7 best and worst fantasy football matchups for Week 1

Welcome! I'm Josh Larky and in this weekly matchups column, I’ll dig a little bit deeper than the obvious every week fantasy starters. If you need me to re-affirm that you should start your second round pick in Week 1, I would suggest adding breathing exercises and yoga to your routine rather than a weekly fantasy football column.

As the season moves along and we gather data on team tendencies, matchups analysis like mine should only become more and more accurate. I will always outline the logic behind my thought process, and while I won’t get everything right (nobody does?), I firmly believe that we’ll uncover a few fantasy edges each week. And over time, even with the unpredictability of fantasy football, it should hopefully lead to a coveted spot in your league’s playoffs.

Note: When discussing projections, this is referring to player props in the betting and prediction markets, which are a valuable reference tool for anyone playing fantasy football.

The Lions are projected to score roughly 28 points according to Vegas oddsmakers, the second-highest team total of Week 1. In the prop markets, only Joe Burrow has a higher passing yard expectation than Goff’s 260 yards.

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