DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/21/22 It's been an incredible weekend for sports. The Astros-Braves series has been the one to watch, and the Blue Jays-Yankees showdown has also been exciting. Every matchup gets more important the closer we get to the finish line, and it's finally in sight after nearly six months of ball! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Shohei Ohtani FD - P 11000 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - DET (Eduardo Rodriguez) Park - DET FD - 43.08 DK - 23.58 I thought there was no chance that Shohei could be an elite two-way player, but he's proving me wrong. His pitching is actually what surprises me most, developing into an ace this season. The right-hander has a 2.69 ERA and 1.06 WHIP for the year but has been even better recently. In fact, Ohtani has a 1.81 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 12.9 K/9 rate across his last 11 starts. That makes him tough to avoid against the Tigers, with Detroit sitting bottom-three in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. That's why he enters this matchup as a -200 favorite, with the Motor City Kitties projected for only three runs. Luis Castillo FD - P 10800 DK - RP 9400 Opponent - OAK (JP Sears) Park - OAK FD - 41.7 DK - 22.22 Castillo has taken on the ace role in Seattle, and it looks like the Mariners have stumbled into just that. This guy was always a great pitcher in Cincy, but a 2.73 ERA and 1.05 WHIP have him looking like one of the best pitchers in baseball. He's been even better as of late, collecting at least 40 FanDuel points in eight straight starts, totaling a 1.81 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 10.7 K/9 rate in that span. A 40-point floor is impossible to find, and it should be easy to reach in this matchup. Just like the Tigers, the A's rank 29th or 30th in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. All of that has Oakland projected for just three runs in this spot, with Seattle sitting as a -220 favorite. Ryan Pepiot (FD $7600/DK $6400) will be a -175 favorite against a 27th-ranked Marlins offense and is way too cheap with that win potential in his back pocket. Catcher/First Base Luis Arraez FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B/2B 3900 Opponent - TEX (Kohei Arihara) Park - MIN FD - 10.01 DK - 7.84 We're paying up at the pitcher position,...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 8/17/22 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Carlos Rodón FD - P 10700 DK - SP 10800 Opponent - ARI (Zach Davies) Park - SF FD - 38.31 DK - 21.04 Rodon has quietly had a monster year in San Fran, and it'd be scary to see where this team would be at if he weren't throwing gems every time out. The former ChiSox pitcher has a 2.95 ERA and 1.06 WHIP this year, striking out 168 batters across 134 innings. Those are some of the best averages in DFS, with Rodon registering a 2.51 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and 11.1 K/9 rate across his last 11 starts. He should be able to keep that form going at home against Arizona, with the Diamondbacks ranked 22nd in OBP, 21st in wOBA, and 23rd in xwOBA. That's why he's entering this matchup as a -210 favorite, with the D'Backs projected for just three runs. Cal Quantrill FD - P 8300 DK - SP 7000 Opponent - DET (Daniel Norris) Park - CLE FD - 36.19 DK - 18.13 Quantrill is not someone you'll get excited about, but this guy is really starting to mow down opposing bats. He's actually thrown 13 scoreless innings in his last two starts, shutting out the Blue Jays and Astros. Those are two of the best offenses in baseball, and we're obviously not worried about him facing a Detroit team that's bottom-three in every offensive category. Q has been feeling it much longer than that two-start stretch, tallying a 2.80 ERA and 0.99 WHIP across his last six starts. He's also allowed four runs or fewer in 20 of 22 starts this year, which gives him one of the highest floors of any player on this slate. Not to mention, he's a -230 favorite in this magical matchup! Max Scherzer (FD $11500 DK $11100) is one of the best pitchers in the sport and gets to face an Atlanta team with the second-worst K rate in baseball. Catcher/First Base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. FD - 1B 3900 DK - 1B 6100 Opponent - BAL (Austin Voth) Park - TOR FD - 14.99 DK - 11.29 Vladdy got off to a slow start this season, but the 2021 AL MVP frontrunner has been raking for well over a month now. He's got a hit in 25 of his last 27 games, providing a .345 AVG, .391 OBP, .600 SLG, and .992 OPS in that span. That's...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/14/22 I've been battling a nasty sickness all week, but I finally started feeling better on Saturday. That actually led to one of my better DFS days of the year, and I'm ready to keep rolling here. We have almost every team in action for this Sunday card, so let's get started with the pitching! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Cristian Javier FD - P 10600 DK - SP 8700 Opponent - OAK (Cole Irvin) Park - HOU FD - 41.65 DK - 22.56 The Astros have one of the best rotations in baseball, and Javier is a significant reason why. The 25-year-old has a 3.14 ERA and 1.05 WHIP this season but has really taken his game to another level recently. In fact, Javy has a 3.07 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 12.3 K/9 rate across his last 10 starts. That strikeout stuff makes him one of the best options in DFS, particularly in a matchup like this. The A's rank 29th or 30th in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA, with Christian allowing three runs or fewer in his last five starts against them. That has Javier and the Stros entering this matchup as a -260 favorite. Alex Wood FD - P 9200 DK - SP 9000 Opponent - PIT (Zach Thompson) Park - SF FD - 35.51 DK - 18.9 Wood got off to a terrible start this season, but he's really starting to find his stroke. The goofy left-hander allowed six runs to the Dodgers last week but allowed two runs or fewer in his other six starts since the end of June. Even with that one stinker, Wood has a 2.54 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, and 9.0 K/9 rate in that span. We can omit that LA result because everyone struggles against the Dodgers. Facing Pittsburgh is nothing like facing LA either, with the Pirates ranked 28th in xwOBA, OBP, and K rate. That's why Wood is a -230 favorite, with Pittsburgh projected for just 3.5 runs. Lance Lynn (FD $9000 DK $6800) is showing signs of life and should never be $6,800 against a 29th-ranked Tigers offense. Catcher/First Base C.J. Cron FD - 1B 4300 DK - 1B 5700 Opponent - ARI (Tommy Henry) Park - COL FD - 18.3 DK - 13.76 Cron is my favorite play of the day. This guy has become a stud since he put on a Rockies uniform and always plays well in these circumstances....

