YTD ROI
| Expert | Days On List | Cash | No Cash | Total Buy-Ins | Total Winnings | ROI |
| dailyfantasycafe.com | 2 | 2 | $50.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| dailyfantasynerd.com | 2 | 2 | $50.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| fantasycruncher.com | 2 | 2 | $50.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| fantasypros.com | 2 | 2 | $50.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| rosternerds.com | 2 | 2 | $50.00 | $0.00 | -100.00% | |
| rotowire.com | 2 | 1 | 1 | $50.00 | $25.00 | -50.00% |
| Total | 1 | 11 | $300.00 | $25.00 | -91.67% |
Welcome to the NBA 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 websites’ FanDuel lineups do in cash games. The goal of these reviews is to give you a high level overview of the performance of these expert lineups. This should give you an understanding on which sites are trustworthy. To that end, onto the grading!
Grading:
“CASH” = Doubling Your Money, “NO-CASH” = Losing Your Money
Below and above are the highlights for the week:
1. For this week there were a total of six expert optimal lineups graded.
2. The FanDuel cash line for the $25 double on 11/04/2015 was 275.60 FPs
3. The FanDuel cash line for the $25 double on 11/06/2015 was 301.70 FPs
4. dailyfantasycafe.com went zero for two this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 216.50 FPs (~60 FPs below the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 272.90 FPs(~30 FPs below the cash line) on 11/06/2015.
5. dailyfantasynerd.com went zero for two this week, but came so close in cashing both days. Their FanDuel lineup scored 273.40 FPs (~2 FPs below the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 296.90 FPs(~5 FPs below the cash line) on
11/06/2015.
6. fantasycruncher.com went zero for two this week with mid-range lineups. Their FanDuel lineup scored 261.80 FPs (~14 FPs below the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 277.30 FPs(~23 FPs below the cash line) on 11/06/2015.
7. fantasypros.com went zero for two this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 232.20 FPs (~43 FPs below the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 283.00 FPs(~18 FPs below the cash line) on 11/06/2015.
8. rosternerds.com went zero for two this week. Their FanDuel lineup scored 252.60 FPs (~23 FPs below the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 239.90 FPs(~62 FPs below the cash line) on 11/06/2015.
9. rotowire.com was the only site to go one for two this week! Their FanDuel lineup scored 280.50 FPs (~5 FPs above the cash line) on 11/04/2015 & 293.10 FPs(~8 FPs below the cash line) on 11/06/2015.
10. It is still too early to tell which sites are trustworthy, so stay tuned for next week’s edition of our NBA optimal Lineup Analysis.
Wednesday – 11/04/2015
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| FanDuel – $25 Double Up | $25.00 | 320.00 | 275.60 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13439/contests/13439-17929814/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | |||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 216.50 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) G. Hill, (PG) R. Westbrook, (SG) D. Green, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) K. Middleton, (SF) G. Hayward, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) M. Morris, (C) W. Stein | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 273.40 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Bayless, (PG) C. Paul, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) K. Middleton, (SF) K. Leonard, (PF) M. Morris, (PF) P. Millsap, (C) J. Okafor | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 261.80 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) R. Westbrook, (PG) G. Hill, (SG) V. Oladipo, (SG) S. Vujacic, (SF) K. Leonard, (SF) H. Thompson, (PF) P. Millsap, (PF) N. Noel, (C) K. Koufos | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 232.20 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Teague, (PG) K. Lowry, (SG) S. Vujacic, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) K. Durant, (SF) G. Hayward, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) J. Sullinger, (C) R. Lopez | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 252.60 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) C. Paul, (PG) S. Curry, (SG) J. Crawford, (SG) M. Ellis, (SF) R. Gay, (SF) K. Leonard, (PF) A. Bargnani, (PF) N. Hilario, (C) J. Hill | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 280.50 | CASH | $50.00 | (PG) G. Hill, (PG) D. Schroeder, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) E. Bledsoe, (SF) P. George, (SF) C. Brewer, (PF) B. Griffin, (PF) D. Lee, (C) K. Koufos | ||||||
Friday – 11/06/2015
| Game Name | Buy-in | Top Score | Cash Score | Game Link | ||||||
| FanDuel – $25 Double Up | $25.00 | 370.60 | 301.70 | https://www.fanduel.com/games/13466/contests/13466-18066509/scoring | ||||||
| Expert | Total FPs | Grade | Cash | |||||||
| dailyfantasycafe.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 272.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Bayless, (PG) G. Hill, (SG) K. Thompson, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) L. James, (SF) R. Gay, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) J. Randle, (C) W. Stein | ||||||
| dailyfantasynerd.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 296.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) T. McConnell, (PG) T. Lawson, (SG) M. Thornton, (SG) J. Harden, (SF) M. Morris, (SF) L. James, (PF) J. Randle, (PF) A. Gordon, (C) A. Drummond | ||||||
| fantasycruncher.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 277.30 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) G. Hill, (PG) J. Bayless, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) M. Thornton, (SF) D. Carroll, (SF) K. Middleton, (PF) N. Noel, (PF) D. Green, (C) A. Drummond | ||||||
| fantasypros.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 283.00 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) J. Teague, (PG) D. Russell, (SG) M. Ellis, (SG) K. Thompson, (SF) L. James, (SF) PJ Tucker, (PF) D. Lee, (PF) A. Davis, (C) R. Lopez | ||||||
| rosternerds.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 239.90 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) D. Collison, (PG) J. Holiday, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) K. Bryant, (SF) C. Brewer, (SF) R. Gay, (PF) P. Millsap, (PF) K. Love, (C) A. Bargnani | ||||||
| rotowire.com – FanDuel Optimal Lineup | 293.10 | NO-CASH | $0.00 | (PG) T. Lawson, (PG) J. Bayless, (SG) J. Harden, (SG) G. Antetokounmpo, (SF) T. Ariza, (SF) C. Brewer, (PF) A. Davis, (PF) E. Llyasova, (C) A. Horford | ||||||
