Draft football teams with friends. Score automatically: 1 for a cover, ½ for a push, 0 for a miss. No weekly picks to submit.
Start with your group size. Standard supports NFL or college football; XL and XXL bring larger groups to the NFL. Everyone gets the same number of Team Cards, with no prices or tiers.
32 teams ÷ 4 players = a maximum of 8 picks each. Fanstrand rounds down so everyone gets an equal field without exhausting the available teams.
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Draft teams with your friends. Follow every game. Turn covers into a season-long race.
No weekly picks to submitDraft Team Cards in a snake draft, then follow them all season.
Your scoring line freezes 48 hours before scheduled kickoff. Follow it through the final score.
The final score against your locked line decides your points. Points are added after grading.
Build your season total. Leagues can also add weekly head-to-head rivalries.
Hypothetical final scores · standard scoring
Give 3 points. Win by more than 3 to cover.
Your weekly total is part of your season total. It’s the same award in both views.
Live / pending is a preview. Total Points include only officially awarded results.
A league can add a weekly Captain for 2× points. Check its saved rules.
When enabled, choose one eligible Team Card each week before its 48-hour line lock. Your last eligible Captain rolls forward, or Auto Captain chooses the next eligible lock. A locked Captain stays fixed for that week. Its Cover earns 2 points, Push 1 and Miss 0.
A league can add +1 for a perfect week. Check its saved rules.
When enabled, at least one eligible Team Card must play, and every eligible card must cover for a +1 bonus after the week settles. A Push or Miss prevents it. Byes, canceled games, rental sides and owning both sides of one game are excluded from the bonus check.
Your league’s saved policy explains who approves a trade.
Your scoring line locks 48 hours before scheduled kickoff. That locked spread on your game card decides the result. The current market line adds context and can keep moving.
Not necessarily. The league’s weekly player pairing is separate from who owns the opposing real-world team. Each player totals all their Team Cards for the week. Owning both sides of one game still yields 1 base point combined: 1 and 0, or ½ each on a Push. Optional bonuses are separate.
Final scores need a verified scoring line and an official grade before they are included in Total Points. Pending results do not count as zero-point losses.
An eligible idle Team Card can earn a Bye Flex credit for a one-game rental. My Team shows your credit’s exact eligible weeks and deadline. Use its countdown to plan your choice.
Use My Team for trades and roster moves. League shows rule changes and their effective week. Earlier weeks keep their saved rules and results, and your original draft stays in the recap.
The base game has three outcomes and no hidden math. Take the final score, apply the frozen spread, and the result grades itself. Move the score and watch both players' points flip.
You do not return to submit picks. You return to watch every team you chose fight the number, move the live table, and turn one late score into the story your group talks about all week.
This clearly labeled example shows how equal scores separate. Your private league shows its own standings after play begins.
Every owned team without a scheduled game creates one Bye Flex credit. Use it during the bye week or either of the next 2 scoring weeks.
Undrafted teams form the free-agent pool. A drop and add is permanent once the new team’s next line locks.
Bye Flex uses a one-game rental, not ownership, so it still works when every league team was drafted.
The credit reopens and receives one additional scoring week if its replacement matchup is canceled before grading.
The player who holds a team when its bye begins earns the credit. That credit stays with the player after a trade.
A dropped team enters 24-hour waivers, preventing a private handoff to another player.
A rental cannot come from a matchup involving another team in that player’s lineup, which prevents double exposure. Different players may rent the same side.
Every player can see the spread used to score each game.
The official spread freezes exactly 48 hours before scheduled kickoff. Injury and weather news are represented without letting late movement change a score after the fact.
DraftKings is the standard scoring source across Fanstrand leagues. Every player uses that same saved line for each game. Any league-specific source policy is explained in its scoring settings.
Fanstrand uses the latest saved DraftKings quote captured within six hours before the 48-hour boundary. Late, stale or unverified quotes cannot become a scoring line. Games without an eligible line stay pending for review.
The spread stays fixed for the scheduled kickoff. If kickoff moves by more than 24 hours, Fanstrand preserves the old record and creates a new 48-hour lock.
The named sportsbook, saved quote, line time, reschedules, final score, and corrections remain visible. Existing locked spreads and awarded points retain their original records. Additional odds feed: Odds powered by OddsGuard .
Both teams still grade normally. One cover earns 1 point and the other earns 0. If the spread pushes, each earns 0.5. The matchup always contributes exactly 1 total point, so there is no bonus and no penalty for the collision.
Build two, three, four, or five-way trades. Every involved player approves the complete deal before any team changes hands. Future rule changes apply to new proposals; an existing deal keeps its saved approval rules.
Cover 1 · Push 0.5 · Miss 0. This is the cleanest comparison against traditional pick'em leagues.
Earn a weekly bonus only when every active team covers. Same-player collisions are excluded from eligibility.
One team scores 2×. The previous captain rolls forward, so nobody loses because they forgot to manage.
The regular-season deadline is fixed when the league starts and remains visible in the rules snapshot.
No. The teams you draft become your automatic picks for the season.
The line stays fixed for the scheduled kickoff. If kickoff moves by more than 24 hours, Fanstrand preserves the old record and creates a new 48-hour line.
Both sides receive half a point. A cover earns one and a miss earns zero.
No. Final scores, saved lines, and corrections remain visible and cannot be privately edited.
Your teams are your picks. Your friends are the field. The locked line keeps every matchup alive, and the season decides who saw the board better.
Free private competition for entertainment. No entry fees, wagering, or cash prizes.