YTD Cash Game Analysis
| Expert | Weeks On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 12 | 14 | 10 | $600.00 | $700.00 | 16.67% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 13 | 11 | 15 | $650.00 | $550.00 | -15.38% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 14 | 7 | 21 | $700.00 | $350.00 | -50.00% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 14 | 7 | 21 | $700.00 | $350.00 | -50.00% |
| fantasypros.com | 14 | 15 | 13 | $700.00 | $750.00 | 7.14% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 12 | 10 | 14 | $600.00 | $500.00 | -16.67% |
| rosternerds.com | 14 | 6 | 22 | $700.00 | $300.00 | -57.14% |
| rotogrinders.com | 14 | 9 | 19 | $700.00 | $450.00 | -35.71% |
| rotowire.com | 14 | 7 | 21 | $700.00 | $350.00 | -50.00% |
| Total | 86 | 156 | $6,050.00 | $4,300.00 | -28.93% |
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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 15 | $547.00 | $385.00 | -29.62% | |||
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 13 | 6 | 1 | 19 | $592.00 | $205.00 | -65.37% | |||
| fantasyalarm.com | 14 | 5 | 23 | $637.00 | $245.00 | -61.54% | ||||
| fantasycruncher.com | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | $637.00 | $215.00 | -66.25% | |||
| fantasypros.com | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 16 | $637.00 | $535.00 | -16.01% | ||
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 12 | 7 | 17 | $547.00 | $310.00 | -43.33% | ||||
| rosternerds.com | 14 | 6 | 22 | $637.00 | $255.00 | -59.97% | ||||
| rotogrinders.com | 14 | 1 | 1 | 26 | $637.00 | $135.00 | -78.81% | |||
| rotowire.com | 14 | 6 | 22 | $637.00 | $230.00 | -63.89% | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 181 | $5,508.00 | $2,515.00 | -54.34% |
YTD ROI
| Expert | Weeks On List | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 12 | $1,147.00 | $1,085.00 | -5.41% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 13 | $1,242.00 | $755.00 | -39.21% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $595.00 | -55.50% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $565.00 | -57.74% |
| fantasypros.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $1,285.00 | -3.89% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 12 | $1,147.00 | $810.00 | -29.38% |
| rosternerds.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $555.00 | -58.49% |
| rotogrinders.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $585.00 | -56.25% |
| rotowire.com | 14 | $1,337.00 | $580.00 | -56.62% |
| Total | $11,558.00 | $6,815.00 | -41.04% |
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 14 there were a total of nine expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The DraftKings NFL Week 14 GPP cash line for the week was 156.18 vs a DrafKings cash game line of 141.42 FPs. So an ~15 FPs difference.
3. The FanDuel NFL Week 14 GPP cash line for the week was 133.20 FPs vs a FanDuel cash game line of 115.20 FPs. So an ~18 FPs difference
4. Our YTD GPP ROI is -54.34% vs last week’s ROI of -53.47%.
5. Our YTD Cash Game ROI is -28.93% vs last week’s ROI of -30.36%.
6. Our overall ROI improved this week to an ROI of -41.04% vs last week’s ROI of -41.31%.
7. dailyfantasycafe.com one for two in GPP games and two for two in cash games. Their Draftkings lineup scored 145.38 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 147.20 FPs.
8. dailyfantasynerd.com zero for two in both GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 96.90 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 91.10 FPs.
9. fantasyalarm.com went zero for two in both GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 108.38 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 112.08 FPs.
10. fantasycruncher.com went zero for two in both GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 131.60 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 105.80 FPs.
11. fantasypros.com went one for two in GPP games and two for two in cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 157.18 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 121.20 FPs.
12. fantasysportsdaily.com again had the best performance this week and cashed in both GPP and cash games! Their DraftKings lineup scored 166.08 FPs and their FanDuel scored 136.00 FPs.
13. rosternerds.com went zero for two in both GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 102.32 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 88.02 FPs.
14. rotogrinders.com went zero for two in GPP games and two for two in cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 142.42 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 116.52 FPs.
15. rotowire.com went zero for two in both GPP and cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 92.58 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 103.18 FPs.
16. Through 14 week’s of analysis there have been a lots of ups and downs, let’s see who comes out on top at the end of the season!
