Fantasy 2.0: a new model and a clearer view of the market

Fantasy 2.0 is here. Here's what's new.

More Fantasy opportunities

A Fantasy platform and a sportsbook can quote the same player and stat at very different lines. Comparing the odds alone doesn't tell you what that difference is worth.

We've rebuilt the SmartStake Line around a proprietary model that accounts for those differences. It estimates fair value at your Fantasy pick's line, even without a matching two-sided sportsbook price at that point on supported markets.

That means a much fuller Fantasy board, especially for football. Passing, rushing, and receiving yardage props often sit at different lines across books, so requiring an exact match can leave plenty of picks out.

Fantasy 2.0 can assess more of those picks instead of dropping them just because the lines differ. You get more opportunities to compare in both NFL and college football.

Where qualifying books quote your line directly, those prices come first. Where they don't, the model uses qualifying prices at another line and accounts for the distance to your pick. Its approach depends on the sport and market.

The new line screens reference prices for margin and, where reported, liquidity depth and balance. Picks it can't price are left off the board.

The SmartStake Line powers Fantasy 2.0's Default model: broader coverage of line discrepancies, with a more robust foundation for fair value. Read more in Model settings.

Your books, your custom model

The same approach to line discrepancies now extends to Custom devig in Fantasy. That opens up more opportunities using your chosen books, even when they quote a different line.

Custom still uses your book selection, weights, required books, and devig method. Without an exact-line price, it can blend your qualifying books at the SmartStake Line's source point, then estimate fair value at your pick's line.

You control whether those picks appear. Hide line discrepancies is off by default in both models. Turn it on to see only picks priced at their exact line.

Custom also checks each book's liquidity and margin. The new Max vig per book setting lets you set that margin ceiling. Model settings explains the choices.

A clearer view of your devig setup

We've redesigned the Sharp books menu in Positive EV and Fantasy Custom to make your reference model easier to understand and adjust.

The new visual breakdown shows how you've weighted your selected books. You can see which carry more influence, adjust their weights, choose required books, and set the minimum number needed for a comparison, all in one place.

Search and per-book settings make your setup easier to fine-tune. Fantasy saves its own configuration, separate from Positive EV.

September 2026 product example: a custom configuration showing each book's relative weight.

See Custom devig and sharp books for the configuration options, or Devigging and fair value for what the methods mean.

More of the market beside your pick

The expanded Fantasy comparison view now gives you a fuller picture of the lines available across books, including books quoting a different point or only one side of the market.

Each comparison shows the book's line and prices, with a signed point difference when its line differs from yours. You can see both the size of the gap and whether it sits in your pick's favor.

Under Custom, the books counted in your pick's fair value lead the comparison and are highlighted, distinguishing your reference prices from the rest of the market.

September 2026 market example: an Under 41.5 pick beside a book at 35.5. The +6 marks the line difference. Displayed probabilities are estimates for individual lines, not observed win rates or typical results. Markets and outcomes vary.

A percentage beside a book describes its displayed line, which may differ from your pick. The point gap alone doesn't establish value; the prices and your slip's payout matter too. See Comparison lines.

See where the market is moving

The new main line history chart shows how sportsbooks have moved their lines against your selected Fantasy line over time.

See whether books are moving toward your line, away from it, or across it. The current gap and the movement that led to it are visible together.

September 2026 market example: sportsbook lines moving against a selected Under 31.5 pick. The Fantasy marker is a fixed reference for that pick. This individual snapshot doesn't establish typical movement or predict an outcome.

It joins the existing odds history view alongside the Fantasy comparison table.

Find the picks that fit your approach

Fantasy has more ways to narrow the board:

• Markets: focus on a sport, a market type, or individual markets.
• Direction: show overs only, unders only, or both.
• Pushes: hide whole-number lines that can push, while keeping half-point lines.
• Min comparison books: require more supporting books under Default.
• Max vig per book: limit the margin accepted from each reference book under Custom.
• Hide line discrepancies: keep either model focused on exact-line pricing.

Filters are easier to search and navigate. Save your setup as a preset to return to the same view.

The Fantasy overview covers the filters, and Saved filters explains how to keep your setups.

More books and league coverage

We've also added Chalkboard, JustBet, ComeOn, Betinia, BetFair, and STX, along with NHL preseason coverage.

See Sportsbooks, exchanges, and leagues for coverage details and Bookmaker selection to tailor the books you see.

Explore Fantasy 2.0

Open Fantasy 2.0 to compare your pick with the wider market, understand the prices behind its fair value, and see where the lines are moving.

Coming next

Fantasy alerts are next. We're working on bringing notifications to Fantasy so you can hear about opportunities without keeping the board open. We'll share more as they get closer.

Relevant docs

• Model settings: Default, Custom, and line discrepancies.
• Custom devig and sharp books: book weights, requirements, and advanced settings.
• Devigging and fair value: how margin is removed from reference prices.
• Comparison lines: line differences, contributing books, and market history.
• Fantasy overview: the board and its filters.
• Saved filters: saving and restoring your setup.
• Sportsbooks, exchanges, and leagues: market coverage.
• Bookmaker selection: choosing and ordering your books.