FDH 2018 Week 13 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Rams (2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

2 New Orleans (10-17-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2)

3 Kansas City (5-3-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-3-3)

4 New England (4-7-11-7-5-3-3-3-3-4-4)

SECOND TIER

5 Chicago (18-18-19-12-12-12-13-10-10-9-7)

6 LA Chargers (14-13-14-14-11-8-8-8-6-5-6)

7 Houston (22-26-28-22-17-18-11-11-11-10-8)

8 Pittsburgh (11-14-7-16-7-6-6-6-7-6-5)

9 Minnesota (1-2-6-8-6-5-5-7-8-8-9)

10 Seattle (20-24-21-19-21-17-18-12-13-16-11)

11 Carolina (8-11-4-4-4-9-7-5-5-7-10)

12 Indianapolis (27-21-22-23-24-27-24-20-20-17-12)

13 Philadelphia (3-4-3-5-8-7-9-9-9-11-14)

THIRD TIER

14 Baltimore (12-12-12-6-13-10-10-15-17-19-13)

15 Dallas (26-25-25-25-28-22-23-24-24-21-15)

16 Denver (16-15-18-18-18-20-20-18-18-20-19)

17 Cleveland (28-27-23-24-20-25-27-27-27-24-23)

18 Green Bay (6-5-8-9-14-14-14-16-16-13-16)

19 Tennessee (23-22-17-13-16-19-22-23-23-14-18)

20 Atlanta (9-9-10-15-15-15-17-17-14-18-20)

21 Cincinnati (25-10-15-11-9-11-12-13-12-15-17)

22 Miami (17-16-9-17-19-16-19-21-21-22-22)

23 Washington (21-23-20-20-26-21-15-14-15-12-21)

FOURTH TIER

24 Buffalo (32-32-29-29-27-28-28-28-28-27-28)

25 Tampa Bay (13-8-16-21-22-26-26-26-26-26-27)

26 Detroit (31-30-26-27-23-24-21-22-22-25-24)

27 Jacksonville (7-6-13-10-10-13-16-19-19-23-25)

28 NY Giants (24-28-27-30-30-30-30-31-31-30-26)

FIFTH TIER

29 NY Jets (15-20-24-26-25-23-25-25-25-28-29)

30 Arizona (30-31-31-32-31-31-31-29-29-29-30)

31 San Francisco (19-19-30-31-32-29-29-30-30-31-31)

32 Oakland (29-29-32-28-29-32-32-32-32-32-32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Cleveland (6 spots), Buffalo (4 spots), Denver (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cincinnati (4 spots), Pittsburgh (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 AFC West 57

2T NFC North 58

2T NFC South 58

2T NFC West 58

5 AFC North 60

6 AFC South 65

7 NFC East 79

8 AFC East 79

NFC 253

AFC 261

FDH Top 4 and Next 4 for College Football Playoff Week 14

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

1 Alabama (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

2 Clemson (4-3-3-7-5-4-3-2-2-2-2)

3 Notre Dame (OUT-7-7-6-3-2-3-3-3-3)

4 Georgia (3-2-2-4-4-8-7-6-5-5-5)

5 Oklahoma (5-5-5-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-7-6-6-6)

6 Ohio State (6-4-4-2-2-2-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT)

7 UCF (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-OUT-OUT-8)

8 Michigan (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-7-5-5-4-4-4)

2018 FDH Week 13 college football predictions

By Rick Morris

NOTE: 3-2 last week, 40-48-2 overall this year

Akron +23 ½ over Ohio

Michigan -4 ½ over Ohio State

Notre Dame -11 over USC

Nebraska +9 over Iowa

Mississippi State -12 ½ over Mississippi

Oregon -18 ½ over Oregon State

West Virginia +3 over Oklahoma

Washington State -2 ½ over Washington

Georgia -17 over Georgia Tech

Florida -7 over Florida State

Purdue -4 over Indiana

Wisconsin -10 ½ over Minnesota

Alabama -24 over Auburn

Arizona +1 ½ over Arizona State

Tennessee +3 over Vanderbilt

Clemson -26 over South Carolina

Texas A&M -3 over LSU

TCU +5 over Oklahoma State

Boise State -2 ½ over Utah State

Miami -4 ½ over Pittsburgh

Lounge on YouTube: 2018 Week 12 fantasy football preview

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THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER previews Week 12 of the 2018 NFL season.

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FDH Lounge Mini-Episode #1065 previews Week 12 of the 2018 NFL season.

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NBA power rankings for mid-November

