Each week, NFL fantasy researcher Joel Smyth will identify important stats and trends to inform fantasy decisions ahead of your next matchup. These won't be your basic, elementary stats, but rather deep and unique insights to give you an edge over your friends (and enemies).
Here are seven notable nuggets ahead of Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season.
Fantasy points over expected is an excellent metric for evaluating whether a player will improve or depreciate as he regresses to the mean in the future. Josh Jacobs, Dameon Pierce and Tony Pollard sit at the bottom of the running back position when comparing their actual and expected fantasy points in 2023. Here are my assessments on whether to buy or sell the three backs based on their odds of flipping their fortunes in the near future.
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