Week 1 is in the books, which means we have exactly one week's worth of data to confidently overreact to. Perfect. The 2026 opening week gave us some truly ridiculous numbers: 86 plays in New Orleans, eight touchdowns in Chicago, Derrick Henry apparently refusing to acknowledge that Father Time exists, and enough RB timeshare discourse

With the 2026 NFL season right around the corner, and considering myself a bit of a Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) guru, I wanted to share some tips for playing DraftKings (DK) DFS contests. I'm someone who only plays DraftKings because I prefer their scoring system, which awards one point per reception. In my opinion, point

Welcome to the third part of a thirty-two-part series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. Fantasy football tasseography is deeply rooted in predicting future fantasy fortunes. Some of the team tea cups we'll be looking into may be larger than others. The smallest of cups may have the most alluring blends of offensive weaponry, or

The NFL Draft is the signal for fantasy football managers that spring has arrived. The draft is over. Our favorite prospects' landing spots are locked in, and we can start to prognosticate on these players' futures through our fantasy football crystal ball. That is exactly what we aim to do for you in this 2026

In this week's dynasty download, we'll be breaking down the AFC North. For each team, I'll include a summary of that team's 2025 season, review the key starting players who will be up for a new contract, highlight what positions need to be addressed in the offseason, and finally give my thoughts on that team's

Welcome one and all to the great fantasy football game show! Each week, our fabulous writers participate in the fantastic game of higher/lower and submit their predictions for player rankings.  This week, like most weeks (sadly), we have injuries galore. Week 11 has put some of you in a tough spot where you may have

Boy, it's getting late early these days! What do you mean it's 4:30 and it's already getting dark? Don't worry, you'll get no 'Winter is coming' from us, although winter is very definitely coming, and it's more than just the fading light and weaker rays of the sun that tell us so. It's Week 11,

There has been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of sports betting and gambling recently. Here at Optimus, the only gambling we do is in this article each week.  Well… that's not entirely true. We do have some incredible DFS and betting tools that you should absolutely check out, BUT that's not

Welcome to Week 7 of Angles & Leverage! Two more teams are on bye this week, and they are teams that NEED it in the worst way: the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. Still, that leaves us with 15 games, one of which has already been played. If the Steelers/Bengals game was any indication of

The fantasy season is heating up, and our writers are taking sides. Some are ready to double down on their breakout darlings, while others are warning you to pull the plug before it's too late. Week 6 is the perfect time to separate hope from hype and decide who's actually worth a starting spot. Across