Fantasy Football - 7: How Much Does the Opposition Matter?

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Introduction

This post is part 7 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I focus on the importance of the opposition in this one.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things like that. It also has the Dream Team of the Year and Weekly Dream Teams which I shall be referring to frequently.

Fantasy Football - 6: Getting Ready for 2014-15

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Introduction

This post is part 6 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have.This is a tiny tips and advice post for the season ahead.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things like that. It also has the Dream Team of the Year and Weekly Dream Teams which I shall be referring to frequently.

Fantasy Football - 5: When To Play Your Wildcard

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Introduction

This post is part 5 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I focus on the timing of playing your wildcard in this one.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things like that. It also has the Dream Team of the Year and Weekly Dream Teams which I shall be referring to frequently.

Fantasy Football - 4: The Value of Money

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Introduction

This post is part 4 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I focus on the value of your money in this one.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things like that. It also has the Dream Team of the Year and Weekly Dream Teams which I shall be referring to frequently.

Fantasy Football - 3: Picking The Defense

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Introduction

This post is part 3 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I focus on selecting the defenders in this one.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things like that. It also has the Dream Team of the Year and Weekly Dream Teams which I shall be referring to frequently.

Fantasy Football - 2: Picking The Goalkeepers

Edit on 4th Aug - Some of the numbers were slightly off in the rotation analysis. Fixed it. Overall conclusion not impacted though.

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Introduction

This post is part 2 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I focus on selecting the goalkeepers in this one.

Part 1 has the main introduction and some other relevant details and assumptions and things all that.

I notice that Lloris' jersey seems to be switched with Begovic's and that Ruddy's jersey is a QPR jersey. This is because the premier league has somewhere update them in such a manner. It is too much pain to manually correct it so  skip it and concentrate on the numbers.

Fantasy Football - 1: Team Composition

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Motivation
I'm bored

Introduction

This post is part 1 of a series of number crunching posts I intend on doing on some EPL Fantasy Football data I have. I picked an easy one to begin with by picking team composition but hopefully the boredom will last through to something more interesting.

Those who know what fantasy football is may skip this paragraph - Fantasy football is a way for single men to distract themselves from their singledom. Each bachelor gets to pick a football team from amongst the players participating in the league/tournament. Each player has a price and you have a fixed budget (£100m in EPL) within which to accommodate the entire team. Prices go up and down during the year based on the player's performances and the demand from the bachelor community. As the players play the actual matches, they earn points depending on their performances on the pitch. At the end of the season, the points are totaled and the bachelor with the highest points wins. After another two months, when the next season starts again, all the bachelors pick a new team for that year and the cycle continues.

This webpage lists the rules and how the points are calculated.
If you are single, then this is what you're looking for.