Daily Site Review: Reverse Fantasy Football

Zach Bahner Posted On November 22, 2014

Review

Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Daily Content section in DLF. Daily leagues are growing in the fantasy community and we’ll cover them throughout the regular season. Remember, you can get a DLF Premium account free for year (or your current subscription extended for a year) just by signing up with FanDuel and making an initial deposit. For more information on that special offer, click here.

Each edition of this series will highlight a different daily fantasy football site. Towards the end of the season, we will do more of a comparative analysis between the sites, giving a comprehensive overview of the daily fantasy football landscape. For starters, though, we will focus on each highlighted site individually and give general impressions in order to give the reader an idea of exactly what the site has to offer.

Our previously site reviews can be found here:

Sports Tradex
Draftster
Victiv

Website and URL: Reverse Fantasy Football, https://www.reversefantasyfootball.com/

First Impressions: The layout of the site is very clean and easy on the eyes. Menus are easy to use and feel like most of the other daily sites I’m used to using.

Mobile Options: The mobile site was slightly clumsy, but usable. Nothing about the mobile site would deter me from setting a lineup from my phone, but it isn’t as easy to use as the desktop version. An iOS app could not be found.

Types of Contests

[inlinead]GPP – Very much what we are used to with guaranteed prize pool leagues. These are leagues that have large numbers of entries with an extra emphasis, and much of the prize pool, put on finishing very close to the top of the standings.

Head-to-Head – This is your standard “you against me” league. Buy-ins range from $1.10 to $530.

50/50 – This format allows for four to ten entrants where the top 50% win an equal prize. Buy-ins range from $1.10 to $11.

Triple-Ups – In this league type the top 30% of the league triples their entry fee in winnings. Entry fees range from $.50 to $5.

League Play – These leagues are similar to GPPs, but with a smaller field. Like GPPs, only a few top scoring lineups will place. Unlike Triple-Ups and 50/50s, the winnings are tiered like GPPS. Buy-ins range from $.10 to $530.

IDP – This is a daily format I am not used to playing. Instead of picking lineups consisting of offensive players, you select nine defensive players. Many of the defensive statistics that IDP veterans often see are scored in this play style. Emphasis is weighted towards forcing turnovers. Buy-ins range from $.50 to $530.

Reverse Fantasy – This is where the site gets its name. Instead of scoring points for players having good performances, you score points for your players performing poorly. It is an interesting twist on the “race to the bottom” yearly leagues that have gained some popularity over the years. All of the other league types are included under this heading, as well, so you can play your favorite contest types in a “race to the bottom” format.

Lineup Format: QB-RB-RB-WR-WR-WR-TE-FLEX-FLEX

I like the use of the double flex position, as it gives a tremendous amount of lineup flexibility. It also removes the usage of the team defense, which I like. If you dig deep, you are able to find some very good value plays (I was able to find Michael Floyd for only 5.3% of my total salary). For the Reverse Fantasy leagues, one wide receiver position is replaced with a team defense position.

Scoring Format: .5 PPR, passing touchdowns = 4 points, all other touchdowns = six points, one point per 10 yards rushing/receiving and per 25 yards passing, interceptions throw = -1 point, fumbles lost = -2 points

The scoring is pretty standard if you are used to playing on FanDuel. The major curveball is fumbles losing you twice as many points as interceptions. I would prefer they both were scored equally, but this does add something different to the format.

Creating Lineups: Creating lineups is very user friendly. As I mentioned earlier, if you go searching, you can find some great values. The double flex spot allows for more flexibility than many of the other daily sites. The Reverse Fantasy spin is one that I’m not adept at playing, but there are free leagues to practice with. You can also get a $5 initial signup bonus with the code “cash5.”

Overall, I think Reverse Fantasy Football’s user friendly interface makes it worth trying at the very least. If you are a fan of the “race to the bottom” leagues, this could become your favorite daily site to use.

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