YTD Cash Game Analysis
| Expert | Weeks On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 7 | 8 | 6 | $350.00 | $400.00 | 14.29% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 8 | 8 | 8 | $400.00 | $400.00 | 0.00% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 9 | 2 | 16 | $450.00 | $100.00 | -77.78% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 9 | 4 | 14 | $450.00 | $300.00 | -33.33% |
| fantasypros.com | 9 | 10 | 8 | $450.00 | $600.00 | 33.33% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 7 | 5 | 9 | $350.00 | $250.00 | -28.57% |
| rosternerds.com | 9 | 4 | 14 | $450.00 | $200.00 | -55.56% |
| rotogrinders.com | 9 | 3 | 15 | $450.00 | $150.00 | -66.67% |
| rotowire.com | 9 | 7 | 11 | $450.00 | $300.00 | -33.33% |
| Total | 51 | 101 | $3,800.00 | $2,700.00 | -28.95% |
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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | $315.00 | $230.00 | -26.98% | |||
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | $360.00 | $95.00 | -73.61% | |||
| fantasyalarm.com | 9 | 1 | 17 | $405.00 | $50.00 | -87.65% | ||||
| fantasycruncher.com | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | $405.00 | $125.00 | -69.14% | |||
| fantasypros.com | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | $405.00 | $375.00 | -7.41% | ||
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 7 | 3 | 11 | $315.00 | $120.00 | -61.90% | ||||
| rosternerds.com | 9 | 4 | 14 | $405.00 | $175.00 | -56.79% | ||||
| rotogrinders.com | 9 | 1 | 17 | $405.00 | $35.00 | -91.36% | ||||
| rotowire.com | 9 | 6 | 12 | $405.00 | $230.00 | -43.21% | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 115 | $3,420.00 | $1,435.00 | -58.04% |
YTD ROI
| Expert | Weeks On List | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 7 | $665.00 | $630.00 | -5.26% |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 8 | $760.00 | $495.00 | -34.87% |
| fantasyalarm.com | 9 | $855.00 | $150.00 | -82.46% |
| fantasycruncher.com | 9 | $855.00 | $425.00 | -50.29% |
| fantasypros.com | 9 | $855.00 | $975.00 | 14.04% |
| fantasysportsdaily.com | 7 | $665.00 | $370.00 | -44.36% |
| rosternerds.com | 9 | $855.00 | $375.00 | -56.14% |
| rotogrinders.com | 9 | $855.00 | $185.00 | -78.36% |
| rotowire.com | 9 | $855.00 | $530.00 | -38.01% |
| Total | $7,220.00 | $4,135.00 | -42.73% |
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 9 there were a total of nine expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The DraftKings NFL Week 9 GPP cash line for the week was 181.76 FPs vs a DrafKings cash game line of 177.64 FPs.
3. The FanDuel NFL Week 9 GPP cash line for the week was 149.12 FPs vs a FanDuel cash game line of 145.34 FPs.
4. Our YTD GPP ROI is -58.04% vs last week’s ROI of -62.69%.
5. Our YTD Cash Game ROI is -28.95% vs last week’s ROI of -28.36%.
6. Our overall ROI increased this week to an ROI of -42.73% vs last week’s ROI of -44.62%.
7. dailyfantasycafe.com went one for two this week. Their Draftkings lineup scored 164.16 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 155.08 FPs. Their FanDuel lineup would have won you money in both GPP and cash games.
8. dailyfantasynerd.com went one for two this week and came close to cashing with their FanDuel lineup. Their DraftKings lineup scored 171.08 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 149.10 FPs. The FanDuel lineup just missed the money in GPP games, but it was money in cash games.
9. fantasyalarm.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 126.40 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 126.00 FPs. Another tough week lets see if they can improve their lineup builder for next week.
10. fantasycruncher.com went for zero this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 163.26 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 134.66 FPs. Just a bad week for the fantasycruncher team, lets see them turn it around next week.
11. fantasypros.com hands down has the best optimal lineup builder for NFL, they’re the first site to grade a “B” this season and the only site with an overall positive ROI through 9 weeks. Their DraftKings lineup scored 193.56 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 178.26 FPs. If you played thier lineups, you won money accross the board.
12. fantasysportsdaily.com went one for two this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 190.76 FPs and their FanDuel scored 133.76 FPs. Their DraftKings lineup was money in both GPP and cash games.
13. rosternerds.com went one for two this week and had the highest scoring DraftKings lineup. Their DraftKings lineup scored 199.50 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 94.26 FPs.
14. rotogrinders.com scored went for zero this week with both lineups failing to cash in GPP or cash games. Their DraftKings lineup scored 169.66 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 142.36 FPs.
15. rotowire.com went one for two this week. Their DraftKings lineup scored 193.88 FPs and their FanDuel lineup scored 126.88 FPs.
16. More than half way through the season we can see who the top optimizers are. Hands down if you’re not playing fantasypros.com optimal you’re missing out! Onto next week!
