Short answer: To follow your DraftKings lineups live you need something that turns live play into fantasy points and tells you whether you are on pace, not just raw scores. The free routes are the DraftKings app's Scores tab or juggling stat sites across several tabs. The easier route is a dedicated live tracker that does it all in one place. This guide covers each, and links to deeper guides for pace, multiple lineups, and each sport.
Why raw scores are not enough
The number that actually matters in DFS is your fantasy total against where it should be. Raw points on their own hide the story. A player on 12 at halftime and a player on 12 in the fourth quarter are in completely different shape, but a plain score treats them the same. Following a lineup live means seeing pace, not just points: are you ahead of your projection or quietly falling behind, and which player is the reason.
The free ways to do it
- The DraftKings DFS app, Scores tab. Since DK Live was retired, this is the built-in live view. It shows scores and play-by-play, which is useful for game state, but it does not track your lineup or your pace. See What happened to DK Live.
- The multi-tab method. DraftKings open for your points, plus ESPN, Flashscore or the league site to work out why a player is stuck. It works, but the tabs do not talk to each other and you are doing the pace maths in your head.
The dedicated-tracker way
A tracker built for DFS pulls it all into one place: your live total, whether you are on pace, who is hot or cold, and your optimal lineup, updating on its own with no refreshing. LiveSlates is one of these. It is free to build and track one lineup per slate, with live scoring, hot and cold, pace against the field and the optimal, covering DraftKings for NFL and MLB right now, and a no-signup demo. Pro adds importing lineups, your own projections and pace against them, custom boards, and multi-entry exposure.
See it live
Watch a real slate replay, no signup, at the NFL demo.
Go deeper
- How to tell if your lineup is on pace
- Tracking multiple lineups and exposure
- Following NFL lineups live
- Following MLB lineups live
- The best ways to track lineups live, compared
Common questions
Do I have to refresh to see live scores? With the multi-tab method, yes. A dedicated tracker like LiveSlates updates on its own.
Is there a free way to do this? Yes. The DraftKings Scores tab and the multi-tab method are free, and LiveSlates is free for one lineup per slate.
Does DraftKings show my lineup live? It shows game scores, not your fantasy lineup's pace or standing. For that you need a dedicated tracker.