This is Fantasy Football… on AI
"Fantasy Football on AI" by Ken Sheldon, an IBM designer

This is Fantasy Football… on AI

What does it take to give 14 million+ fantasy managers a competitive edge when there are billions of data points to analyze throughout the season?

The answer is smarter insights powered by our AI, helping fans optimize decisions just like businesses optimize operations.

See how we're putting IBM watsonx into the hands of fantasy football fans. ⤵

A History of Innovation

We've partnered with ESPN for years to bring advanced analytics to the game.

Fans already rely on tools like Waiver Grades and Trade Grades, along with the Trade Analyzer and Boom or Bust probabilities. These features have been transforming raw data into clear choices for seasons.

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Player Insights with IBM watsonx

New Ways to Win

This season brings a powerful new upgrade to the app. Fantasy Insights Built with IBM watsonx appears right on your home screen. It uses AI to spot players you might miss.

💎 Diamond in the Rough: uncovers players rostered in <85% of leagues who are heating up with back-to-back high scores.

📈 Buy Low Sell High: uses schedule difficulty to highlight when to make moves based on upcoming matchups.

👁️ Trade Bait: players who have underperformed for two straight weeks and are rostered by a majority of leagues.

📰 Media Darlings: tracks media sentiment to find players buzzing in the press who are still available on the wire.

From the Field to the Boardroom

Fantasy football is all about optimizing decisions. AI helps fans make those choices with deeper insights. This is the same power businesses use to scale. Our AI helps companies centralize data and turn it into action.

👉 Learn how we bring AI to the hands of businesses and fantasy football managers


The main factors to win a football game and in every sport is the quility of the players/sporters and team spirit to win. AI is just a recommended tool… no more no less.

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This is a great way for a non-football lover to start getting interested, nice job!

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AI is transforming the way we make decisions even in fantasy football! Excited to see how smarter insights elevate the game for millions of managers.

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