DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 9/8/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! This slate was a tough cookie to crack. It took me more time than usual to select my guys, but I feel like that could be beneficial. I really dug deep into our projections and was able to spot some major values from some of the best players in baseball. We also have some volatile pitchers, and it's definitely looking like a GPP slate with all the question marks out there. With that in mind, let's kick things off with a pitcher who's due for a bounceback start. Pitchers Yu Darvish FD - P 9000 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - LAA (Undecided) Park - SD FD - 35.75 DK - 20.22 Darvish was actually one of the best pitchers in baseball before hitting a slide around the All-Star break, but we believe he can return to that form here. Let's kick things off by talking about his early-season form, with Darvish dialing up a 2.44 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 10.8 K/9 rate through June. His numbers have been falling since then, but he's still got a solid 4.05 ERA and 1.07 WHIP for the year. The main reason we think he can bounce back is this matchup, with Los Angeles playing without Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon. That's turned them into one of the worst lineups in baseball, which was evident when Blake Snell had a no-hitter through six innings against them on Tuesday. Matt Harvey FD - P 6200 DK - SP 5300 Opponent - KC (Mike Minor) Park - BAL FD - 33.72 DK - 16.21 No, I'm not crazy. Harvey was one of the worst pitchers in baseball for the first few months, but something has changed recently. Despite owning a 6.28 ERA for the season, Harvey has really turned his season around. In fact, The Dark Knight has a 3.99 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over his last nine starts. That's a ridiculous run from a guy this cheap, and using Harvey will allow you to do whatever you want with your lineup. All you really need from him is a bad quality start, and that seems possible in a matchup like this with the way he's rolling. The Royals currently rank 27th in OBP and 26th in wOBA this season. We also believe Vladimir Gutierrez can provide some good value against the worst lineup in baseball, the Cubs. Catcher/First Base Jared Walsh FD - 1B 2900 DK - 1B...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 9/5/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! If you're addicted to sports like I am, this is a crazy time. We've literally seen every sport over the last month, and it's scary that there's still a month in the MLB season. It does have us ready to kill this final month because there will be a lot of dead money in these DFS tourneys with football right around the corner. There's a lot to discuss, though, so let's go ahead and get into it! Pitchers Corbin Burnes FD - P 11500 DK - RP 9700 Opponent - STL (Jon Lester) Park - MIL FD - 46.92 DK - 27.02 Talking about players in the Cy Young running can be a bit frivolous at this time of the season, but Burnes is surely one of the frontrunners for NL Cy Young. We say that because he's got a 2.27 ERA and 0.94 WHIP, striking out 189 batters across 139 innings of action. That makes him a dominant option against anyone, but we love him against the struggling Cardinals. St. Louis currently ranks 25th in runs scored and 24th in wOBACON. That's on full display when you see what Burnes has done to them in three starts this year, generating a ridiculous 0.65 ERA and 0.53 WHIP. Luis Castillo FD - P 9900 DK - SP 8900 Opponent - DET (Casey Mize) Park - CIN FD - 34.79 DK - 19.12 Castillo was one of the worst pitchers in baseball through the first two months, but he's been an absolute beast since the calendar turned to June. Over his last 17 starts, Castillo has compiled a 2.84 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 9.4 K/9 rate. That even includes one eight-run disaster, with Luis allowing three runs or fewer in the other 17 starts. That's the stud we saw last season and the year before, and we believe he can continue that sparkling form against the Tigers. Detroit ranks 27th in K rate and 23rd in wOBA, with Castillo and the Reds entering this matchup as a -260 favorite. If you're feeling crazy, Zach Davies is a decent punt play with the way he limits hard contact. He should be fine against a Pirates club that owns the worst offense in baseball. Catcher/First Base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. FD - 1B 4500 DK - 1B 6000 Opponent - OAK (Cole Irvin) Park - TOR FD - 14.22 DK - 10.78 Vlad is about to finish second...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 9/1/21 Yo, how the hell is it September 1? After 2020 lasted about six centuries, we're absolutely flying through 2021. What that does mean is that we have just one month remaining in the season. This is where the playoff contenders beat up on the rebuilders, leading to some lopsided scorelines. It looks like we should have mostly close games here, though, so let's go ahead and get into it! