What it's for

Football is the core: a DFS lineup optimizer, season-long tools (rankings, Tier Board, Start/Sit, Waiver Wire, Trade Analyzer), and research for bettors, including our own TD Rating for every player in every game, a live game-day injury board with opportunity ratings that show who inherits the work, player props with hit rates, and a Betting Lab with prop hit rates and defensive splits from Statyx.

Basketball and Hockey are research-first: game models that compare our numbers to the market, player pages, team and defense-vs-position breakdowns, injuries by team with opportunity ratings, and for hockey a Goal Rating for every skater plus where every team is strong and where it leaks.

Everything for bettors is built to help you make better-informed decisions, not to tell you what to bet. The Hockey "Bet Smarter" guide and the Bet Tools (odds converter, no-vig, EV, Kelly, parlay) work for any sport.

Where the data comes from

Every figure on this site is labeled as real, estimated, or unavailable, never guessed and presented as fact. Models are labeled as models. See the Help tab's "Data sources" section for the full list.

What this isn't

This is not a sportsbook. We don't take bets, hold your money, or guarantee results, and nothing here is investment or wagering advice. Models are estimates and early-season samples are small. DFS and sports betting carry real financial risk and are only for adults of legal age where they live (21+ in most U.S. states); only play with money you can afford to lose. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call or text 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-522-4700) or visit ncpgambling.org for free, confidential help.

Who's behind this

The Spread Sports is built and run by one person — not a company, not a team. I built this because I wanted the tool myself, and I'm doing my best to make your season a little more enjoyable and a little less guesswork. I keep every number as accurate and clearly labeled as I can, but mistakes happen when it's one person doing the data, the code, and everything else. If something looks wrong or you just want to say hey, email me directly at thespreadfantasy@gmail.com — I read every message myself.

DFS tab

• Player Pool — build your slate by pasting a CSV, uploading a FanDuel export, or loading the current week's ready-made slate. When a real FanDuel export has been loaded in for the week, its salaries are official; otherwise salaries are estimated from projections and labeled as such.
• Build for — Balanced weighs pure projection; Cash leans toward each player's statistical floor for a repeatable score; GPP leans toward ceiling and adds a stacking bonus for a QB paired with his own pass-catchers.
• Best Value — every rostered player ranked by points per $1,000 of salary.
• Floor / Ceiling — a statistical floor and ceiling per player, blending position-typical variance with that player's own game log, plus a Safe / Balanced / Boom-Bust tag.
• My Lineup — two independently-built lineups plus how often each player showed up across simulated builds.

Fantasy tab

• Projections — weekly point projections in PPR, 0.5 PPR, or standard, with actuals shown once a week is played.
• Tier Board — drag players into S–D tiers. Pick Overall or a single position (QB/RB/WR/TE) — each is a separate, independently-saved board. "Send to Rankings" copies your tiers onto the Rankings tab.
• Start/Sit Scorer — compares two to four players on projection, matchup, recent form vs. projection, and usage.
• Waiver Wire — live add/drop counts from Sleeper's public trending feed.
• Rankings — your own tiered rankings, saved per week.
• Defense vs Position — how many points, yards, or touchdowns each defense allows per game to each offensive position. Green is a soft matchup, red is a tough one.
• Scoreboard — how accurate the projections have actually been, week over week.

Research tab

Props Edge, Advanced, and TD Matchups are research signals built from real box-score data and real Vegas lines, with a live sportsbook line pulled in wherever one exists — Props Edge's Market Line column and TD Matchups' anytime-TD price are both real, continuously-updated prices straight from the book, not a copy or an estimate.

Props Edge's Score combines five real factors: Trend (last 5 games vs. last 10, from real box-score averages), Matchup (the opponent's rank defending that position over their last 5 games, 1 = toughest, 32 = easiest), Environment (the game's Vegas-implied team total from the real spread and over/under), Usage (real 2026 snap%, target share, or rush share for players where that data exists — high-volume roles add a point since more opportunity means a steadier floor), and Value (their real recent average measured directly against the live sportsbook line for that same stat). A score of +2 or better is a "Strong Over" lean, -2 or worse a "Strong Under." Pull up the real line in your sportsbook app, compare it to the signal here, and log your own read in My Prop Log.

Usage data isn't available for every player — it's a real, named leaderboard for the season's highest-volume players (see "Usage/snap share" and "RB rush share" under Data sources below), not something extrapolated for everyone. Players without a match just don't get that factor. Routes run and first-read rate aren't in any of the real data feeds this site is built on, so Usage and Value cover the same "who's actually getting the ball" question with real numbers instead.

Basketball, Hockey and the Betting Labs

• NBA — Game Model (our power ratings next to the market), Players, Teams, Analytics charts, Defense vs Position, Schedule, League, Injuries by team with opportunity ratings, and a Betting Lab. Player pages show game logs, splits and prop-style trends (points + rebounds + assists).
• NHL Games — every game with the best price at each sportsbook, our goals model next to the market, back-to-back flags and a matchup comparison. Props shows shots, goals, points and assists with last-10 bars (green hit, red missed), book vs model probability and expected value.
• NHL Goal Research — a 0-100 goal rating for every skater in every game (shot volume, finishing, power-play role, ice time, the opposing goalie, defense vs his position, penalty kill, game environment, form), plus each team's strengths and weak spots. Players, Teams, Injuries and full player profiles round it out.
• Opportunity ratings — on every injury page. When players are out, their targets, minutes or shots go to teammates; the rating (0-100) estimates how much extra work each healthy player inherits.
• Betting Labs (NFL and NBA) — NFL prop hit rates (last 5, 10, 20, the season and last year), coverage defense and run defense by lane; NBA usage shock (who gains when a teammate sits), shot-zone, play-type and team defense. Green marks a soft spot to attack, red a tough one.
• Bet Smarter and Tools — a plain-English guide to hockey lines and money management, plus odds, no-vig, EV/Kelly and parlay calculators.

Data sources

FAQ

Why does a stat say "not available"? Because no real source for it exists yet, and this site doesn't guess. Route participation and live player-prop odds are two examples right now.

How current is the data? Each page that pulls live data shows when it was last updated. Season stats and news refresh on request; projections, lines, and weather are pulled weekly.

Is this affiliated with the NFL, FanDuel, or any sportsbook? No. Team names, logos, and player likenesses are used for identification and commentary only.

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Terms of Service

Last updated: October 2026. By using The Spread Sports, you agree to the following. This section is plain-language, not a substitute for legal advice, and applies alongside the disclaimers above.

• Eligibility. You must be 18 or older to use this site or hold a Pro membership. Betting-related research (odds, props, models, edges) is intended only for adults of legal wagering age where they live (21+ in most U.S. states), and you are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.
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