a Draft Wizard™ service that provides a full suite of preseason tools; a Who Should I Start? tool that instantly provides recommendations from all the experts; and a My Playbook™ tool that imports your fantasy league and provides personalized news and advice. FantasyPros also helps industry experts by tools that make it easier to produce and publish high quality fantasy content. FantasyPros is a privately held company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
