2025 Best Ball Cheat Sheet
| Week 17 | Date | Time | Week 15/16 Correlation |
| DAL at WAS | Thursday, Dec. 25th | 12pm CT | MIN, LAC, NYG, PHI |
| DET at MIN | Thursday, Dec. 25th | 3:30pm CT | LAR, PIT, DAL, NYG |
| DEN at KC | Thursday, Dec. 25th | 7:15pm CT | GB, JAX, LAC, TEN |
| PIT at CLE | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 12pm CT | MIA, DET, CHI, BUF |
| NO at TEN | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 12pm CT | CAR, NYJ, SF, KC |
| JAX at IND | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 12pm CT | NYJ, DEN, SEA, SF |
| TB at MIA | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 12pm CT | ATL, CAR, PIT, CIN |
| NE at NYJ | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 12pm CT | BUF, BAL, JAX, NO |
| PHI at BUF | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 3:25pm CT | LV, WAS, NE, CLE |
| CHI at SF | Sunday, Dec. 28th | 7:20pm CT | CLE, GB, TEN, IND |
| LAR at ATL | Monday, Dec. 29th | 7:15pm CT | DET, SEA, TB, ARI |
| ARI at CIN | Saturday or Sunday | TBD | HOU, ATL, BAL, MIA |
| BAL at GB | Saturday or Sunday | TBD | CIN, NE, DEN, CHI |
| NYG at LV | Saturday or Sunday | TBD | WAS, MIN, PHI, HOU |
| HOU at LAC | Saturday or Sunday | TBD | ARI, LV, KC, DAL |
| SEA at CAR | Saturday or Sunday | TBD | IND, LAR, NO, TB |
RESEARCH:
2024 data coming soon
Underdog ADP Study:
2023 Best Ball Mania IV Winning Lineup: (AMEEN0811) drafted Aug. 28th
QBs: Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love, CJ Stroud
RBs: Alexander Mattison, D’Andre Swift, James Conner, Raheem Mostert, Chuba Hubbard, Kyren Williams
WRs: Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Amari Cooper, Christian Watson, George Pickens, Jayden Reed
TEs: Pat Freiermuth, Sam LaPorta Juwan Johnson
2023 Drafters Million II Winning Lineup: (doreedo1420(24))
QBs: Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford
RBs: Josh Jacobs, James Conner, De’Von Achane, Jaylen Warren, D’Onta Foreman, Leonard Fournette, Kyren Williams
WRs: AJ Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett, Mike Evans, Zay Flowers, Tank Dell
TEs: Tyler Higbee, Taysom Hill, Jake Ferguson, Cade Otton
Drafters Roster Construction, Top 10 Teams:
Average: 2.3 QBs, 6.2 RBs, 8.5 WRs, 3 TEs
2-7-7-4 (1st)
2-7-9-3 (2nd, 4th)
3-5-9-3 (3rd, 10th)
2-6-9-3 (5th, 6th, 7th)
2-7-9-2 (8th)
3-6-8-3 (9th)
Conclusions:
7 of the top 10 teams drafted exactly 2 QBs (70%). 2QB appears the way to go.
9 of the top 10 teams drafted 3+ TEs (90%). 8 of the 10 drafted exactly 3 TEs, so 3TE seems best.
8 of the top 10 teams draft at least 6 RBs (80%). No teams drafted 8 RBs, so 6-7 RBs seems best.
9 of the top 10 teams drafted at least 8 WRs (90%). 8 of the 10 drafted exactly 9 WRs. The winner only drafted 7 WRs, but having 9 WRs seems to be best.
This leaves us with a 2-6-9-3 build being the most attractive build to shoot for, with leeway to shift up or down one at RB/WR. You can mix in some 3QB builds and some 2TE or 4TE builds.