Find a complete list of rules and explanations for scoring for MLB fantasy contests. Fantasy Sports, Daily and Weekly Fantasy Drafts for Cash Prizes. Lobby Lineups Contests Leagues. FanDuel Strategy Course 102. The FanDuel strategy course is a great source to get you introduced to playing daily fantasy sports on FanDuel.We talk lineup construction, cash and tournament strategies, and research techniques. One important factor is knowing the site’s scoring systems for each sport. NFL Scoring NFL scoring on DraftKings is very similar to other sites in the industry, with the major difference being a full point per reception scoring system. This means if a player makes a catch, they get one fantasy points. Possession receivers have more of an advantage here, and cheaper running backs and wideouts can be more of use.

• Draftkings Nfl Scoring Rules
• Nfl Fantasy Football Scoring Rules
• Draftkings Fantasy Football Scoring Rules List

When setting your offensive, you’ll want to note the difference in reception points — which are worth twice as much at DraftKings. In addition, 3 bonus points are awarded for high performance games for passing, receiving and rushing. Receptions: 1 point at DraftKings, 0.50 points at FanDuel. Most notable about DraftKings CFB scoring is that not only are points awarded for specific stats, but additional milestone bonuses are awarded for big games. Bonus points of 3 points are awarded for 300 yard passing games as well as 100 yard rushing and receiving games. Make sure that these bonuses are taken into account when tweaking your lineups.

Updated 9/24/2020

Playing Fantasy Football at DraftKings and FanDuel

I hope you are excited to play FanDuel and Draftkings again this season! Let’s take a look at playing football at FD and DK.

There are two clear market leaders in the booming daily fantasy football space. The two major players are DraftKings and FanDuel. They attempted to merge in earn 2017 but were blocked. It is time for a comparison guide. Let’s take a close look at playing fantasy football at FanDuel vs Draftkings. They are the two largest one week fantasy football sites in the business.

Real Money Football Leagues Available

Quick Comparison – Football Details

• Both Fanduel and Draftkings now offers different modes of NFL DFS (my full DK NFL format guide)
• Both sites offer Salary Cap leagues
• Neither site offers pick’em or roto/snake style drafts *update NFL 2019 new contest formats announced at DK
• FanDuel offers a weekly $1 league with $10k prize for the least expensive entry
• DraftKings offers a “dime package” with contests starting at $0.10.
• FanDuel has weekly $1, $2, $5, $10, $25 and $50 large player leagues (over 1k players)
• DraftKings has weekly $0.25, $1, $2, $3, $5, $10, $12, $20, $27, $50, $100, and $200 large player leagues
• Fanduel now offers season long leagues as well as daily/weekly

All kinds of good stuff going on over at FanDuel.
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There are multiple types of games available at both sites including Head to Head(or H2H), small team leagues, double and triple ups and plenty of cash game style leagues. Both also roll out the big money, life changing money tournaments every week as well with $1,000,000 guarantee’s each week (both have a $200 buy-in).

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That’s right. That says you can flat out become a millionaire with the right picks…

Free-rolls

• DraftKings usually has one weekly free-roll with up to $1,000 prize pool (opening week they have 5+ real money freerolls you can join at no risk.
• FanDuel currently does not list any free-rolls

FanDuel vs DraftKings – Bonus Offers for New Players

Special Deals for New Players.

• FanDuel = A $5 bonus for joining up and making your first deposit (claim this bonus *terms and conditions apply)
• DraftKings = A deposit bonus of up to $500 (claim this bonus *terms and conditions apply)
• FanDuel = HQ in New York, NY (review).
• DraftKings = HQ in Boston, MA (review).

Compare / Contrast / Notes

They are both top rated one week fantasy football sites however there are a few important differences.

• Firstly, DraftKings is more of a true ‘PPR’ (points per reception) league where you earn 1 point for each reception.
• FanDuel is a semi-PPR league as they offer .5 points per reception. This means on DraftKings you will get more value from your RB’s that catch a lot of passes compared to FanDuel.
• DraftKings has a FLEX position instead of kicker. Flex is a RB, WR or TE.
• DraftKings offers late player swap. This is huge – probably one of the most important features that make these sites different. Late player swap is that you can swap out a player for another one as long as their respective games have not yet started.
• Late Swap example – if you have a WR playing on Monday night football and they come down with the flu or a random injury Monday morning you can swap that player if you want (quick tip – save your flex player for the Monday night game when possible for maximum flexibility). On FanDuel, teams lock the moment that any of the games start early Sunday.

