Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 12 preview


By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #784 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 12 Fantasy Football preview.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #783 – 2016 NFL Week 12 preview


By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #783 features our 2016 NFL Week 12 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 11 preview


By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #782 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 11 Fantasy Football preview.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #781 – 2016 NFL Week 11 preview


By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #781 features our 2016 NFL Week 11 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: Jesse Ventura


By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #780 features a conversation with Jesse Ventura.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 10 preview


By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #779 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 10 Fantasy Football preview.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #778 – 2016 NFL Week 10 preview


By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #778 features our 2016 NFL Week 10 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 9 preview


By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #777 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 9 Fantasy Football preview.


       


       


       


       

Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #776 – 2016 NFL Week 9 preview


By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #776 features our 2016 NFL Week 9 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.



       


       


       


       



Friday, November 25, 2016

2016 NFL Week 12 power rankings


By Rick Morris


NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.


TOP TIER

1 Dallas (23-19-15-12-9-5-4-3-3-1)

2 Seattle (4-10-7-7-7-3-2-4-2-2)

3 New England (1-2-1-4-3-1-1-1-1-3)

4 Oakland (11-15-14-10-8-10-10-6-4-4)

5 Denver (8-5-2-1-4-7-3-2-6-6)

6 Kansas City (9-12-12-16-16-8-8-5-5-5)

SECOND TIER

7 New York Giants (16-13-13-18-18-17-17-16-8-7)

8 Detroit (19-22-26-28-24-19-19-19-9-9)

9 Washington (18-25-19-20-12-12-12-13-14-10)

10 Atlanta (25-20-16-9-5-6-11-8-7-8)

11 Minnesota (12-6-3-3-2-2-5-9-11-13)

12 Pittsburgh (3-1-6-2-1-4-7-7-10-12)

13 Houston (10-9-17-13-15-13-13-11-12-11)

14 Miami (26-24-30-30-30-29-25-25-19-17)

15 Carolina (5-4-8-14-20-22-22-20-16-18)

16 Tampa Bay (15-18-24-27-25-25-21-28-28-26)

17 Baltimore (13-11-11-11-11-15-18-17-15-14)

18 Philadelphia (29-17-5-6-10-18-9-12-18-16)

19 Tennessee (28-23-25-29-27-27-27-21-24-19)

20 Green Bay (2-7-4-5-6-9-6-10-13-15)

THIRD TIER

21 Arizona (7-3-10-17-17-14-14-14-20-20)

22 Buffalo (22-29-22-19-13-11-16-18-22-23)

23 Indianapolis (21-27-21-23-22-26-23-23-23-24)

24 San Diego (24-14-23-26-29-24-20-26-25-25)

25 New Orleans (27-26-28-25-26-23-29-22-21-22)

26 Cincinnati (6-8-9-8-14-16-15-15-17-21)

27 New York Jets (20-16-18-21-23-28-26-27-27-27)

28 Los Angeles (31-30-20-15-19-21-24-24-26-28)

FOURTH TIER

29 Chicago (17-28-29-24-28-30-30-29-29-29)

30 Jacksonville (14-21-27-22-21-20-28-30-30-30)

FIFTH TIER

31 San Francisco (30-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)

32 Cleveland (32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)


BIGGEST RISERS: Tampa Bay (10 spots), Carolina and Miami (3 spots)


BIGGEST FALLERS: Cincinnati and Green Bay (5 spots), Baltimore and New Orleans (3 spots)


RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 NFC East 35

2 AFC West 42

3 AFC East 62

4 NFC South 66

5 NFC North 70

6 NFC West 82

7 AFC South 85

8 AFC North 87


RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 253

2 AFC 276

NCAA Week 13 Top 4 teams for College Football Playoff


By Rick Morris


1 Alabama

2 Ohio State

3 Clemson

4 Michigan


Next 4 in:

5 Washington

6 Wisconsin

7 Oklahoma

8 Penn State


Projections for College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six bowls:


Peach Bowl: 1 Alabama over 4 Washington

Fiesta Bowl: 2 Ohio State over 3 Clemson

National Championship Game: 1 Alabama over 2 Ohio State


Orange Bowl: Louisville over Michigan

Cotton Bowl: Penn State over Western Michigan

Rose Bowl: Wisconsin over Colorado

Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma over Texas A&M

NCAA football picks Week 13


By Rick Morris


NOTE: 3-2 last week, 33-21-1 for the season


Ohio State -6 ½ over Michigan

Michigan State +13 ½ over Penn State

Georgia -4 ½ over Georgia Tech

Alabama -17 over Auburn

Utah +10 over Colorado

Florida +5 over Florida State

USC -17 ½ over Notre Dame

Washington -6 over Washington State

Texas A&M +6 ½ over LSU
Texas -3 over TCU

Friday, November 18, 2016

NCAA Week 12 Top 4 teams for College Football Playoff


By Rick Morris
 
NOTE: Standings set after Louisville’s Thursday night loss to Houston.


1 Alabama

2 Ohio State

3 Michigan

4 Clemson


Next 4 in:

5 Washington

6 West Virginia

7 Oklahoma

8 Wisconsin


Projections for College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six bowls:


Peach Bowl: 1 Alabama over 4 Washington

Fiesta Bowl: 2 Ohio State over 3 Clemson

National Championship Game: 1 Alabama over 2 Ohio State


Orange Bowl: Louisville over Western Michigan

Cotton Bowl: Wisconsin over West Virginia

Rose Bowl: Penn State over Utah

Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma over Michigan

NCAA football picks Week 12


By Rick Morris


NOTE: 5-0 (!) last week, 30-19-1 (!) for the season


Oklahoma -3 ½ over West Virginia

Ohio State -21 ½ over Michigan State

Florida +14 ½ over LSU

UCLA +13 ½ over USC

Colorado -6 ½ over Washington State

2016 NFL Week 11 power rankings


By Rick Morris


NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.


