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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 6/25/16

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran warms up after taking the mound for the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The Braves won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 6/25/16

Welcome to our new daily article breaking down some of the other pitching targets on this slate. We covered our system's top value plays in our daily picks article but here we will look at other dudes to consider.

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Early Slate Pitching Targets

Note: We discussed Michael Pineda, John Lackey, Madison Bumgarner and Jhoulys Chacin in the Main Article. And will be going over a few more options below.

Carlos Carrasco FD 9400 DK 10000
Opponent - DET (Sanchez) Park - @DET
FD - 33.61 DK - 18.26

If you're looking to get away from Lackey and Pineda on the early slate, then I believe Carlos Carrasco is your best bet. A matchup against the Tigers is never one to be comfortable with, but Carrasco owns a 27.5 K% and the Tigers' offense owns a 22.6 K% (9th in MLB), so there is upside for the righty. The other good news is that Carrasco is an above average pitcher. He owns a 2.77 xFIP since 2013, so don't be surprised if the 29-year-old has himself a day.

Jacob deGrom FD 10400 DK 11400
Opponent - ATL (Teheran) Park - @ATL
FD - 35.3 DK - 19.03

The Braves aren't a team that is going to strikeout a ton (20.4 K%), but you got to love the spot deGrom is in tonight.

He will be going up against a team that owns a .286 wOBA (29th in MLB) and 77 wRC+ (29th in MLB). We all know deGrom is one of the top pitchers in the National League, so I'm expecting him to have himself a day. Although he won't fan 10 batters, look for him to deliver a quality start.

Julio Teheran FD 8800 DK 12600
Opponent - NYM (deGrom) Park - @ATL
FD - 32.82 DK - 17.48

Last year we stacked against Teheran quite a bit, but this year we are looking to roster him into our lineups on a consistent bases and tonight is no different. He is coming into this contest sporting a 17.7 K-BB% to go along with a 0.91 WHIP. See why we stopped stacking against the right-hander?!

He will be going up against the Mets today. Yes I know I just talked about deGrom, but what can I say -- I love them both. I don't like either one of these guys chances to pick up the W, but you can expect them to have great performances. Okay, so back to the Mets. The Mets are all banged up and are in a bit of a slump. In their last 14 contests, they own a .300 wOBA (26th in MLB) and 90 wRC+ (25th in MLB). They have had their struggles getting anything going on offense, so look for Teheran to deliver yet another quality start.

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