Rules & Scoring
Every number on this page is exactly what CapLab uses to price players, build rosters, and score games — nothing simplified for a summary.
Salary Cap & Player Pricing
Every fantasy league member gets a fixed $200 budget.
Players are priced $1–$60 from real performance projections. NFL prices recompute weekly; NBA and MLB recompute daily. A player not currently projected still gets the $1 floor price.
Roster Policies
Reset: the whole roster wipes to empty (full budget restored) at the start of every period — a week for NFL, a day for NBA/MLB. No add/drop limit, since you're rebuilding from scratch.
Rolling: the roster carries over automatically; only the changes you make count against the add/drop cap below. Unlimited until the season's first real game.
Rules by Sport
NFL
Roster
1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX (RB/WR/TE), 1 PK, 1 DST — 9 players total.
Scoring
- Passing: +1 pt per 25 yards, +4 pts per touchdown, −2 pts per interception
- Rushing: +1 pt per 10 yards, +6 pts per touchdown
- Receiving: +1 pt per 10 yards, +6 pts per touchdown
The league's chosen Scoring Type changes only how receptions are scored:
- Standard: no bonus for catches
- PPR: +1 pt per reception
- Half PPR: +0.5 pt per reception
- Kicking: +3 pts per field goal made, +1 pt per extra point, −1 pt per missed field goal, −1 pt per missed extra point
- Defense/Special Teams: +6 pts per touchdown, +2 pts per interception, +1 pt per sack, +2 pts per fumble recovery
- Points-allowed bonus: shutout +10, 1–6 +7, 7–13 +4, 14–20 +1, 21–27 −1, 28–34 −4, 35+ −8
Add/Drop Limit (Rolling leagues)
Up to 4 changes per week.
NBA
Roster
1 PG, 1 SG, 1 SF, 1 PF, 1 C, 1 G (PG/SG), 1 F (SF/PF), 1 UTIL (any position) — 8 players total.
Scoring
Points + (Rebounds × 1.2) + (Assists × 1.5) + (Steals × 3) + (Blocks × 3) − Turnovers
Add/Drop Limit (Rolling leagues)
Up to 5 changes in any rolling 7-day window — not a daily reset, so using them all at once means waiting for some to roll off before you can make more.
MLB
Roster
1 C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 SS, 3 OF, 1 CI (1B/3B), 1 MI (2B/SS), 2 UTIL, 4 SP, 2 RP, 3 P (any pitcher) — 18 players total.
Scoring
- Hitting: +1 pt per walk, batting average × 100, +2 pts per hit, +1 pt per run scored, +1 pt per RBI, +4 pts per home run
- Base running: +2 pts per stolen base, −1 pt per caught stealing
- Fielding: −1 pt per error
- Pitching: ERA × −2, −0.5 pt per hit allowed, −1 pt per earned run, −0.5 pt per walk issued, +0.1 pt per strike thrown
Add/Drop Limit (Rolling leagues)
Up to 7 changes in any rolling 7-day window, same non-daily-reset rule as NBA.
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