WEEK 9
| GPP GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL $6M MILLIONAIRE MAKER [$1M TO 1ST] | $20.00 | 271.14 | 181.76 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/13347612 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $3M NFL Sunday Million ($500K to 1st) | $25.00 | 229.18 | 149.12 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13428/contests/13428-17838390/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 164.16 | F | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) D. Thomas, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) D. Walker, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 155.08 | C | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) M. Bryant, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 171.80 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Thomas, (TE) A. Gates, (FLEX) J. Langford, (D) Denver | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 149.10 | D | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) B. Walsh, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 126.40 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) M. Wilson, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) R. Gronkowski, (FLEX) B. Watson, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 126.00 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) J. Langford, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) M. Wilson, (WR) R. Cobb, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) R. Gronkowski, (K) D. Bailey, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 163.26 | F | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) S. Johnson, (D) Denver | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 134.66 | F | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) J. Stewart, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) B. McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 193.56 | C | $35.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) A. Jeffery, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 178.26 | B | $125.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) J. Reed, (K) J. Lambo, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 190.76 | C | $30.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) T. Ginn Jr, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) B. LaFell, (D) Denver | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 133.76 | F | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) M. Ingram, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 199.50 | C | $35.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) B. LaFell, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) S. Watkins, (FLEX) A. Gates, (D) Philadelphia | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 94.26 | F | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) D. Jackson, (WR) J. Edelman, (TE) A. Gates, (K) J. Lambo, (D) Philadelphia | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 169.66 | F | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) J. Landry, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (FLEX) A. Jeffery, (D) New England | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 142.36 | F | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) A. Cooper, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (K) B. McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 193.88 | C | $35.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Lewis, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) M. Floyd, (FLEX) H. Miller, (D) Denver | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 126.88 | F | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Lewis, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) M. Floyd, (TE) J. Reed, (K) McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
| CASH GAME GRADES | ||||||||||
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| DraftKings – NFL MASSIVE $25 DOUBLE UP [$900,000 GUARANTEED] | $25.00 | 262.54 | 177.64 | https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/13393067 | ||||||
| FanDuel – $300K Sun NFL BIG $25 Double Up (Top 6,000 Win) | $25.00 | 218.08 | 145.34 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13428/contests/13428-17859081/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | Lineup | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 164.16 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) D. Thomas, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) J. Reed, (FLEX) D. Walker, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 155.08 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) C. Newton, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) M. Bryant, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 171.80 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) D. Thomas, (TE) A. Gates, (FLEX) J. Langford, (D) Denver | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 149.10 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) G. Olsen, (K) B. Walsh, (D) Buffalo | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 126.40 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) M. Wilson, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) R. Gronkowski, (FLEX) B. Watson, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasyalarm.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 126.00 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) J. Langford, (RB) C. Ivory, (WR) M. Wilson, (WR) R. Cobb, (WR) M. Evans, (TE) R. Gronkowski, (K) D. Bailey, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 163.26 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) T. Gurley, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) S. Johnson, (D) Denver | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 134.66 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) J. Stewart, (RB) D. McFadden, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) M. Crabtree, (TE) M. Bennett, (K) B. McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 193.56 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. McFadden, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) J. Jones, (TE) H. Miller, (FLEX) A. Jeffery, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 178.26 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Williams, (RB) D. Freeman, (WR) M. Crabtree, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) A. Brown, (TE) J. Reed, (K) J. Lambo, (D) New York Jets | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 190.76 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) T. Ginn Jr, (TE) B. Watson, (FLEX) B. LaFell, (D) Denver | ||||||
| fantasysportsdaily.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 133.76 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) M. Ingram, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) E. Decker, (WR) J. Jones, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (K) S. Gostkowski, (D) New Orleans | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 199.50 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) J. Stewart, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) B. LaFell, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) S. Watkins, (FLEX) A. Gates, (D) Philadelphia | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 94.26 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) T. Brady, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Martin, (WR) S. Johnson, (WR) D. Jackson, (WR) J. Edelman, (TE) A. Gates, (K) J. Lambo, (D) Philadelphia | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 169.66 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) P. Rivers, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) J. Landry, (WR) S. Diggs, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (FLEX) A. Jeffery, (D) New England | ||||||
| rotogrinders.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 142.36 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) B. Roethlisberger, (RB) D. Freeman, (RB) D. Williams, (WR) A. Robinson, (WR) A. Cooper, (WR) S. Johnson, (TE) A. Gates, (K) B. McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
| rotowire.com – DraftKings Optimal Lineup | 193.88 | CASH | $50.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Lewis, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Brown, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) A. Jeffery, (TE) M. Floyd, (FLEX) H. Miller, (D) Denver | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 126.88 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (QB) D. Brees, (RB) D. Lewis, (RB) L. Miller, (WR) A. Jeffery, (WR) M. Evans, (WR) M. Floyd, (TE) J. Reed, (K) McManus, (D) Atlanta | ||||||
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