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA 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 10200 DK - SP 10100 Opponent - PIT (Mitch Keller) Park - CHW FD - 42.66 DK - 23.22 If you stumbled into Rodon in your season-long leagues, congratulations on a successful season. This guy has come out of nowhere to develop into one of the best pitchers in baseball, generating a 2.49 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. His upside has been amazing, too, scoring at least 46 FanDuel points in 11 starts this year. That's truly incredible, giving him the highest average of any player on this slate. We absolutely love all of that against a team like Pittsburgh, ranked dead-last in both runs scored and OPS. That has Rodon and the Sox entering this matchup as a -350 favorite as well. Steven Matz FD - P 8000 DK - SP 8300 Opponent - BAL (Matt Harvey) Park - TOR FD - 36.1 DK - 19.17 This one could back to bite us, but there's a lot in Matz's favor here. The biggest is the matchup, with Baltimore ranked 26th in OBP and 23rd in wOBA. More importantly, they lose pretty much every day inside this division, with Toronto entering this matchup as a -280 favorite. Anybody who's $8K and a -280 favorite needs to be at the top of the list, especially when they're rolling. Matz is doing just that, maintaining a 1.30 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over his last five starts. That's the stud we saw in New York, and we think he should be in line for another quality start and a win here. Kevin Gausman has been an NL Cy Young candidate all year and should succeed at home against a 22nd-ranked Brewers offense. Catcher/First Base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. FD - 1B 4400 DK - 1B 6100 Opponent - BAL (Matt Harvey) Park - TOR FD - 16.71 DK - 12.67 It's sad that Vlad isn't getting any more consideration for AL MVP, but it's hard to compete with an ace who will likely finish...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/29/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! This is one of my favorite slates in recent memory. One of the reasons I love it is because we have two pitchers that I absolutely adore. I actually thought these two would be the most expensive players on both sites, but both barely cracked the Top-5. That has lineup construction looking like a breeze, so let's go ahead and get into it! Pitchers Zack Greinke FD - P 9000 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - TEX (Taylor Hearn) Park - TEX FD - 33.55 DK - 17.68 I was so excited when I saw that Greinke was below $10K on both sites. He was my top target coming in, and I absolutely love how the pricing played out. The biggest reason we like him is this tasty matchup, with Texas ranked dead-last in both OBP and wOBA. That makes them the worst lineup in baseball, and a stud like Greinke should have no problem slowing them down. We're talking about a righty with a 3.41 ERA and 1.11 WHIP, which is right on par with his amazing career averages. He actually went off in his one matchup with the Rangers, allowing four baserunners across seven sensational innings. Not to mention, ZG enters this matchup as a -210 favorite as well. José Berríos FD - P 8500 DK - SP 9100 Opponent - DET (Matthew Boyd) Park - DET FD - 35.53 DK - 19.56 Berrios has been bad the last two weeks, but we're going to chalk that up to a rough stretch. In his previous six starts before a three-game slide, Jose had a 2.54 ERA and 0.77 WHIP over his previous six outings. That's much more indicative of the stud we saw for most of the season, dropping at least 27 FanDuel points in each of those. The reason we believe he can bounce back to that player here is the matchup, with Detroit ranked 25th in wOBA and 27th in K rate. Berrios actually faced this lineup a month ago, striking out eight batters across seven impressive innings. Ranger Suarez is a nice option with his sub-2.00 ERA if you're looking to go cheap at pitcher. Catcher/First Base Paul Goldschmidt FD - 1B 4000 DK - 1B 5800 Opponent - PIT (Wil Crowe) Park - PIT FD - 11.92 DK - 8.96 The Cardinals are fighting for their lives to stay in the playoff hunt, and Goldy is doing all...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 8/25/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Yours truly was very tilted yesterday. I had a gem of a lineup going, but then German Marquez picked up a big fat 0 in my lineup because of a postponement. That was definitely an amateur move on my part, but it happens to all of us at some point. It's just a good reminder that we always need to check weather before submitting lineups. Playing on the safe side is obviously the best way to go, but we luckily don't have many weather issues here. That has me excited to have a big day, so let's get into it! Pitchers Walker Buehler FD - P 11300 DK - SP 9700 Opponent - SD (Blake Snell) Park - SD FD - 36.47 DK - 19.93 If you want a guaranteed quality start, Buehler is your guy. We say that because he has thrown at least five innings in all 25 starts he's made, reaching six innings in 24 of those. That absurd consistency has allowed Buehler to score at least 28 FanDuel points in all 24 of those starts, leading to a 2.11 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. All of that has him as the clubhouse leader for NL Cy Young, and it makes him one of the best options in DFS. It's not like the Padres lineup is scary right now either, losing 10 of their last 12 games while scoring fewer than three runs a night in those losses. Walker has been amazing in his two starts against them, too, posting a 2.77 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani FD - P 11600 DK - SP 8700 Opponent - BAL (Undecided) Park - BAL FD - 36.8 DK - 19.62 This guy might be the best hitter in baseball right now, and we have him in here for his pitching. If that's not a good indicator of how special this dude is, then some of these numbers should sway you. Since struggling on the final day of June, Shohei has slung a 1.57 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 8.3 K/9 rate. It's certainly no flukey stretch either, with Ohtani obtaining a 2.58 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 12.4 K/9 rate before that Yankees The NY start is the outlier here, with Ohtani scoring at least 23 FD points in every other start this year. That should be easy to duplicate against Baltimore, with the Orioles ranked 27th in runs scored and 29th in OBP. If...