YTD Cash Game Analysis
| Expert | Weeks On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 10 | 12 | 8 | $500.00 | $600.00 | 20.00% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 11 | 9 | 13 | $550.00 | $450.00 | -18.18% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 12 | 7 | 17 | $600.00 | $350.00 | -41.67% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 12 | 5 | 19 | $600.00 | $250.00 | -58.33% |
| fantasypros.com | 12 | 12 | 12 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 0.00% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 10 | 6 | 14 | $500.00 | $300.00 | -40.00% |
| rosternerds.com | 12 | 5 | 19 | $600.00 | $250.00 | -58.33% |
| rotogrinders.com | 12 | 7 | 17 | $600.00 | $350.00 | -41.67% |
| rotowire.com | 12 | 7 | 17 | $600.00 | $350.00 | -41.67% |
| Total | 70 | 136 | $5,150.00 | $3,500.00 | -32.04% |
YTD GPP Analysis
| Expert | Weeks On List | A+ (Top 10) | A (High Cash) | B (Mid Cash) | C (Min Cash) | D (Almost) | F (No Cash) | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | $450.00 | $310.00 | -31.11% | |||
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 11 | 4 | 1 | 17 | $495.00 | $125.00 | -74.75% | |||
| fantasyalarm.com | 12 | 5 | 19 | $540.00 | $245.00 | -54.63% | ||||
| fantasycruncher.com | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | $540.00 | $185.00 | -65.74% | |||
| fantasypros.com | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | $540.00 | $505.00 | -6.48% | ||
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 10 | 3 | 17 | $450.00 | $120.00 | -73.33% | ||||
| rosternerds.com | 12 | 5 | 19 | $540.00 | $205.00 | -62.04% | ||||
| rotogrinders.com | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | $540.00 | $135.00 | -75.00% | |||
| rotowire.com | 12 | 6 | 18 | $540.00 | $230.00 | -57.41% | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 157 | $4,635.00 | $2,060.00 | -55.56% |
YTD ROI
| Expert | Weeks On List | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 10 | $950.00 | $910.00 | -4.21% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 11 | $1,045.00 | $575.00 | -44.98% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $595.00 | -47.81% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $435.00 | -61.84% |
| fantasypros.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $1,105.00 | -3.07% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 10 | $950.00 | $420.00 | -55.79% |
| rosternerds.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $455.00 | -60.09% |
| rotogrinders.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $485.00 | -57.46% |
| rotowire.com | 12 | $1,140.00 | $580.00 | -49.12% |
| Total | $9,785.00 | $5,560.00 | -43.18% |
Welcome to the weekly NFL 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 did in both DraftKings & FanDuel and will put each lineup in a GPP and cash game. The goal of these reviews is to give you a high level overview of the performance of these lineups and to help you distinguish which sites are trustworthy. To that end, onto the grading!
GPP Grading:
A+ = Top 10 Tournament Finish, A = Top 10-15% Finish, B = Top 15-20% Finish, C = Minimum Cash Finish (2x your Buy-in), D = Almost Cash, F = Fail
Cash Game Grading:
Cash = Doubling Your Money, No Cash = Losing Your Money
Below and above are the highlights for the week:
1. For Week 12 there were a total of nine expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The DraftKings NFL Week 12 GPP cash line for the week was 153.94 FPs vs a DrafKings cash game line of 136.94 FPs.
3. The FanDuel NFL Week 12 GPP cash line for the week was 125.34 FPs vs a FanDuel cash game line of 110.76 FPs.
4. Our YTD GPP ROI is -55.56% vs last week’s ROI of -53.78%.
5. Our YTD Cash Game ROI is -32.04% vs last week’s ROI of -32.98%.
6. Our overall ROI decreased this week to an ROI of -43.18% vs last week’s ROI of -42.83%.
7. dailyfantasycafe.com went one for two this week their lineups cashed in cash games! Their Draftkings lineup scored 147.66 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 122.76 FPs.
8. dailyfantasynerd.com went one for zero for two this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 126.20 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 98.10 FPs.
9. fantasyalarm.com had the strongest performance this week with both lineups cashing in GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 162.78 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 138.68 FPs.
10. fantasycruncher.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 100.90 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 97.10 FPs.