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 8/10/22 This has been a fun week of baseball. It feels like every game is getting more critical by the day, and it was fun staying up late and watching the west coast games last night. I also watched the Coors Field shootout, with those two teams combining for 21 runs. It's hot in Denver right now, and that ballpark will play like a little league field for the remainder of the season. It'll surely be featured heavily in this article, so let's find some pitchers to pair with those Coors Field bats. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Brandon Woodruff FD - P 11000 DK - SP 9600 Opponent - TB (Jeffrey Springs) Park - MIL FD - 38.4 DK - 20.75 Many people get scared to use a pitcher against Tampa Bay, but this lineup has been struggling ever since Wander Franco went down. The Rays rank 24th in wOBA, 25th in xwOBA, 23rd in runs scored, and 27th in K rate. That makes them one of the best matchups in the sport, and it's no surprise when looking at the personnel. That's bad news against a stud like Woodruff, generating 2.90 ERA and 1.03 WHIP since 2020, striking out 406 batters across those 338 innings. He's been rolling recently, too, registering a 2.28 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 10.7 K/9 rate across his last nine starts. One of those was against this terrible Tampa offense, striking out 10 batters across five one-run innings. Taijuan Walker FD - P 8400 DK - SP 8400 Opponent - CIN (T.J. Zeuch) Park - NYM FD - 39.23 DK - 20.26 Walker had one of the worst starts of his career in his most recent outing, but this dude was unstoppable before that. In fact, Taijuan tallied 2.53 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across his previous 15 starts. That's a large sample size of mowing down bats, and that should be easy to do against Cincy. The Reds rank 22nd in OBP, 26th in wOBA, and 25th in OPS and K rate. That's scary since they get to hit in Great American Smallpark, and they surely won't see an uptick in a pitcher's park like Citi Field. Walker had his second-best start of the season against this team, dropping 46 FanDuel points on July 4. Sandy Alcantara (FD $11200 DK $10300) has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season and is a good pivot if you want...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/7/22 It feels crazy to say, but the season is starting to wind down. Teams are well past the century mark in terms of games played, and every matchup feels critical at this point of the season. The Dodgers-Padres series has been the talk of baseball circles, but that's one of two games that won't make it onto this slate. There's still a ton to talk about, so let's kick things off with the arms! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Aaron Nola FD - P 10800 DK - SP 10000 Opponent - WSH (Cory Abbott) Park - PHI FD - 43.75 DK - 23.84 Nola has been one of the best pitchers in the NL this season, and he could be in line for one of his best starts against this offense. Washington ranks 22nd in OPS and 25th in runs scored but could have the worst lineup in baseball after trading Juan Soto and Josh Bell. Those two inflated the averages in this offense, and they certainly won't fair well with Nelson Cruz and Luke Voit as the two most dangerous bats. Nola will show how bad they are, providing a 2.98 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 9.9 K/9 rate since the end of April. That's why he enters this matchup as a -300 favorite, with the Nats projected for just 3.5 runs. Jacob deGrom FD - P 10300 DK - SP 10200 Opponent - ATL (Spencer Strider) Park - NYM FD - 40.97 DK - 23.74 I personally believe that deGrom is the best pitcher in baseball. It's been a long road back for him to get back on the mound, but we might never see him this cheap for the remainder of the season. Since 2018, Jacob has maintained a 1.94 ERA and 0.88 WHIP while striking out 780 batters across 586 innings. Those are easily the best stats in the sport, and he could be looking at 70-80 pitches in this spot. That's really all he needs to be a beast, with deGrom dropping 30 FanDuel points across 59 pitches in his debut. Atlanta is a tough matchup, but they own the second-worst strikeout rate in the league. In their two meetings last season, deGrom struck out 20 batters across 12 innings while allowing just three runs. Corbin Burnes (FD $11300 DK $10300) took down NL Cy Young last season and should have another gem against a 25th-ranked Reds offense. Catcher/First Base Ty...