Drafting Your Team / Creating Line-Ups “Playing”

Now that you know the scoring and the rules it’s time to join a league and build your lineup.

Quick Important Differences You Should Know

• Draftkings offers “late player swap” – Fanduel has tourneys with both late swap and without swap (years before they were no late swaps at Fanduel).
• Draftkings has a full 1 point PPR scoring system. Fanduel has .5 points per reception.
• Both sites offer news and information on each player.
• FanDuel shows FPPG (fantasy points per game), Games Played, Game Matchup (IND@DEN) Salary and the ‘Add’ button.
• DraftKings shows the same stats but they also show “OPRK” which shows the opponents rank vs position.
• Both sites offer more in-depth information when you click on a players name including recent news, game log and summary
• Both sites allow you to easily edit your line-up and make changes to your team
• Both sites allow you to enter the same line-up into multiple leagues easily
• DraftKings allows you to build a line-up first and then enter the line-up into as many leagues as you want.

The current page to pick out what contests you’d like to join.

Watching Your Team Compete

Once your line-ups are set and the games begin there is nothing left for you do to but cheer on your players and watch your team climb and fall on the leaderboards.

• DraftKings offers live updates with points flashing up on your team members whenever stats are updated (near real time). You can watch your team go up and down on the leaderboards.
• DraftKings also has a ‘My Contests’ tab where all of your contests are listed and you can get a quick overview of how you are doing. You can see how much you are winning, how many points away from 1st place you are, how much time remaining your players have, your oppositions points and their remaining time. Additionally you can see what the top prize is for each of the leagues you are in, all in one spot. This is something that FanDuel does not currently offer
• DraftKings also has a ‘My Lineups’ tab where you can view each of your line-ups and compare them to one another. From there you can see which tournaments they are in and click through to get more details
• The In-Game experience is much more exciting and entertaining at DraftKings

Winning Money Playing One Week Fantasy Football

Both sites are legit, honest and trustworthy. They are the leaders in the biggest thing to hit fantasy sports since the internet. Seriously this is the wave of the future.

Back in 2014 we saw considerable warming to the idea of one week fantasy leagues from all of the major sporting organizations (MLB, NBA and NFL). They realize how important it is to have this kind of fantasy sports for their well being.

In 2015 they were literally everywhere ended up over exposing themselves racing for marketshare.

In 2016 the sites are taking a less heavy advertising direction and focusing on creating a better product and ecosystem for DFS players.

In 2017 they attempted to merge but were blocked by the FCC

In 2018 they both rolled out sportsbooks in the legal and regulated states.

Here in 2019, there’s not a lot to say other than both sites have completely paid their dues, many, many times over and are still competing for our business as players.

• Win and you get paid – both sites. Pay out via paypal, bank wire, check
• Payouts are fast and easy
• $1 Million + up for grabs in prize money each week at both sites.
• Legal, legit and honest.
• Both sites now label “Experienced Players” (aka the professionals/grinders) – You can avoid them in h2h matches now.

Both sites pay out after all games are complete and all stats are finalized. This usually takes a good few hours after the final games finish. Once finalized payouts are made and the cash appears in your account. You can easily withdraw the funds at any point in time.

Strategic Adjustments / Considerations For FanDuel vs DraftKings

• Check out our advanced FanDuel vs DraftKings strategy adjustments article
• Points run higher on DraftKings as they award more points for milestones (like 300+ yards passing, 100+ yards receiving / rushing)
• RB’s who catch a lot of passes go up in value on DraftKings
• See all of our NFL tips, strategies and related content here

Final Thoughts DraftKings vs FanDuel Football Leagues

I’ve been emailed and asked who is my favorite fantasy football site and if I could only recommend one site which one would it be? It would be DraftKings.com. I”m Spry13 on the leaderboards there myself and it’s where I play mostly. Join me in the weekly GPP (guaranteed prize pools) tournaments.

• FanDuel was once the largest but DraftKings has rivaled them for market share in 2015 and on. Both are huge.
• DraftKings purchased the #3 fantasy site (DraftStreet) in July of 2014, gaining considerable ground on market leader, FanDuel.
• Both sites have had hundreds of millions in investment in 2015 and are inking deals with major franchises across NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL.
• The sites themselves brought a lot of negative attention on them by over advertising in 2015
• An insider
• Investors are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into both of these companies – with billion dollar valuations!

More Sweet Reads and Tips

This article is part of our DFS Football 101 series.

The advantage of playing on DraftKings is simple: the site's popularity allows it to host a wide variety of contests, including some with massive payouts at the top. The weekly NFL 'millionaire maker' is the largest regularly running tournament in the DFS industry, typically containing a prize pool of more than $3 million, including a $1 million prize for first place.