By Rick Morris

TOP TIER

1 Golden State

2 Toronto

3 Milwaukee

4 Portland

5 LA Clippers

6 Oklahoma City

7 Memphis

8 Denver

9 Indiana

10 Philadelphia

SECOND TIER

11 Boston

12 New Orleans

13 LA Lakers

14 Houston

15 San Antonio

16 Detroit

17 Orlando

18 Utah

19 Sacramento

20 Charlotte

21 Dallas

THIRD TIER

22 Minnesota

23 Brooklyn

24 Miami

25 Washington

FOURTH TIER

26 Chicago

27 New York

28 Phoenix

29 Atlanta

30 Cleveland

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

1 WEST 183

2 EAST 274

NHL power rankings for mid-November

By Rick Morris

NOTES: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

1 Nashville (1)

2 Tampa Bay (2)

3 Toronto (4)

4 Winnipeg (3)

5 Buffalo (15)

6 Minnesota (5)

7 Columbus (14)

8 Dallas (18)

9 Calgary (9)

10 Boston (10)

11 NY Islanders (11)

12 San Jose (16)

13 Montreal (13)

14 New York Rangers (28)

15 Vancouver (6)

16 Colorado (8)

17 Washington (17)

18 Detroit (29)

19 Philadelphia (24)

20 Ottawa (23)

21 Edmonton (7)

22 Arizona (22)

23 Anaheim (21)

24 Carolina (19)

25 Chicago (20)

26 Florida (30)

27 St. Louis (26)

28 Vegas (25)

29 New Jersey (27)

30 Pittsburgh (12)

31 Los Angeles (31)

BIGGEST RISERS: New York Rangers (14 spots), Detroit (11 spots), Buffalo and Dallas (10 spots), Columbus (7 spots), Philadelphia (5 spots), Florida and San Jose (4 spots), Ottawa (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Pittsburgh (18 spots), Edmonton (14 spots), Vancouver (9 spots), Colorado (8 spots), Carolina and Chicago (5 spots), Vegas (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 CENTRAL 12.13

2 ATLANTIC 12.43

3 PACIFIC 18.88

4 METROPOLITAN 20.15

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 30.01

2 EAST 32.58

FDH 2018 Week 12 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Rams (2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

2 New Orleans (10-17-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-2)

3 Kansas City (5-3-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-3)

4 New England (4-7-11-7-5-3-3-3-3-4)

5 Pittsburgh (11-14-7-16-7-6-6-6-7-6)

SECOND TIER

6 LA Chargers (14-13-14-14-11-8-8-8-6-5)

7 Chicago (18-18-19-12-12-12-13-10-10-9)

8 Houston (22-26-28-22-17-18-11-11-11-10)

9 Minnesota (1-2-6-8-6-5-5-7-8-8)

10 Carolina (8-11-4-4-4-9-7-5-5-7)

THIRD TIER

11 Seattle (20-24-21-19-21-17-18-12-13-16)

12 Indianapolis (27-21-22-23-24-27-24-20-20-17)

13 Baltimore (12-12-12-6-13-10-10-15-17-19)

14 Philadelphia (3-4-3-5-8-7-9-9-9-11)

15 Dallas (26-25-25-25-28-22-23-24-24-21)

16 Green Bay (6-5-8-9-14-14-14-16-16-13)

17 Cincinnati (25-10-15-11-9-11-12-13-12-15)

18 Tennessee (23-22-17-13-16-19-22-23-23-14)

19 Denver (16-15-18-18-18-20-20-18-18-20)

20 Atlanta (9-9-10-15-15-15-17-17-14-18)

21 Washington (21-23-20-20-26-21-15-14-15-12)

22 Miami (17-16-9-17-19-16-19-21-21-22)

FOURTH TIER

23 Cleveland (28-27-23-24-20-25-27-27-27-24)

24 Detroit (31-30-26-27-23-24-21-22-22-25)

25 Jacksonville (7-6-13-10-10-13-16-19-19-23)

26 NY Giants (24-28-27-30-30-30-30-31-31-30)

27 Tampa Bay (13-8-16-21-22-26-26-26-26-26)

28 Buffalo (32-32-29-29-27-28-28-28-28-27)

29 NY Jets (15-20-24-26-25-23-25-25-25-28)

FIFTH TIER

30 Arizona (30-31-31-32-31-31-31-29-29-29)

31 San Francisco (19-19-30-31-32-29-29-30-30-31)

32 Oakland (29-29-32-28-29-32-32-32-32-32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Baltimore and Dallas (6 spots), Indianapolis and Seattle (5 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Washington (9 spots), New York Giants and Tennessee (4 spots), Carolina, Green Bay and Philadelphia (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 NFC North 56

2 AFC North 58

3 NFC South 59

4 AFC West 60

5 AFC South 63

6 NFC West 73

7 NFC East 76

8 AFC East 83

NFC 264

AFC 264

FDH Top 4 and Next 4 for College Football Playoff Week 13

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

1 Alabama (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

2 Clemson (4-3-3-7-5-4-3-2-2-2)

3 Notre Dame (OUT-7-7-6-3-2-3-3-3)

4 Michigan (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-7-5-5-4-4)

5 Georgia (3-2-2-4-4-8-7-6-5-5)

6 Oklahoma (5-5-5-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-7-6-6)

7 Washington State (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-7)

8 UCF (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-OUT-OUT)

Lounge on YouTube: 2018 Week 11 fantasy football preview

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THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER previews Week 11 of the 2018 NFL season.

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FDH Lounge Mini-Episode #1063 previews Week 11 of the 2018 NFL season.

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2018 FDH Week 12 college football predictions

By Rick Morris

NOTE: 2-3 last week, 37-46-2 overall this year

Ohio State -14 over Maryland

Notre Dame -10 over Syracuse

Cincinnati +7 ½ over UCF

Texas -2 ½ over Iowa State

UCLA +2 ½ over USC

FDH Top 4 and Next 4 for College Football Playoff Week 12

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

1 Alabama (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

2 Clemson (4-3-3-7-5-4-3-2-2)

3 Notre Dame (OUT-7-7-6-3-2-3-3)

4 Michigan (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-7-5-5-4)

5 Georgia (3-2-2-4-4-8-7-6-5)

6 Oklahoma (5-5-5-OUT-OUT-OUT-8-7-6)

7 West Virginia (OUT-OUT-OUT-8-6-OUT-OUT-7)

8 Washington State (OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-OUT-8)