DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 6/5/22 I'm having one of my best weeks of the season, and the hitting landscape is finally turning around. The weather is warming up, and it's led to some of the highest-scoring games of the season. With that said, we've had some low-scoring games in Colorado this weekend, and that sort of volatility is why we love baseball! We'll surely have some exposure to the Coors Field game here, but let's get started with a couple of 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 Zac Gallen FD - P 9800 DK - SP 9800 Opponent - PIT (Zach Thompson) Park - PIT FD - 37.15 DK - 19.46 Gallen has quietly been one of the best pitchers in the NL this season, but he's been pitching like this throughout his career. The right-hander has a 3.28 ERA and 1.18 WHIP since his call-up but is amid the best season of his career. Gallen has a 2.32 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 8.8 K/9 rate so far this year. He's actually allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts, which should be easy to duplicate here. Pittsburgh's offense ranks 29th in OBP, 23rd in wOBA, 26th in K rate, and 28th in OPS. All of that has Gallen entering this matchup as a -150 favorite, with Pittsburgh projected for just 3,5 runs! Luis Castillo FD - P 8400 DK - SP 7900 Opponent - WSH (Patrick Corbin) Park - CIN FD - 35.65 DK - 18.73 It's strange to see Castillo this cheap. This guy has flashed All-Star potential at times throughout his career, and he showed that in his most recent start. The right-hander allowed just one hit across six scoreless innings in Fenway Park, striking out 10 batters in that masterclass performance. We've seen him pitch like that in the past, and it looks like he's finally fully healthy. Getting to face Washington is the icing on the cake, though, with the Nationals ranked 20th in runs scored, 25th in xwOBACON, and 19th in OPS. He also enters this matchup as a -180 favorite, and that will be easy to understand later on in the article! Kevin Gausman (FD $10100 DK $10200) is one of the frontrunners for AL Cy Young and should keep rolling against a righty-heavy Twins lineup. Catcher/First Base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. FD - 1B 3900 DK - 1B 4500 Opponent - MIN (Devin Smeltzer) Park - TOR FD - 13.46...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 6/1/22 How crazy is it that we're in June already? The COVID months felt like they were at a snail's pace, but we're back to time flying by. We're already 30 percent though this MLB season, and we're finally getting a good read on these lineups and rotations. The injuries have been a disaster over the last week, but that does open up some more value. One of the biggest surprises this year has been the resurgence of a Hall-of-Fame pitcher, so, let's start there! 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 Justin Verlander FD - P 10900 DK - SP 10000 Opponent - OAK (Cole Irvin) Park - OAK FD - 41.1 DK - 22.86 It's crazy that JV took nearly two years off and has come back better than he was before. This was already one of the best pitchers over the last 10 years, and he's recaptured that form with a 2.03 ERA and 0.83 WHIP. He's still got those numbers despite getting blown up in his last start, and that certainly won't be the case here. Verlander gets to face Oakland, who ranks dead-last in OBP and wOBA. That's no surprise since they play in one of the most spacious ballparks in baseball. In 14 starts at Oakland Coliseum, JV has a 2.64 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 9.0 K/9 rate. That has him entering this matchup as a -230 favorite in a game with a 7-run total. Garrett Whitlock FD - P 7000 DK - SP 7000 Opponent - CIN (Hunter Greene) Park - BOS FD - 33.7 DK - 17.95 It's wild that Whitlock is just $7K on both sites. The right-hander has struggled in his last two starts, but he had a 2.43 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 11.2 K/9 rate before that. He was doing that damage as a limited starter, but the righty threw 84 pitches and six innings in his most recent start. That means he's pretty much ready for a full workload, and he'd be one of the best starters around if he can keep that going. The best part of this is the matchup, though, with Cincinnati ranked 23rd in OBP, 25th in OPS, and 27th in xwOBA. All of that has him entering this matchup as a -200 favorite. A quality start and a win would be massive from a $7K player, and he has a much higher upside than that with his strikeout potential. I don't...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 5/29/22 How nice is it that we're back in summer weather? Not worrying about the weather on every slate is a treat for DFS, and it's undoubtedly screwed me a few times this year. The fewer variables you have to deal with, the easier this racket gets. We've got another Sunday slate to look forward to, with every team in action. All but four teams take the field between 1ET and 5ET, which leaves us with plenty of players to pick from. With that in mind, let's get started with the 2021 NL Cy Young! 