Draftkings Nfl Scoring Rules

Contest offerings have expanded to include a 'Tiers' game and a 'Showdown' mode, but the traditional salary-based game still accounts for the vast majority of their business. The setup here is pretty simple: we get $50,000 to fill out a nine-man roster with 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) and 1 D/ST. Player salaries generally land in the following ranges: $4,000-7,500 for QB; $3,000-10,000 for RB; $3,000-9,500 for WR; $2,500-7,500 for TE; $2,000-4,000 for D/ST.

Compared to other large DFS sites, player pricing on DraftKings tends to be a bit sharper, quickly responding to role changes in a way that limits the number of obvious bargains. On the other hand, huge price gaps between the top and bottom players can lead to some really stunning values when an injury to a starter initially goes unreported or occurs during a mid-week practice. This is particularly true at running back, where the gap between a starter and his backup can, in some cases, approach $6,000.

DraftKings will raise a backup's price for the next week if the starter in front of him gets injured during a Sunday afternoon game, but there's nothing the site can do if the injury isn't public information until after contests for the following week have opened. Given the otherwise sharp pricing, it's important to jump on these opportunities when they arise — particularly in cash games where you tend to target higher-owned players.

Cash Games vs. Tournaments (GPPs)

The term 'cash game' covers a few different types of contests, including head-to-heads, double-ups and 50/50s. What all these games have in common is relatively good odds to make a small amount of money. The goal is simply to create a lineup with the highest mean projection — a.k.a. the one you expect to score the most points — without worrying too much about inter-player correlations or which players will be significantly under-owned by a majority of the field.

In a 50-50, for example, half the participants will receive a payout, with the highest-scoring lineup receiving the same amount of money as a lineup that finished in the 51st percentile. Each prize is a bit less than double the entry fee, as the site takes out a 'rake' of 10-15 percent. A double-up contest does exactly what its name implies, but it only pays out 42-46 percent of the field to leave room for the rake.

For those chasing a bigger payday at slimmer odds, large-field tournaments — referred to as Guaranteed Prize Pools (GPPs) — are the way to go. These are the main attractions on DraftKings and most other daily fantasy sites, with descending prize structures that allow for huge rewards in the 99th percentile, though they only pay out to the top 20-25 percent of lineups.

Tournament strategy demands a more risk-tolerant approach, most notably encouraging the use of multiple players from a single real-life game (also known as 'game stacking'). With no financial difference between a mediocre lineup and a lousy one, it almost always makes sense to use at least one pass catcher from the same team as your quarterback. There's also a good argument for using a wide receiver or tight end from the other side of that game, hoping to take advantage of a shootout that forces both teams to continue passing throughout the second half. Long story short, we're focused on the upside scenario without giving much thought to the downside if things don't work out.

There's also an element of game theory to tournament strategy, as the relative value of a huge individual performance isn't nearly as big if the player is in a high percentage of our opponents' lineups. While you may not think this is an integral part of the overall DFS strategy, it may be one of the most important aspects when it comes to large-field tournaments.

DraftKings Scoring System

DraftKings scoring is full PPR (point per reception), with 25/10 yardage and 4/6 touchdowns — basically the general standard across the fantasy football industry. However, there is one major difference in the form of three-point bonuses for 300+ passing yards, 100+ rushing yards or 100+ receiving yards. Between the PPR scoring and yardage bonuses, players can put up big point totals without scoring touchdowns. Generally speaking, the format encourages volume hunting over TD hunting, though in many cases those two goals are one and the same.

For example, an 8-110-0 receiving line is worth 22 points on DraftKings compared to 15 points on a half-PPR site without yardage bonuses like FanDuel. A 6-80-1 line would be more valuable on FanDuel (17 points), but it's actually less valuable than the first line on DraftKings (20 points). The relative de-emphasis on touchdowns encourages us to roster high-volume players in bad offenses for our DraftKings lineups, while we might favor a medium-volume player on a better team on FanDuel.

Nfl Fantasy Football Scoring Rules

Here's the complete list of scoring settings on DK:

You might have noticed that D/ST scoring doesn't include yards allowed and doesn't account for much of a difference between yielding 14 points or 34. This isn't atypical, but it is a bit of a change for anyone who was weaned on ESPN standard scoring. As is the case on many other fantasy sites, we should focus on defenses with the best chance to pile up takeaways, rather than worrying about points or yards allowed. In practice, this would favor a team like the Rams or Browns over the Vikings or Titans.

Draftkings Fantasy Football Scoring Rules List