YTD Cash Game Analysis
| Expert | Weeks On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 6 | 7 | 5 | $300.00 | $350.00 | 16.67% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 7 | 7 | 7 | $350.00 | $350.00 | 0.00% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 8 | 2 | 14 | $400.00 | $100.00 | -75.00% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 8 | 4 | 12 | $400.00 | $300.00 | -25.00% |
| fantasypros.com | 8 | 8 | 8 | $400.00 | $500.00 | 25.00% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 6 | 4 | 8 | $300.00 | $200.00 | -33.33% |
| rosternerds.com | 8 | 3 | 13 | $400.00 | $150.00 | -62.50% |
| rotogrinders.com | 8 | 3 | 13 | $400.00 | $150.00 | -62.50% |
| rotowire.com | 8 | 6 | 10 | $400.00 | $300.00 | -25.00% |
| Total | 44 | 90 | $3,350.00 | $2,400.00 | -28.36% |
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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | $270.00 | $180.00 | -33.33% | |||
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 7 | 3 | 11 | $315.00 | $95.00 | -69.84% | ||||
| fantasyalarm.com | 8 | 1 | 15 | $360.00 | $50.00 | -86.11% | ||||
| fantasycruncher.com | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | $360.00 | $125.00 | -65.28% | |||
| fantasypros.com | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | $360.00 | $215.00 | -40.28% | |||
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 6 | 2 | 10 | $270.00 | $90.00 | -66.67% | ||||
| rosternerds.com | 8 | 3 | 13 | $360.00 | $140.00 | -61.11% | ||||
| rotogrinders.com | 8 | 1 | 15 | $360.00 | $35.00 | -90.28% | ||||
| rotowire.com | 8 | 5 | 11 | $360.00 | $195.00 | -45.83% | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 104 | $3,015.00 | $1,125.00 | -62.69% |
YTD ROI
| Expert | Weeks On List | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 6 | $570.00 | $530.00 | -7.02% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 7 | $665.00 | $445.00 | -33.08% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 8 | $760.00 | $150.00 | -80.26% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 8 | $760.00 | $425.00 | -44.08% |
| fantasypros.com | 8 | $760.00 | $715.00 | -5.92% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 6 | $570.00 | $290.00 | -49.12% |
| rosternerds.com | 8 | $760.00 | $290.00 | -61.84% |
| rotogrinders.com | 8 | $760.00 | $185.00 | -75.66% |
| rotowire.com | 8 | $760.00 | $495.00 | -34.87% |
| Total | $6,365.00 | $3,525.00 | -44.62% |
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 8 there were a total of nine expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The DraftKings NFL Week 8 GPP cash line for the week was 161.94 FPs vs a DrafKings cash game line of 151.24 FPs.
3. The FanDuel NFL Week 8 GPP cash line for the week was a normal 131.14 FPs vs a FanDuel cash game line of 120.84 FPs.
4. Our YTD GPP ROI is -62.69% vs last week’s ROI of -60.15%.
5. Our YTD Cash Game ROI is -28.36% vs last week’s ROI of -24.14%.
6. Our overall ROI decreased this week to an ROI of -44.62% vs last week’s ROI of -41.20%.
7. dailyfantasycafe.com went one for two this week. Their Draftkings lineup scored 147.98 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 133.02 FPs. Their FanDuel lineup would have won you money in both GPP and cash games.
8. dailyfantasynerd.com DraftKings lineup did well, but their FanDuel lineup didn’t. Their DraftKings lineup scored 153.04 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 106.94 FPs. The DraftKings lineup was money in cash games.
9. fantasyalarm.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 111.14 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 109.92 FPs. After their first GPP score last week, they went zero this week.
10. fantasycruncher.com went one for two this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 174.04 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 115.16 FPs. Their DraftKings lineup was money in both GPP and cash games.
11. fantasypros.com weren’t able to squeeze out a win in GPPs, but their DraftKings lineup was able to squeeze out a win in cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 152.14 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 113.34 FPs.
12. fantasysportsdaily.com didn’t cash in any lineups this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 142.74 FPs and their FanDuel scored 109.12 FPs.
13. rosternerds.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 146.04 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 83.42 FPs.
14. rotogrinders.com scored the lowest of all the sites this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 101.24 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 85.42 FPs.
15. rotowire.com did not cash any lineups. Their DraftKings lineup scored 147.64 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 103.04 FPs.
