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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 8/5/16

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 and our updates articles but here we will look at other dudes to consider.

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Pitching Targets

*Note - I discussed Justin Verlander, Jaime Garcia and Jameson Taillon in the Main Article and will list a few other viable options for tonight's slate*

Felix Hernandez FD 9600 DK 8400
Opponent - LAA (Lincecum) Park - @SEA
FD - 33.02 DK - 22.39

King Fleix appeared to get back to his old ways in his last outing. He limited a powerful Cubs team to just two hits and two earned runs in five innings. The K rate got back up there as he struck out eight but also struggled with control walking five batters. The matchup is much today as he will go up against the Angels at home in Safeco. The Mariners currently sit as big -170 favorites giving Felix a great chance at getting the win. His price seems fairly priced on FanDuel where I would prefer Verlander in the same range but he comes as a big discount on DraftKings making hi a fantastic SP2 today.

Blake Snell FD 7900 DK 8700
Opponent - MIN (Santana) Park - @TB
FD - 33.28 DK - 21.84

There are a ton of options outside the main guys that are very viable for tournaments tonight. This is great news for the GPP junkies as ownership should be fairly spread out tonight. Blake Snell makes an intriguing option in a home matchup vs. the Twins. The Rays come in as -130 home favorites in the lowest projected total(7.5) of the slate. The Twins have been a tough team to nail down as they have hit well since the first couple months of the season and now rank in the top half of the league in wOBA vs. left handed and right handed pitching. Some of the upside comes with their low 3.5 projected run line and 21%+ strikeout rate. Snell has been very impressive lately, despite the high walk rate(3.75 BB/9), limiting opponents to two earned runs or less in four straight starts with a 3.07 xFIP and 10.88 K/9 rate. He is definitely worth taking a shot with at his current price range on both sites.

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