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 Corbin Burnes FD 10200 DK 10200 Opponent - STL (Miles Mikolas) Park - STLFD - 42 DK - 23.89 Not enough people talk about Burnes when discussing the best pitchers in baseball. This guy has been just that, totaling a 2.31 ERA and 0.94 WHIP since 2020. Amazingly, he's been even better this year, amassing a 2.18 ERA and 0.87 WHIP. That doesn't even consider that he's one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball, striking out 389 batters across those 284 innings. Some of you might be worried about this matchup with the Cardinals, but Burnes has buried them throughout his career. In fact, Corbin had a 1.64 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, and 11.5 K/9 rate in his four matchups with the Cards last year. Triston McKenzie FD 9000 DK 7600 Opponent - DET (Elvin Rodriguez) Park - DETFD - 35.16 DK - 18.52 It's fantastic seeing someone so skinny dominate a professional sport. This string bean has been one of the best pitchers in the AL this season, pitching to a 2.45 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 8.0 K/9 rate in his seven starts. That's no surprise with the way Cleveland churns out starters, and McKenzie has shown glimpses of this form in the past. He had a 3.62 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and 9.6 K/9 rate over his final nine starts of last year and should be able to continue that against Detroit. The Motor City Kitties rank 29th in both OBP and OPS while sitting dead-last in runs scored. That was on full display when Triston surrendered just two total hits in his two matchups with the Tigers last year, completing 13 scoreless innings! Max Fried (FD $9200 DK $9200) is a quality start machine and should pick up an easy one against a terrible Marlins lineup as a -250 favorite. Catcher/First Base Matt Olson...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 5/25/22 The NBA Conference Finals have been terrible so far, so we're lucky to still have baseball! There are always good games in MLB every night, with the Mets-Giants game last night being one of the craziest matchups I've ever seen. It ended 13-12, and most of those runs were scored in the final two innings. That can cause chaos for DFS purposes, but it's fun nonetheless. With that in mind, let's dive into this Wednesday card! 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 Robbie Ray FD - P 9300 DK - SP 8000 Opponent - OAK (Paul Blackburn) Park - SEA FD - 37.94 DK - 20.56 Ray hasn't been quite as good as he was last year, but it's hard to follow up any type of Cy Young season. The left-hander has disappointed with a 4.77 ERA this season but has a 3.71 xFIP and 27 percent K rate. That means some positive regression is headed his way, and we anticipate him getting closer to his 2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 32 percent K rate from last year. We expect him to pitch more like that in this matchup, with Oakland ranked dead-last in OBP, wOBA, and xwOBA. All of that has Ray entering this matchup as a -175 favorite, with the A's projected for just 3.5 runs. Dylan Bundy FD - P 6900 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - DET (Rony García) Park - MIN FD - 32.31 DK - 16.46 This is undoubtedly a risky play, but Bundy is my favorite GPP option of the day. His biggest asset in this spot in his matchup, facing a Detroit club that has one of the worst lineups in baseball. They actually rank last in runs scored and OPS, sitting 32 runs behind the team with the third-worst mark in baseball (123-102)! That puts any pitcher in play against them, particularly a talented guy like Bundy. The Twins righty has a 3.16 ERA this season and a 23 percent career K rate. Those two tell you that this guy has some serious upside in this matchup, mainly since he's a -190 favorite in a game with a 7.5-run total. Julio Urías (FD $9800 DK $8600) has been terrible recently, but a matchup as a -230 favorite against a bad Washington lineup might be the way to get him back on track. Catcher/First Base Freddie Freeman FD - 1B 3800 DK - 1B 5700 Opponent - WSH...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 5/22/22 This weekend has been wild. The amount of sports we have right now is mind-blowing, but we're going to keep grinding away in MLB. This sport is the biggest grind of them all, but it's the most rewarding if you stay with it. We've been doing that at DFSR and feel like we have an excellent read on the baseball landscape. The one thing we don't have a good read on is the weather, but who does? It's actually been snowing here in Denver and raining all over the east coast. Just be sure to check weather reports before submitting lineups! 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 Freddy Peralta FD - P 10500 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - WSH (Aaron Sanchez) Park - MIL FD - 34.83 DK - 18.91 The Brewers have quietly developed the best rotation in baseball, and Peralta is a significant reason why. The right-hander has a 2.95 ERA and 0.99 WHIP since the beginning of last season, striking out 243 batters across 180 innings. Those strikeout numbers are some of the best you'll see, and it's clear that Peralta is developing into an ace. The matchup with Washington is wonderful, too, with the Nationals ranked 19th in wOBA and 20th in runs scored. That was clear when Freddy threw seven one-run innings in their most recent matchup en route to 49 FanDuel points. We obviously don't mind that Peralta enters this matchup as a -250 favorite, either. Patrick Sandoval FD - P 9500 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - OAK (Zach Logue) Park - LAA FD - 34.32 DK - 18.13 Sandoval was one of my top picks to break out this season, and it's hard to understand why more people weren't on him. This guy had a 3.31 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 10.3 K/9 rate over the final 12 starts of last season and has been even better this year behind a 1.91 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. It's his change-up that's gotten him to this point, and the A's won't be able to produce against him. The Athletics rank bottom-two in runs scored, OBP, OPS, and xwOBA. All of that has Sandoval entering this matchup as a -200 favorite, with Oakland projected for just 3.5 runs. Jose Urquidy (FD $7400 DK $6500) has seen his price drop massively with some horrific outings, but he still has a career WHIP sitting around 1.05. That should be much easier to duplicate...