TOP TIER

1 Dallas (23-19-15-12-9-5-4-3-3)

2 Seattle (4-10-7-7-7-3-2-4-2)

3 New England (1-2-1-4-3-1-1-1-1)

4 Oakland (11-15-14-10-8-10-10-6-4)

5 Kansas City (9-12-12-16-16-8-8-5-5)

6 Denver (8-5-2-1-4-7-3-2-6)

SECOND TIER

7 New York Giants (16-13-13-18-18-17-17-16-8)

8 Atlanta (25-20-16-9-5-6-11-8-7)

9 Detroit (19-22-26-28-24-19-19-19-9)

10 Washington (18-25-19-20-12-12-12-13-14)

11 Houston (10-9-17-13-15-13-13-11-12)

12 Pittsburgh (3-1-6-2-1-4-7-7-10)

13 Minnesota (12-6-3-3-2-2-5-9-11)

14 Baltimore (13-11-11-11-11-15-18-17-15)

15 Green Bay (2-7-4-5-6-9-6-10-13)

16 Philadelphia (29-17-5-6-10-18-9-12-18)

17 Miami (26-24-30-30-30-29-25-25-19)

18 Carolina (5-4-8-14-20-22-22-20-16)

19 Tennessee (28-23-25-29-27-27-27-21-24)

20 Arizona (7-3-10-17-17-14-14-14-20)

21 Cincinnati (6-8-9-8-14-16-15-15-17)

22 New Orleans (27-26-28-25-26-23-29-22-21)

23 Buffalo (22-29-22-19-13-11-16-18-22)

24 Indianapolis (21-27-21-23-22-26-23-23-23)

25 San Diego (24-14-23-26-29-24-20-26-25)

26 Tampa Bay (15-18-24-27-25-25-21-28-28)

27 New York Jets (20-16-18-21-23-28-26-27-27)

28 Los Angeles (31-30-20-15-19-21-24-24-26)

THIRD TIER

29 Chicago (17-28-29-24-28-30-30-29-29)

30 Jacksonville (14-21-27-22-21-20-28-30-30)

FOURTH TIER

31 San Francisco (30-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)

32 Cleveland (32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)


BIGGEST RISERS: Tennessee (5 spots), Washington (4 spots)


BIGGEST FALLERS: Cincinnati (4 spots)


RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 NFC East 34

2 AFC West 40

3 NFC North 66

4 AFC East 70

5 NFC South 74

6 AFC North 79

7 NFC West 81

8 AFC South 84


RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 255

2 AFC 273

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

2016 NFL Week 10 power rankings


By Rick Morris


NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.


TOP TIER

1 New England (1-2-1-4-3-1-1-1)

2 Seattle (4-10-7-7-7-3-2-4)

3 Dallas (23-19-15-12-9-5-4-3)

4 Oakland (11-15-14-10-8-10-10-6)

5 Kansas City (9-12-12-16-16-8-8-5)

6 Denver (8-5-2-1-4-7-3-2)

7 Atlanta (25-20-16-9-5-6-11-8)

SECOND TIER

8 New York Giants (16-13-13-18-18-17-17-16)

9 Detroit (19-22-26-28-24-19-19-19)

10 Pittsburgh (3-1-6-2-1-4-7-7)

11 Minnesota (12-6-3-3-2-2-5-9)

12 Houston (10-9-17-13-15-13-13-11)

13 Green Bay (2-7-4-5-6-9-6-10)

14 Washington (18-25-19-20-12-12-12-13)

15 Baltimore (13-11-11-11-11-15-18-17)

16 Carolina (5-4-8-14-20-22-22-20)

17 Cincinnati (6-8-9-8-14-16-15-15)

18 Philadelphia (29-17-5-6-10-18-9-12)

19 Miami (26-24-30-30-30-29-25-25)

20 Arizona (7-3-10-17-17-14-14-14)

21 New Orleans (27-26-28-25-26-23-29-22)

22 Buffalo (22-29-22-19-13-11-16-18)

23 Indianapolis (21-27-21-23-22-26-23-23)

24 Tennessee (28-23-25-29-27-27-27-21)

25 San Diego (24-14-23-26-29-24-20-26)

26 Los Angeles (31-30-20-15-19-21-24-24)

27 New York Jets (20-16-18-21-23-28-26-27)

28 Tampa Bay (15-18-24-27-25-25-21-28)

THIRD TIER

29 Chicago (17-28-29-24-28-30-30-29)

30 Jacksonville (14-21-27-22-21-20-28-30)

FOURTH TIER

31 San Francisco (30-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)

32 Cleveland (32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)


BIGGEST RISERS: Detroit (10 spots), New York Giants (8 spots), Miami (6 spots), Carolina (4 spots)


BIGGEST FALLERS: Arizona and Philadelphia (6 spots), Buffalo and Denver (4 spots), Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Tennessee (3 spots)


RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC West 40

2 NFC East 43

3 NFC North 62

4 AFC East 69

5 NFC South 72

6 AFC North 74

7 NFC West 79

8 AFC South 89


RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 256

2 AFC 272