YTD ROI
| Expert | Days On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 3 | 3 | $75.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 4 | 4 | $100.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| fantasycruncher.com | 4 | 1 | 3 | $100.00 | $25.00 | -75.00% |
| fantasypros.com | 4 | 4 | $100.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| rosternerds.com | 4 | 1 | 3 | $100.00 | $25.00 | -75.00% |
| rotowire.com | 4 | 2 | 2 | $100.00 | $50.00 | -50.00% |
| Total | 4 | 19 | $575.00 | $100.00 | -82.61% |
Welcome to the NBA experts optimal lineup analysis! As the Daily Fantasy Sports industry continues to grow, there has been an explosion of optimal lineups from numerous websites. Have you ever wondered how these lineups have done without risking your hard earned cash? Well before you spend money on these “optimal” lineups read these weekly reviews. Every week, we will review how these expert lineups FanDuel lineups do in cash games. The goal of these reviews is to give you a high level overview of the performance of these expert lineups. This should give you an understanding on which sites are trustworthy. To that end, onto the grading!
Grading:
“CASH” = Doubling Your Money, “NO-CASH” = Losing Your Money
Below and above are the highlights for the week:
1. For this week there were a total of six expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The FanDuel cash line for the $25 double on 11/11/2015 was 297.20 FPs
3. The FanDuel cash line for the $25 double on 11/13/2015 was 285.50 FPs
4. dailyfantasycafe.com went zero for one this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 252.90 FPs (~45 FPs below the cash line).
5. dailyfantasynerd.com went zero for two this week, but again came so close in cashing both days. Their FanDuel lineup scored 293.20 FPs (~4 FPs below the cash line) on 11/11/2015 & 281.30 FPs(~4 FPs below the cash line) on 11/13/2015.
6. fantasycruncher.com went one for two this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 257.70 FPs (~40 FPs below the cash line) on 11/11/2015 & 288.00 FPs(~2.5 FPs above the cash line) on 11/13/2015.
7. fantasypros.com went zero for two this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 220.40 FPs (~77 FPs below the cash line) on 11/11/2015 & 249.10 FPs(~35 FPs below the cash line) on 11/13/2015.
8. rosternerds.com went one for two this week with lineups on both sides of the extreme. Their FanDuel lineup scored 304.30 FPs (~7 FPs above the cash line) on 11/11/2015 & 147.60 FPs(~138 FPs below the cash line) on 11/13/2015.
9. rotowire.com again went one for two this week! Their FanDuel lineup scored 250.40 FPs (~47 FPs below the cash line) on 11/11/2015 & 305.50 FPs(~20 FPs above the cash line) on 11/13/2015.
10. Through two weeks you can see that sometimes it pays off to play some of these lineups in cash games.
Wednesday – 11/11/2015
| CASH GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| FanDuel – $25 Double Up | $25.00 | 351.60 | 297.20 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13537/contests/13537-18466474/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | |||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 252.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) K. Lowry, (PG) J. Bayless, (SG) D. Derozan, (SG) G. Antetokounmpo, (SF) C. Anythony, (SF) K. Middleton, (PF) J. Randle, (PF) J. Sullinger, (C) A. Jefferson | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 293.20 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) G. Vasquez, (PG) R. Rondo, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) G. Antetokounmpo, (SF) J. Johnson, (SF) M. Morris, (PF) Z. Randolph, (PF) T. Young, (C) A. Drummond | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 257.70 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Clarkson, (PG) TJ McConnell, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) G. Antetokounmpo, (SF) D. Gallinari, (SF) K. Middleton, (PF) M. Williams, (PF) L. Scola, (C) D. Cousins | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 220.40 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) K. Lowry, (PG) D. Russell, (SG) M. Ellis, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) J. Green, (SF) P. Pierce, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) A. Davis, (C) M. Gasol | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 304.30 | CASH | $50.00 | (PG) C. Paul, (PG) D. Lillard, (SG) D. Green, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) K. Leonard, (SF) K. Middleton, (PF) K. Faried, (PF) L. Scola, (C) A. Horford | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 250.40 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) C. Paul, (PG) TJ McConnell, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) N. Young, (SF) M. Morris, (SF) J. Johnson, (PF) L. Aldridge, (PF) E. Llyasova, (C) D. Cousins | ||||||
Friday – 11/13/2015
| CASH GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| FanDuel – $25 Double Up | $25.00 | 345.30 | 285.50 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13551/contests/13551-18601311/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | |||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 281.30 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) R. Rondo, (PG) R. Westbrook, (SG) M. Thornton, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) O. Casspi, (SF) J. Crowder, (PF) T. Young, (PF) D. Favors, (C) C. Capela | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 288.00 | CASH | $50.00 | (PG) R. Rondo, (PG) I. Smith, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) P. George, (SF) D. Gallinari, (PF) J. Sullinger, (PF) C. Zeller, (C) M. Gasol | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 249.10 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) D. Lillard, (PG) TJ McConnell, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) L. James, (SF) G. Hayward, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) E. Davis, (C) J. Noah | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 147.60 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Teague, (PG) G. Hill, (SG) L. Williams, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) R. Gay, (SF) CJ Miles, (PF) K. Love, (PF) D. Favors, (C) A. Horford | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 305.50 | CASH | $50.00 | (PG) R. Rondo, (PG) TJ McConnell, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) M. Ellis, (SF) G. Hayward, (SF) N. Mirotic, (PF) S. Ibaka, (PF) J. Hickson, (C) A. Horford | ||||||
