DAILY FANTASY SITES RAKE COMPARISON
Rakes are the percentage of your entry fees that go to the daily fantasy sports site you are playing on. These sites have to make money, right? So, assuming you enter a contest for $1.00 + $0.10, heads up, and if you win, you win $2. The rake is $0.10. We would say that this is a 10% rake ($0.10/$1.00).
Although rakes are normally around 10%, you can often find smaller rake percentages, usually coupled with the more expensive leagues. Although a few percentage points may not seem like a lot, in the long term, if you play a lot like we do, it could mean the difference between hundreds or thousands of dollars.
So, without further ado, here are the current rakes at some of our favorite daily fantasy sites. Please note that these rakes often change with rakeback programs, and simple tweaks of the respective site's policies. As such we will do our best to keep up with any changes for you.
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| General Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buy-In | Rake % | Odds Equivalent |
| $1 to $50 | 10% | -125 |
| $109 | 8.30% | -120 |
| $270 | 7.40% | -117 |
| $535 | 6.50% | -115 |
| Guaranteed Prize Pool Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buy-In | Rake % | Odds Equivalent |
| $1 to $2 | 10.40% | -126 |
| $5 to $10 | 10.50% | -127 |
| $25 | 10.30% | -126 |
| $100 | 9.10% | -122 |
| $270 | 7.40% | -117 |
| $535 | 6.50% | -115 |
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| Buy-In | Rake |
|---|---|
| $0.25 | 14%-15% |
| $1 to $22 | 10% |
| $55 | 9.09% |
| $109 | 8.26% |
| $215 | 6.98% |
| $530 | 5.66% |
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| General Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buy-In | Rake % | Odds Equivalent |
| $1 | 10% | -125 |
| $2.50 to $50 | 8% to 9% | -119 to -121 |
| $100 | 7% to 8% | -116 to -119 |
| $200 to $1000 | ~6% | -113 |
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Fantasy Feud has rakes of 10%, scaled down to 5% for more expensive matches, but it also has 4 degrees of customers within their Rake Back incentives program; Minor League, Major League, Allstar and Area of Celebrity. For "Minor League" reputation, you need between $50.00-$99.99 in site expenses within 30 days. After you hit this amount you are entitled to "5%" of all site fee's paid for during that thirty day period. "Major League" gives back 8% of site fees if you pay $100-199 within 30 days. "Allstar" gives back 12% of fees if you pay $200-499 in fees, and "Area of Celebrity/Hall of Fame" gives back a whopping 17% if you pay over $499 in fees within 30 days.
WINNING PERCENTAGES NEEDED PER RAKEBACK
| Rake (%) | Win% |
|---|---|
| 10 | 55.6 |
| 7.5 | 54 |
| 6 | 53.2 |
| Game | 8% Rake | 11% Rake |
|---|---|---|
| H2H | 54.3 | 56.2 |
| 3-Man | 36.2 | 37.5 |
| 5-Man | 21.7 | 22.5 |
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