Fantasy Players Can Ask Who They Should Draft, Start, Add or Trade and the Assistant Will Give Advice Based on CBS Sports Rankings and Projections

August 1, 2018 – Starting today, CBS Sports offers voice-enabled fantasy football advice for the Google Assistant. Fantasy players can simply ask the Assistant, on smart speakers like Google Home, phones and other devices with the Google Assistant built in, for advice on drafting specific players and, once the season starts, for week-to-week lineup guidance. The Assistant will offer advice based on CBS Sports Fantasy expert rankings and SportsLine data and projections.

The Assistant currently gives fantasy draft advice to anyone using any fantasy football platform. For instance, fantasy players can just ask, “Hey Google, ask CBS Sports if I should draft Ben Roethlisberger” and the Assistant will answer with the most realistic options that are likely to be available: “Not early. Ben Roethlisberger is expected to be the #7 quarterback according to our Expert Consensus, but he is only the #9 in our latest projections. Instead of Ben Roethlisberger, we recommend Carson Wentz and Andrew Luck.” Fantasy players can utilize the Assistant before or during their drafts to quickly decide between two players. Once the season kicks off, the Assistant will give all fantasy players start/sit, add/drop and trade advice as well as injury updates.

CBS Sports Fantasy Football players will also have the ability to get personalized lineup advice and information tailored to their teams beginning in October, including score updates, value comparisons of players in different positions based on league settings, reports on bench or waiver wire players projected to outscore starters, and trade valuations.

“Through our investment in the exciting voice technology of the Google Assistant, our goal is to save fantasy players time and eliminate friction involved in searching for draft and lineup advice across multiple sources and devices,” said Jeff Gerttula, EVP and GM of CBS Sports Digital. “Using the Assistant as a fantasy football hotline will be a powerful tool for all fantasy players to build and manage a winning team, and invaluable for CBS Sports fantasy players in getting fast, personalized in-season updates and guidance.”

See how a fantasy draft prep conversation with the Assistant could play out:

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