Weekly Fantasy Football Playbook - Week 18, 2023

Weekly Fantasy Football Playbook - Week 18, 2023

Weekly Fantasy Football Playbook - Week 18, 2023

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This page serves as our regular season fantasy football weekly playbook, full of the fantasy football tips, strategy, fantasy football rankings and tools you need to have a successful season during your quest to win your fantasy football league.

Fantasy football features and tools


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Monday Playbook

Sunday Game Recaps – Dorey
A game-by-game breakdown of the fantasy football impact of Sunday’s action.

Tunnel Vision – Dorey
Start your week with in-depth analysis of the weekend’s key happenings, statistics and injuries.

Free-agent Forecast – Hickey
The key players to target on the waiver wire.

Targets and Touches – Bonini
Go deep into the player activity stats that might have gone unnoticed.


Tuesday Playbook

Fantasy Football Market Report – Cutts
What players are rising and falling in fantasy value.

IDP Free-agent Report – Dodson
A look into which defensive players you should be targeting this week as free agents.

Rest of Season Player Rankings – Green (returns in 2024)
Fantasy football player rankings for the remainder of the season.


Wednesday Playbook

Game Predictions & Player Projections – Dorey
Fantasy football predictions covering all games, with player projections and advice.

Weekly Player Rankings
Based on this week’s projections. Sortable and displayed using your custom myHUDDLE scoring.

Weekly Cheat Sheet
Based on this week’s projections, displayed using your custom myHUDDLE scoring and includes player analysis.

The Blitzed Podcast – Gallo & Schultz
News, team management, DFS plays and fades, and all things fantasy.


Thursday Playbook

Start/Bench Tool – Huddle Staff
Weekly player advice, analysis and projected stats displayed using your custom myHUDDLE tracked players.

Start/Bench List – Bonini
Old-school, static list of players tiered by their start/bench viability.

Betting the NFL Line – Cutts
Game-by-game best bets across the NFL slate this weekend.

Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 18 – Hickey
The best starting options who are flying below the radar.

Office Pool Pick’em Report – Huddle Staff
Our staff makes weekly picks for both straight up and against the spread.

Gamble of the Week – Bonini
A single-player focus on the best fantasy football dice roll for the week.


Friday Playbook

Six Points with David Dorey – Dorey
A look at what’s on the mind of our resident fantasy football guru.

DFS Fantasy Domination – Schultz
A complete Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) rundown of the best salary values and sleepers for the week.

The 5 Best Bets of Week 18 – Cutts
Nothing is ever a “sure thing” in sports, but these bets are as close as they come.

Fantasy Football Start ’em/Sit ’em – Hickey
The best and worst plays for every week’s slate of games.

Fantasy Football Injury Report – Dodson
Friday practice and playing status report for all key fantasy football players.


Saturday Playbook

NFL Player Prop Bet Payday – Cutts
The smartest wagers to make on individual statistical performances.

Vegas odds chart for Week 18 – Huddle staff
A snapshot view of the week’s odds and over/under lines.

Fantasy Football Inactives, Injuries & Weather: Saturday Slate – Huddle staff
List of inactive or injured players. Real-time updates from the NFL right up until kickoff during Saturday’s contests.


Sunday Playbook

Fantasy Football Inactives, Injuries & Weather – Huddle staff
List of inactive or injured players. Real-time updates from the NFL right up until kickoff each Sunday.

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