Overview
A lineup group is a folder for organizing your lineups. Lineup groups are generally (but not necessarily) connected to the contests in your entries file, making it easy to see and manage which lineups are going into which contests.
How Lineup Groups Work
The Basics and Defaults
Lineup groups are typically created by templates, which are rules that define how you prefer to manage your contests.
If you have no entries file uploaded:
You'll see your Lineup Pool, which contains all the lineups we built for you
We provide an easy way to create a quick lineup group for the lineups you want to play
If you have an entries file uploaded:
We'll use a template to automatically create your lineup groups
You'll likely see one of these two default behaviors, depending on your account age, onboarding answers, and starred templates:
A single lineup group with all contests attached - The number of lineups equals the highest max entry limit among your contests. This makes it easy to create sets of 20 or 150 lineups and distribute them across all your contests.
A lineup group for every contest - Each contest gets its own group with a unique lineup, making it easy to see exactly what's going into each contest.
If you don't see either of these default behaviors, you can open the Templates menu, select the template you want, and star it to set it as your default.
How Groups Affect Lineups
Each lineup group is a folder of lineups that you should think about as a set. You can customize the diversification method, add filters, and change how lineups are filled into that group.
Exposure Behavior: As long as a group contains more than one lineup, exposures affect the group as a whole.
Example: If you have two groups of 20 lineups each and set a max exposure of 50%, no player will appear in more than 10 lineups across both groups combined.
If a group has just one lineup, it ignores exposures unless they are set to 0% or 100%.
Lineup Group Controls:
Rename - Change the group name
Trash - Delete the group
Pin - Keep the group at the top of your list
Lock - Lock in the current lineups in the group so they don't change
Filter - Add filters specific to this lineup group
Download - Download a CSV file of the lineups in this group
Lineup Group Settings:
Lineups - The number of unique lineups used in this group
Diversity - Either Portfolio or Uniques; determines how lineups are diversified
Contests - Which contests are attached to this group
Fees - Total entry fees for this group
$/Entry - Total entry fees divided by total entries
Aggregate metrics - Summary statistics for the group. For more information about aggregate metrics, see [ADD LINK TO AGGREGATE METRICS DOCUMENTATION]
Managing Templates
Templates can be managed in the Templates menu.
SaberSim Default Templates: You'll see three SaberSim default templates, which can be viewed but not changed, edited, or deleted:
One Group Per Contest - Creates a lineup group for each contest in your entries file. The number of lineups in each group equals the highest max entry limit for contests in that group, and the top-ranked lineups fill each contest. For example, if a group contains contests with single-entry, 3-max, and 20-max limits, the top overall lineup goes into all single entries, the top 3 go into all 3-max contests, and the full set of 20 goes into 20-max contests.
Direct Fill - Creates a single lineup group where the number of lineups equals your total number of entries. This ensures a unique lineup goes into every single entry across all contests.
All Contests in One Group - Creates a single lineup group with all contests attached. The number of lineups is set to the highest max entry limit among all contests in your file.
Star icon - A starred template is active by default when you create a new build
View icon - Allows you to inspect the template settings
Clone icon - Lets you duplicate the template to create a customized version
SaberSim default templates can be unstarred but cannot be deleted.
Lineup Group Behavior
Template Rules:
Only one lineup group template can be active at a time
When a template is active, it updates dynamically. If you upload a new entries file with additional contests, the template will automatically create or modify groups accordingly
If you manually change your lineup groups, the template will turn off automatically
Troubleshooting: If something breaks or behaves unexpectedly, the easiest solution is to turn templates off by clicking the active template, then re-enable the template you want to recreate your groups.
Customization
You can customize lineup groups by adding individual groups manually or by creating custom templates.
Manual Lineup Groups
You can add manual lineup groups using the "Add Lineup Group" button.
You'll need to specify:
Name - The group name
Number of lineups - How many lineups you want in the group
Diversity settings - How the lineups should be diversified
Ranking method - How lineups should be ranked (only required if using Uniques for diversity). Options include Saber Score, ROI, Projected Score, Ownership, Salary, lineup percentiles, or custom metrics. See [ADD LINK TO RANKING DOCUMENTATION] for more details.
Filters - Any filters you want to apply to this group
Contests - Which contests should be attached to this group
Custom Templates
You can create custom templates to automatically configure SaberSim to create exactly the groups you want each time you build, or to have specialized templates ready for specific slates.
Creating a New Template:
In the Templates menu, click "Add New"
Select your template type:
Contest - The most common type. These templates attach to contests in your entries file automatically
Manual - Creates lineup groups that aren't attached to any contests when created
Lineup Pool - Allows you to change how your Lineup Pool is configured (most commonly used to add default filters to your Lineup Pool)
Choose how to group contests:
Put ALL contests that match the rule requirements into a single group
OR create a separate group for each individual contest that matches the rule requirements
Set requirements to define which contests this rule applies to. You can filter by:
Entry fee
Entry limit
Your entries
Total entrants
Payout structure
Contest type
Contest name
Configure diversity, ranking method, and filters (similar to manual groups)
Multiple Rules in One Template
Because only one template can be active at a time, you can include multiple lineup group rules within a single template. These rules are processed in order.
Important: If an earlier rule assigns a contest to a group, subsequent rules will not use that contest again, even if the contest matches their criteria. This makes it easier to create templates without needing to account for every possible scenario in each rule.
Example: Let's say you want all single-entry contests in one group, and all other contests in individual groups.
Rule 1: All contests where Max Entries = 1 go into one group
Rule 2: All contests go into their own lineup groups
In Rule 2, you don't need to specify "all contests EXCEPT single entries" because the single-entry contests were already handled by Rule 1.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Not Saving All Your Entries
Problem: You have contests in your entries file that aren't assigned to a lineup group.
Solution: A modal will appear warning you about this issue. Click the green button in the modal to automatically create a group for the missing contests, fill them with lineups, apply diversification, and save.
"I Don't See Any Lineup Groups"
Solution:
If your Lineup Pool is expanded, collapse it—your lineup groups might be below it
If you still don't see lineup groups:
If you have an entries file uploaded: Click "Templates," then select a SaberSim default template
If you don't have an entries file: Create a manual lineup group
"Something Broke" - General Issues
Solution: Turn off the active template by clicking it, then click the same template again to recreate the groups from scratch.
"My Template Isn't Doing What I Expect"
Lineup group templates are powerful and allow extensive customization, but complex rules can be challenging to configure correctly. Review the rules you created carefully. If you're still stuck, reach out to support for assistance.