WEEK 14
| GPP GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL $1.5M GRIDIRON [$1,500,000 GUARANTEED] | $27.00 | 231.48 | 156.18 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/16823298 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $1.75M NFL Sunday Million ($175K to 1st) | $25.00 | 205.48 | 133.20 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13913/contests/13913-20150432/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 145.38 | F | $0.00 | (QB) J. Winston, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (TE) Z. Miller, (FLEX) S. Draughn, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 147.20 | C | $75.00 | (QB) J. Manziel, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) S. Draughn, (WR) AJ Green, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) Z. Miller, (K) C. Santos, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 96.90 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) CJ Spiller, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) J. Landry, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) J. Tamme, (FLEX) D. Hopkins, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 91.10 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) C. West, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) R. Woods, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) N. Novak, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 108.38 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) S. Draughn, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) B. Marshall, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) A. Seferian Jenkins, (FLEX) D. Parker, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 112.08 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) T. Hightower, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) R. Cobb, (TE) J. Reed, (K) C. Barth, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 131.60 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) T. Rawls, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) G. Tate, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) TY Hilton, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 105.80 | F | $0.00 | (QB) J. Manziel, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) C. Santos, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 157.18 | C | $40.00 | (QB) R. Wilson, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Baldwin, (TE) T. Kelce, (FLEX) D. Martin, (D) San Francisco | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 121.20 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Boldin, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) Kansas City | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 166.08 | C | $45.00 | (QB) R. Wilson, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) D. Baldwin, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) A. Boldin, (D) Lions | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 136.00 | C | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) A. Boldin, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) G. Gano, (D) Green Bay | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 102.32 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Osweiler, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) F. Gore, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) T. Benjamin, (TE) D. Walker, (FLEX) J. Maclin, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 88.02 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Osweiler, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) F. Gore, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) D. Hopkins, (TE) G. Barnidge, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 142.42 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) TY Hilton, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) C. Clay, (FLEX) O. Beckham, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 116.52 | F | $0.00 | (QB) A. Rodgers, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) M. Forte, (WR) D. Bryant, (WR) S. Watkins, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) A. Gates, (K) C. Santos, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 92.58 | F | $0.00 | (QB) J. Winston, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) A. Seferian Jenkins, (FLEX) M. Jones, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.18 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) TY Hilton, (WR) M. Jones, (TE) D. Walker, (K) R. Bullock, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| CASH GAME GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL MASSIVE $25 DOUBLE UP [$750,000 GUARANTEED] | $25.00 | 224.38 | 141.42 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/16878915 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $250K Sun NFL BIG $25 Double Up (Top 5,000 Win) | $25.00 | 192.78 | 115.20 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13913/contests/13913-20159329/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 145.38 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) J. Winston, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (TE) Z. Miller, (FLEX) S. Draughn, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 147.20 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) J. Manziel, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) S. Draughn, (WR) AJ Green, (WR) O. Beckham Jr, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) Z. Miller, (K) C. Santos, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 96.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) CJ Spiller, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) J. Landry, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) J. Tamme, (FLEX) D. Hopkins, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 91.10 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Hoyer, (RB) C. West, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) R. Woods, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) N. Novak, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 108.38 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) S. Draughn, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) B. Marshall, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) A. Seferian Jenkins, (FLEX) D. Parker, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 112.08 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) T. Hightower, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) R. Cobb, (TE) J. Reed, (K) C. Barth, (D) Seattle | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 131.60 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) T. Rawls, (RB) TJ Yeldon, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) G. Tate, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) TY Hilton, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 105.80 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) J. Manziel, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) C. Santos, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 157.18 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) R. Wilson, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. McCoy, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Baldwin, (TE) T. Kelce, (FLEX) D. Martin, (D) San Francisco | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 121.20 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Boldin, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Landry, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) Kansas City | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 166.08 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) R. Wilson, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) D. Baldwin, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) A. Boldin, (D) Lions | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 136.00 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) J. Maclin, (WR) A. Boldin, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) G. Gano, (D) Green Bay | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 102.32 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Osweiler, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) F. Gore, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) T. Benjamin, (TE) D. Walker, (FLEX) J. Maclin, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 88.02 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Osweiler, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) F. Gore, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Amendola, (WR) D. Hopkins, (TE) G. Barnidge, (K) S. Hauschka, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 142.42 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) TY Hilton, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) D. Amendola, (TE) C. Clay, (FLEX) O. Beckham, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 116.52 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) A. Rodgers, (RB) D. Johnson, (RB) M. Forte, (WR) D. Bryant, (WR) S. Watkins, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) A. Gates, (K) C. Santos, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 92.58 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) J. Winston, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) A. Seferian Jenkins, (FLEX) M. Jones, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.18 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) L. McCoy, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) C. Johnson, (WR) TY Hilton, (WR) M. Jones, (TE) D. Walker, (K) R. Bullock, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
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WEEK 14 – DFS NFL Optimal Lineup Analysis – Final
