Underdog Fantasy DFS Review

Underdog Fantasy offers a fantastic app for IOS and Android devices and one of the best we’ve seen amongst DFS products. The color scheme and layout make the app not only visually appealing but also easy to navigate. Unlike many of its competitors, Underdog Fantasy is also available as a desktop site, allowing users to access their account from multiple types of devices. 

Underdog Fantasy currently offers regular contests for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and PGA. Other sports are also offered intermittently such as Tennis, E-Sports, and more.

Underdog Fantasy's strength lies in its unique and engaging contest formats that blend elements of traditional DFS with different timelines and tournament styles. The platform's primary game types include:

1. Pick'em: The most basic of the Underdog contests, in this game, you select 2 to 8 players from different teams and choose either “over” or “under” for one of their stat lines. The more selections you choose, the higher the potential payout. There are two types of Underdog Pick’em Contests: Standard or Flex. To win a Standard Pick’em Contest, all of your selections must be right. To win a Flex Pick’em Contest, only one of your selections must be right to guarantee a return. However, the potential maximum payout of the Flex Pick’em is less than that of the Standard Pick’em for the same selections. For example, if you get 5 out of 5 selections correct for a Standard Pick’em, your payout would be 20x your stake. For the same selections, if you went 5 for 5 on a Flex Pick’em, your winnings would only be 10x your stake. 

2. Battle Royale: Available for NFL only, this is a simple yet very fun game to play. In Battle Royale, entrants select a team through a snake draft against other players with no salary cap. The draft format is six rounds with six participants and each team will be comprised of one quarterback, one running back, one tight end, two wide receivers, and one Flex. The Battle Royale runs for one NFL week and you will be competing against all entrants from that week, not just your own draft pool. The goal is to have the highest score at the end of the week. Prizes are allocated in a top-down format that is determined before the contest begins and is displayed when you enter the contest. 

3. Best Ball: Underdog Fantasy is a leading Best Ball Platform in the Daily Fantasy Industry. Best Ball is one of the most popular NFL Daily Fantasy contest types however, Underdog also offers Best Ball Contests for NHL, NBA, MLB, and PGA. Best Ball is a season-long contest that does not require in-season management, your work is done once you complete the draft, meaning there is no trading, no dropping players, and no setting your lineup. Drafts are done in a snake draft style. Whoever scores the most points on your roster at the end of each week will automatically be placed into your team’s starting lineup for the following week. The goal is to accumulate the most points by the end of the season. Contest information such as prize pool, entry fees, and number of entrants vary by contest and are listed on each contest’s entry page. 

4. Best Ball - Weekly Winners: New to Underdog Fantasy, Best Ball Weekly Winners is similar to standard Best Ball except that there are payouts at the end of each week rather than at the end of the season. In Weekly Winners, you won’t just be competing against your draft pool but against every other entrant in the Best Ball Weekly Contest. While you will draft your team only once, each week is a new competition and your team starts with a score of zero. At the end of each week, the entrants with the highest scores are awarded prizes. These prices are specified on that contest entry’s page. 

5. Best Ball - Playoff Weekly Winners: Another new Underdog Fantasy Best Ball format, in Playoff Weekly Winners, each week of the playoffs is a new competition and your team starts at zero points, competing against every other entrant in the Playoff Weekly Winners Contest. You will draft only one team and that will be your team for all four weeks of playoffs. At the end of each week, the entrants with the highest scores are awarded prizes. These prices are specified on that contest entry’s page.