NBA – DFS Expert Rankings History
RotoGrinders – Core Plays was the best-grading NBA DFS site of the 2025-26 season, finishing with a 5.71 DO Score across the 21 sites and expert products we graded. DFSArmy – Cheatsheet was second at 5.53 and our own Cash Consensus entry third at 5.21, a hair ahead of RunPureSports at 5.20. The 2026-27 NBA season has not started yet, so 2025-26 is the most recent completed board.
Who are the best NBA DFS sites?
RotoGrinders – Core Plays has now graded out first on the NBA board in five straight seasons, from 2021-22 through 2025-26. DailyOverlay does not make picks. We read what the experts, sites and models publish for each slate, tier it, publish it, and then grade every pick against what actually happened. The season-by-season boards we have published run back to 2015-16.
How the DO Score works. The DO Score is the average grade earned by every pick a site published. After each slate we pull the actual DraftKings points that were scored, grade each recommended player on value, positional ranking and gross score, and weight the resulting letter grades from A+ down to F. A site’s DO Score is the average of those grades across the season, so a higher number means more of what it published actually worked. Every pick is graded against what really happened on the slate, never against a projection. Scores are measured relative to each slate, so compare sites within a season rather than across sports or seasons. The full method is in our Grading Process.
Below are the Top 5 experts in the NBA DFS Rankings over the history of DailyOverlay grading the experts.
2025-2026 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders – Core Plays |
5.71 |
| 2 |
DFSArmy – Cheatsheet |
5.53 |
| 3 |
DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus |
5.21 |
| 4 |
RunPureSports |
5.20 |
| 5 |
DraftKings Playbook – Targets |
5.19 |
Full 2025-2026 Standings
2024-2025 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders – Core Plays |
5.52 |
| 2 |
RunPureSports |
5.46 |
| 3 |
Sportsline |
5.45 |
| 4 |
DailyFantasyNerd |
5.35 |
| 5 |
DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus |
5.19 |
Full 2024-2025 Standings
2023-2024 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders – Core Plays |
5.32 |
| 2 |
DailyFantasyNerd |
4.95 |
| 3 tie |
FantasyLabs |
4.94 |
| 3 tie |
DFSArmy – Cheatsheet |
4.94 |
| 5 |
DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus |
4.74 |
Full 2023-2024 Standings
2022-2023 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders – Core Plays |
6.08 |
| 2 |
DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet |
5.76 |
| 3 |
DFSKarma – Building Blocks |
5.63 |
| 4 tie |
Sportsline |
5.51 |
| 4 tie |
DailyFantasyNerd |
5.51 |
Full 2022-2023 Standings
2021-2022 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders – Core Plays |
6.53 |
| 2 |
Awesemo – Building Blocks |
6.31 |
| 3 |
DailyFantasyInsider |
6.28 |
| 4 |
Sportsline |
6.26 |
| 5 |
DFSArmy – Cheatsheet |
5.91 |
Full 2021-2022 Standings
2020-2021 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
DFSArmy – Full Court Press |
5.69 |
| 2 |
Awesemo – Building Blocks |
5.67 |
| 3 |
Sportsline |
5.60 |
| 4 |
RunPureSports |
5.56 |
| 5 |
DailyFantasyInsider |
5.55 |
Full 2020-2021 Standings
2019-2020 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
NumberFire – Studs |
5.86 |
| 2 |
DFSKarma |
5.83 |
| 3 |
DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus |
5.44 |
| 4 |
Awesemo |
5.39 |
| 5 |
DailyOverlay – Value Index |
5.37 |
Full 2019-2020 Standings
2018-2019 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
RotoGrinders Core Plays |
6.05 |
| 2 |
FantasyLabs |
5.52 |
| 3 |
FantasyTeamAdvice |
5.51 |
| 4 |
RotoGrinders Consensus |
5.27 |
| 5 |
DailyFantasyNerd |
5.19 |
Full 2018-2019 Standings
2017-2018 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
FantasyLabs |
5.02 |
| 2 |
FantasyTeamAdvice |
4.92 |
| 3 |
DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet |
4.82 |
| 4 |
RotoGrinders Consensus |
4.77 |
| 5 |
Rotoballer |
4.74 |
Full 2017-2018 Standings
2016-2017 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
FantasyTeamAdvice |
5.08 |
| 2 |
DailyOverlay – Value Index |
4.97 |
| 3 |
RotoGrinders Lineup Builder |
4.96 |
| 4 |
FantasyLabs |
4.85 |
| 5 |
RotoGrinders Consensus |
4.84 |
Full 2016-2017 Standings
2015-2016 Season
| Rank |
Name |
DO score |
| 1 |
Scout Fantasy |
5.27 |
| 2 |
Rotogrinders NBA Grind Down |
5.02 |
| 3 |
DailyRoto |
5.02 |
| 4 |
DailyOverlay – Industry Consensus |
4.71 |
| 5 |
FakePigskin |
4.70 |
Full 2015-2016 Standings