16. Two rough weeks in a row for the optimizers, lets see if they can turn things around next week.
Week 8
| GPP GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL $6M MILLIONAIRE MAKER [$1M TO 1ST] | $20.00 | 266.54 | 161.94 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/12628021 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $4M NFL Sunday Million ($500,000 to 1st) | $25.00 | 215.54 | 131.14 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13358/contests/13358-17304547/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.98 | F | $0.00 | (QB) M. Cassell, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) N. Washington, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) L. Bell, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 133.02 | C | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) B. Cooks, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) K. Forbath, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 153.04 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) T. Gurley, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) D. Walker, (FLEX) D. Freeman, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 106.94 | F | $0.00 | (QB) Z. Mettenberger, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) D. Thomas, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) J. Brown, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 111.14 | F | $0.00 | (QB) R. Fitzpatrick, (RB) C. Johnson, (RB) M. Lynch, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) R. White, (WR) E. Decker, (TE) D. Freeman, (FLEX) T. Eifert, (D) Arizona | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 109.92 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) K. Allen, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) S. Diggs, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) J. Tucker, (D) Arizona | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 174.04 | C | $35.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) G. Bernard, (WR) O. Beckham Jr., (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (FLEX) C. Ivory, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 115.16 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) L. Bell, (RB) D. Woodhead, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) K. Allen, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Brown, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 152.14 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Woodhead, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Diggs, (TE) L. Green, (FLEX) T. Gurley, (D) Dallas | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 113.34 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Woodhead, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) Julio Jones, (WR) K. Allen, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Lambo, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 142.74 | F | $0.00 | (QB) A. Dalton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) Julio Jones, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) M. Bryant, (TE) L. Green, (FLEX) E. Decker, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 109.12 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) J. Brown, (WR) N. Washington, (WR) D. Hopkins, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) C. Boswell, (D) Tennessee | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 146.04 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) B. Cooks, (TE) C. Gillmore, (FLEX) B. Marshall, (D) Tennessee | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 83.42 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) James Jones, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) S. Smith, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) M. Bryant, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 101.24 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) L. Bell, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) J. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) A. Seferian-Jenkins, (FLEX) E. Decker, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 85.42 | F | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) M. Forte, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) S. Smith, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Brown, (D) San Francisco | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.64 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) C. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) D. Woodhead, (D) Houston | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.04 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) C. Johnson, (RB) D. Woodhead, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) James Jones, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) N. Folk, (D) Houston | ||||||
| CASH GAME GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL MASSIVE $25 DOUBLE UP [$850,000 GUARANTEED] | $25.00 | 242.24 | 151.24 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/12662049 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $300K Sun NFL BIG $25 Double Up (Top 6,000 Win) | $25.00 | 206.70 | 120.84 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13358/contests/13358-17315126/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.98 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) M. Cassell, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) N. Washington, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) L. Bell, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 133.02 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) B. Cooks, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) K. Forbath, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 153.04 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) T. Gurley, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) D. Walker, (FLEX) D. Freeman, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 106.94 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) Z. Mettenberger, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) D. Thomas, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) J. Brown, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 111.14 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) R. Fitzpatrick, (RB) C. Johnson, (RB) M. Lynch, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) R. White, (WR) E. Decker, (TE) D. Freeman, (FLEX) T. Eifert, (D) Arizona | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 109.92 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) J. Forsett, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) K. Allen, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) S. Diggs, (TE) T. Eifert, (K) J. Tucker, (D) Arizona | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 174.04 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) G. Bernard, (WR) O. Beckham Jr., (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (FLEX) C. Ivory, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 115.16 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Palmer, (RB) L. Bell, (RB) D. Woodhead, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (WR) K. Allen, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Brown, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 152.14 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Woodhead, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) S. Diggs, (TE) L. Green, (FLEX) T. Gurley, (D) Dallas | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 113.34 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Woodhead, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) Julio Jones, (WR) K. Allen, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Lambo, (D) Minnesota | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 142.74 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) A. Dalton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) Julio Jones, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) M. Bryant, (TE) L. Green, (FLEX) E. Decker, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 109.12 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) J. Brown, (WR) N. Washington, (WR) D. Hopkins, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) C. Boswell, (D) Tennessee | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 146.04 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) D. Hopkins, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) B. Cooks, (TE) C. Gillmore, (FLEX) B. Marshall, (D) Tennessee | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 83.42 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) James Jones, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) S. Smith, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) M. Bryant, (D) Carolina | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 101.24 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) L. Bell, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) J. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) A. Seferian-Jenkins, (FLEX) E. Decker, (D) Saint Louis | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 85.42 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) M. Forte, (RB) J. Forsett, (WR) S. Smith, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) L. Fitzgerald, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) J. Brown, (D) San Francisco | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 147.64 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Martin, (RB) C. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) G. Barnidge, (FLEX) D. Woodhead, (D) Houston | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 103.04 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) C. Johnson, (RB) D. Woodhead, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) James Jones, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) N. Folk, (D) Houston | ||||||
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