DFS / Tool Comparison
Best Free DFS Projection Sites in 2026
Five sites publish usable daily fantasy projections without a paid subscription in 2026: FantasyPros, DailyFantasyFuel, BallparkPal, BankrollSZN and, for season long baseball rather than daily fantasy, FanGraphs. FantasyPros is free with no account and aggregates a consensus across many experts. DailyFantasyFuel gives free DraftKings and FanDuel projections across six sports. BallparkPal is MLB only and free, and its projections come out of a game simulation. BankrollSZN is free with a free account across MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA, PGA and LoL, and publishes the weights behind each model. Two more sites tease projections and then gate them: RotoWire shows three rows and Stokastic shows ten. Checked August 2026.
Actually free: a full slate of projections at no cost
| # | Site | Best for | What it takes to start | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FantasyPros | Best free consensus projections | Yes, no signup | NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL |
| 2 | DailyFantasyFuel | Best free DFS specific projections | Yes | NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL, Golf |
| 3 | BankrollSZN | Best free projections with published model weights | Yes, free account | MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA, PGA, LoL |
| 4 | BallparkPal | Best free simulation based MLB projections | Yes, no signup | MLB only |
| 5 | FanGraphs | Best free season long baseball projections | Yes, CSV export is paid | MLB |
Free tiers as of August 2026.
Teasers, not free tiers
Both of these rank for free DFS projections and neither gives you a usable slate. They are listed separately rather than ranked, because a preview of the first few rows is an advertisement for a paid product, not a free projection set.
| Site | What it actually is | What you see free | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| RotoWire | Free news and lineups, gated projections | Three teaser rows | 17 sports |
| Stokastic | Preview of a paid product | Ten row preview | 9 sports |
Free, freemium and teaser are three different things
The word free covers three arrangements that behave nothing alike. No account at all means you open the page and read the numbers, which is FantasyPros, BallparkPal and FanGraphs. A free account means you register with an email and pay nothing, which is BankrollSZN. A teaser means you see the first three or ten rows and the rest is a paywall, which is RotoWire and Stokastic.
The teaser case is worth naming because both sites rank for free DFS projections and neither gives you a usable slate. Ten rows of a DraftKings main slate is not a projection set; it is an advertisement for one. DailyFantasyFuel sits in between, with genuinely free projections and a seven day trial of a premium tier on top.
Consensus projections versus model projections
A consensus average is hard to beat and hard to gain an edge with at the same time. It is accurate because averaging many forecasts cancels out individual error, and it is uncompetitive because everyone in your contest can see the same number. FantasyPros is the clearest example: reliable, widely used, and therefore already priced into ownership.
A single model can be less accurate than consensus in aggregate and still more useful, if it disagrees with the field in a direction you can defend. The practical approach is to use consensus as a sanity check and a model as a source of leverage. Be suspicious of any projection you cannot trace to a stated method, because you cannot tell whether a disagreement is insight or a bug.
What to check before trusting a free projection
Four questions settle most of it. Does the site show when the projection was last updated. Does it react to a late scratch or a lineup change. Does it publish its method in any form. And does it separate playing time from efficiency, rather than blending them into one rate.
That last one matters more than it sounds. Volume and efficiency have very different stabilities, and a projection that shrinks them together applies the wrong amount of regression to both. A projection that never moves after lineups post is not being maintained, whatever the site says about its model.
Where BankrollSZN fits
BankrollSZN's projections are free with a free account across MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA, PGA and LoL. The model weights page shows exactly what each input contributes to a number, which is unusual at any price. For MLB, park factors and first pitch weather are already inside the projection rather than sitting in a separate tab, and the numbers refresh through the day as lineups confirm.
What it is not: a consensus. It is one model, so it will be wrong in correlated ways when it is wrong. If you want a second opinion on a player before committing salary, put it next to FantasyPros and look at where the two disagree, because that gap is the interesting part.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free DFS projection site?
It depends what you want the projection for. FantasyPros is the strongest free consensus, DailyFantasyFuel is the strongest free daily fantasy specific set, and BankrollSZN publishes the model weights behind its numbers so you can see what is driving them.
Are free DFS projections good enough to win?
Projections are table stakes rather than an edge. What separates entries is roster construction, correlation and ownership. A free projection with good construction beats a paid projection with bad construction.
Why do projections disagree so much between sites?
Mostly because they disagree about playing time, not about talent. Volume assumptions drive most of the spread between two projections of the same player.
Does BankrollSZN charge for projections?
No. Every projection on the site is free with a free account.
Are FanGraphs projections useful for DFS?
Not directly. FanGraphs publishes season long projection systems, which are the right tool for roster decisions over months and the wrong tool for a single slate. Use them for context on a player's true talent, not as a daily projection.