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Fantasy Football: NFL Week 2 rankings from the model that outperformed experts

The SportsLine Projection Model outperformed the experts big-time last season, and it's back to give out some surprising projections for Week 2 of Fantasy football.

By@SportsLineUpdated: Sep 15, 2019 1:08PM UTC . 2 min read
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Before setting your Week 2 Fantasy football lineups, you NEED to see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say. When it comes to ranking players, the model beat human experts in Fantasy football last season when there were big differences in ranking. And the model was closest-to-the-hole overall, meaning it best pinpointed where every player would finish each week. That could literally be the difference between winning your league or going home empty-handed.

Last week, the model was extremely high on Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, saying he'd finish as a top-five player at his position despite being started in just 61 percent of leagues. The result: Jackson completed 85 percent of his passes for 324 yards and a week-winning five touchdowns. Anybody who had him in their lineup was well on their way to a HUGE week.

Now the model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has revealed its latest Week 2 Fantasy football rankings.

One player the model is high on this week: 49ers running back Matt Breida, who will see plenty of carries after Tevin Coleman went down last Sunday with a high ankle sprain. Mack is projected to be a top-20 running back though he's being started in just 30 percent of CBS Sports leagues.

And a massive shocker: Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who's coming off a strong Week 1 performance, stumbles big-time and doesn't even crack the top 15. He's a player to consider putting on the bench this week.

The model is also calling for a surprising quarterback you aren't even thinking about to finish in the top 10 of the rankings. This pick could be the difference between winning BIG and going home with nothing. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your lineups.

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