Prices don't match with Fanduel

ken_admin  4/5/2018 6:47 AM

Sorry about that.  In the past, we've used a single price for each day, but providers are varying prices based on contests more this year.  We'll split prices into slates and try to have that ready for the weekend.

olebamadude  5/28/2018 12:02 PM

I am experimenting with Fanduel lately, and love it, with a single exception--there is often a failure to match both prices and position eligibility between Fanduel and BM.  Often the price displayed here at BM will differ from the actual price on Fanduel; and often the positions here do not corelate with the position for players listed on Fanduel.  Seems Fanduel allows only the primary position for each player, and not multi-position eligibility.

Is there any future intention to attempt a closer correlation of these two factors between the sites?

ken_admin  5/28/2018 7:14 PM

I believe if you select a specific slate, the pricing and positons will be correct.  Are you finding that doesn't work?

olebamadude  5/30/2018 9:17 AM

I select a slate before any other step is taken. Still, some of the player positions do not correlate. Examples today: Chris Owings is shown on BM as a 2B, but on Fanduel is an OF. Cozart is a 2B here, but is a 3B on Fanduel. Cozart is priced today at $3100 on Fanduel, but only $2900 here. I am aware of the statement posted on BM that "We do not have prices for the selected date yet", but have not seen that statement disappear even immediately prior to game time. I wonder if the prices and positions of players could not be resolved by some form of data merger. Look forward to hearing from you.

ken_admin  5/30/2018 9:19 AM

I'm sure the correct data is available so I'll give this a look today.

Anyone with a Mr. Magoo Icon gets top priority around here!

olebamadude  5/30/2018 9:29 AM

I am noticing that the player positions on BM change according to the slate. Further, that the selected slate appears to return to "No Slate" periodically instead of remaining on the chosen slate. Maybe this is the source of the problems I am having, so allow me to experiment a bit further before your response. I will get with you after further observations. Thanks for your time and energy.

olebamadude  5/30/2018 9:31 AM

Thanks!. Mr. McGoo is quite appropriate for me at my age.

olebamadude  5/30/2018 9:50 AM

I'm noticing that whenever I click on a player link to examine player history, then return to the main DFS page, that the slate returns to the "No Slate" position. Not the very best thing, but perhaps unavoidable.

ken_admin  5/30/2018 12:35 PM

I've made some changes which should help.  Plus, I've corrected my spelling of Mr. Magoo.