11. fantasypros.com had a tough week and went zero for two. Their DraftKings lineup scored 117.70 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 103.74 FPs.
12. fantasysportsdaily.com managed to squeeze out a cash game win with their DraftKings lineup. Their DraftKings lineup scored 137.20 FPs and their FanDuel scored 94.20 FPs.
13. rosternerds.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 130.00 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 92.74 FPs.
14. rotogrinders.com went one for two this week with and was money in cash games! Their DraftKings lineup scored 144.48 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 119.14 FPs.
15. rotowire.com had another rough week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 108.52 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 95.62 FPs.
16. Through 12 week’s of analysis there have been a lot of ups and downs. The end of the season is just around the corner, let’s see which optimizer comes out on top!
| GPP GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL $5M MILLIONAIRE MAKER [$1M TO 1ST] | $20.00 | 256.70 | 153.94 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/15514982 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $2M NFL Sunday Million ($200K to 1st) | $25.00 | 208.90 | 125.34 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13707/contests/13707-19335014/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.66 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Bortles, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) K. Aiken, (D) Indianapolis | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 122.76 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Bortles, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) D. Walker, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) Indianapolis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 126.20 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) TJ Yeldon, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 98.10 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) M. Ingram, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) G. Barnidge, (K) N. Novak, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 162.78 | C | $30.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) A. Peterson, (RB) S. Ware, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) M. Floyd, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) A. Blue, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 138.68 | C | $75.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) A. Peterson, (RB) S. Ware, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) J. Reed, (K) N. Novak, (D) Tampa Bay | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 100.90 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) C. Shorts III, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) J. Allen, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 97.10 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Cooper, (TE) D. Walker, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 117.70 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) D. Hopkins, (D) Cleveland | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.74 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) Kansas City | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 137.20 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) J. Allen, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) E. Decker, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) J. Maclin, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 94.20 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) J. Allen, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) Cincinnati | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 130.00 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) B. LaFell, (TE) J. Maclin, (FLEX) H. Miller, (D) San Diego | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 92.74 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Cooper, (TE) B. Watson, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 144.48 | F | $0.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) J. Allen, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) A. Hurns, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 119.14 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) M. Ingram, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Hurns, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) Cincinnati | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 108.52 | F | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (WR) M. Bryant, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) B. Cooks, (TE) T. Kelce, (FLEX) T. Rawls, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 95.62 | F | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) M. Bryant, (TE) T. Kelce, (K) C. Boswell, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| CASH GAME GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL MASSIVE $25 DOUBLE UP [$900,000 GUARANTEED] | $25.00 | 234.80 | 136.94 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/15542833 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $260K Sun NFL BIG $25 Double Up (Top 5,200 Win) | $25.00 | 173.74 | 110.76 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13707/contests/13707-19349972/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.66 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) B. Bortles, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) K. Aiken, (D) Indianapolis | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 122.76 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) B. Bortles, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) D. Walker, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) Indianapolis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 126.20 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) TJ Yeldon, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 98.10 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) M. Ingram, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) G. Barnidge, (K) N. Novak, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 162.78 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) A. Peterson, (RB) S. Ware, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) M. Floyd, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) A. Blue, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 138.68 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) A. Peterson, (RB) S. Ware, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) J. Reed, (K) N. Novak, (D) Tampa Bay | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 100.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) C. Shorts III, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) J. Allen, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 97.10 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Cooper, (TE) D. Walker, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 117.70 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) D. Hopkins, (D) Cleveland | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.74 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) Kansas City | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 137.20 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) J. Allen, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) E. Decker, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) J. Maclin, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 94.20 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (RB) J. Allen, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) Cincinnati | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 130.00 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) B. LaFell, (TE) J. Maclin, (FLEX) H. Miller, (D) San Diego | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 92.74 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) T. Coleman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Cooper, (TE) B. Watson, (K) C. Catanzaro, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 144.48 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) J. McCown, (RB) J. Allen, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) A. Hurns, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 119.14 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) M. Ingram, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) A. Hurns, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) Cincinnati | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 108.52 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (WR) M. Bryant, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) B. Cooks, (TE) T. Kelce, (FLEX) T. Rawls, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 95.62 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) T. Rawls, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) M. Bryant, (TE) T. Kelce, (K) C. Boswell, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
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