You should never feel overwhelmed when building lineups. But you do. We all do. Frequently. Why? Because of all the information. No matter the sport, no matter the slate, if we want to feel overwhelmed, if we want to overthink and overanalyze the lineups we build, the world around us is begging us to do so. Think about how much you despise that feeling.
Let’s take a typical NFL Sunday main slate. You go through your early research, identify teams and games to target, start to think about your conviction plays and, in some cases, put together some back-of-the-napkin builds. This could be on Tuesday. Then, over the next few days, you consume countless other pieces of fantasy-relevant content, from articles to podcasts to tweets to videos, and all of a sudden, come Saturday you feel stuck.
You had a good feeling about this slate but throughout the week you succumbed to analysis paralysis. You know this slate up and down, but can’t help but think of the angles and possibilities, and as the week unfolded, more and more respected voices who you enjoy reading and listening to are introducing new information that you feel compelled to put into action.
Prediction is hard. It’s actually impossible in most fields. And in sports, where human beings compete, you can forget about making accurate predictions time after time. Imperfect beings interacting with one another create imperfect outcomes. I know, shocker right?! So, what can you do to combat the infinite amount of possible outcomes heading your way? You can predict the present.
What follows in this course serves as a guide to navigating the ever-complex fantasy sports streets. The concepts and structure can help you feel confident in sifting through the madness of information and prediction, to figure out a way to do this YOUR way. To compete, to enjoy the journey, and to (hopefully) win tournaments.
