DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/2/20 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! Great night for DFSR baseball last night! A near miss for the FanDuel optimal lineup to come in straight up first place in double ups, but hey, we'll take it. The COVID craziness has wreaked havoc on MLB recently and it looks like we'll be without two or three games here. That limits the field for us and has completely destroyed the pitching. This is one of the weakest slates for pitching that I can remember but it's going to allow us to stack the Coors game with so many cheap arms available. With that in mind, let's look at some of the pitching options! Pitchers Yonny Chirinos FD - P 7900 DK - SP 8600 Opponent - BAL (Tommy Milone) Park - BAL FD - 28.02 DK - 14.58 Man, the pitchers on this slate are downright atrocious. DFSR's James Davis and I had a hard time coming up with guys to use and this is what we're left with. It's by no means a disparaging mark toward Chirinos though, who's been pretty solid over the last two years. In fact, the righty has a 3.74 ERA and 1.06 WHIP since the beginning of last season. That WHIP is truly impressive and it makes us believe that he can slow down this terrible O's offense. This is a team that finished 25th in OPS last season and they should be even worse this year without Trey Mancini. That has Chirinos and the Rays entering this matchup as a -195 favorite which only adds to his value. Jeff Samardzija FD - P 7200 DK - SP 6500 Opponent - TEX (Kolby Allard) Park - SF FD - 29.63 DK - 14.82 If this doesn't tell you everything you need to know about this slate, I don't know what will. Shark has flashed moments of brilliance throughout his career though and makes for a cheap pivot in a good situation. The biggest reason we like him is that he's at home, with ORACLE Park playing as one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks in baseball over the last decade. Shark has actually maintained a WHIP below 1.29 in six of his last seven seasons in total too, which is all you can ask for in a spacious park like this. The matchup might be the best part about this though, with Texas ranked dead-last in scoring and 29th in OPS. That definitely puts Samardzija in play...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Saturday 8/1/20 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! The Padres stepped up big time for us yesterday thanks to Wade Davis and it's true that Coors Field never fails. We're not going to be quite as high on that game today but it's always difficult to fade any matchup in Denver. With that in mind, let's start things off with some pitchers. Pitchers Tyler Glasnow FD - P 9800 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - BAL (Wade LeBlanc) Park - BAL FD - 37.74 DK - 20.87 Glasnow honestly might be a Top-5 pitcher in the league in terms of stuff. While he's still young, Glasnow has proven to be one of the most dangerous arms around over the last two years. Between this year and last, he's pitched to a 1.81 ERA and 0.88 WHIP while striking out 85 batters across 64.2 innings. Those look like dominant numbers from a reliever and it's clear that he's got the capability to be an absolute ace. What we like today is that he gets to face the Orioles. This is a team that ranked 22nd in runs scored and 26th in OPS last season, and they've lost their best hitter this year (Trey Mancini). That's why the Rays enter this matchup as a -210 favorite and why Baltimore is barely projected to crack three runs. Mike Fiers FD - P 7000 DK - SP 8000 Opponent - SEA (Yusei Kikuchi) Park - SEA FD - 30.36 DK - 15.04 This is more of a DraftKings pitcher 2 sort of pick, but Fiers can definitely take advantage of a lineup like this. We're talking about a team that had the second-worst batting average last season and ranks 25th in K rate this year. Having Daniel Vogelbach as your All-Star representative tells you everything you need to know. That was evident in Fiers' final three starts against the Mariners last season, scoring at least 20 FanDuel points in all of them. A lot of that is representative in the -150 spread in favor of the A's, only adding to Fiers value. Zack Greinke is expensive but he does get to face a struggling Angels team without Mike Trout. Catcher/First Base Paul Goldschmidt FD - 1B 3700 DK - 1B 4500 Opponent - MIL (Brett Anderson) Park - MIL FD - 11.36 DK - 8.53 Goldy is the model of consistency and we have to love him anytime he faces a weak lefty. That's certainly what...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 7/31/20 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! It's been a crazy first week to the season and we're already halfway through the year! Just kidding, but it is strange to see every game matter this early into the year. For this slate, we have a daunted Coors Field game. That means it will be featured heavily in this article, so, let's get into some pitchers to stack with those bats. Pitchers Trevor Bauer FD - P 11400 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - DET (Spencer Turnbull) Park - DET FD - 39.58 DK - 21.6 Bauer has always had a ton of potential and he really showed that in the opener. He actually struck out 13 batter across 6.1 one-run innings, allowing just three base runners. What makes that look even better is the fact that is came against the same opponent, the Tigers. Owning the Motor City Kitties is a rather easy task too, posting a lineup with Miguel Cabrera and Christian Stewart in the heart of it. That's why Bauer and the Reds are projected to enter this matchup as a -160 favorite and why Bauer could be looking at another 10-K game. Jordan Montgomery FD - P 6800 DK - SP 7800 Opponent - BOS (Ryan Weber) Park - NYY FD - 33.63 DK - 17.33 This probably looks strange on the surface but we need to find some value at pitcher with so many Coors Field bats. Montgomery is just that, facing the Red Sox as a monster favorite. In fact, he and the Yankees enter this game as a -230 favorite. That's one of the biggest spreads of the season and getting that win bonus could be huge for someone priced so affordably. This is a guy who's dominated in the minors throughout his career as well, generating a 2.46 ERA and 1.15 WHIP since 2015. Boston isn't as tough as they used to be either, owning one of the worst bottom halves of a lineup in the AL. Blake Snell is on a pitch count but is definitely worth keeping an eye on going forward. Catcher/First Base Yasmani Grandal FD - C 2800 DK - C 4500 Opponent - KC (Kris Bubic) Park - KC FD - 12.74 DK - 9.46 José Abreu FD - 1B 3100 DK - 1B 4200 Opponent - KC (Kris Bubic) Park - KC FD - 13.42 DK - 10.2 Edwin Encarnación FD - 1B 3000 DK - 1B 4500...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday 7/26/20 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 happens to be my first MLB DFS article of the season and I'm ecstatic to be back at it! We're surely looking at the most bizarre MLB season ever and it's going to cause chaos for DFS. That's why we're kicking things off with a reliable veteran, so, let's get into it! Pitchers Zack Greinke FD - P 9600 DK - SP 10900 Opponent - SEA (Yusei Kikuchi) Park - HOU FD - 36.76 DK - 19.26 The pitching options on this slate are pretty weak and it's just super safe to go with a guy like Greinke. A -305 betting line tells you pretty much everything you need to know, with the Mariners projected to barely crack three runs. We're talking about a lineup whose best hitter is Kyle Seager, ranking 20th in runs scored and 28th in K rate last season. That's brilliant news for Greinke, with the All-Star pitching to a 2.95 ERA and 1.06 WHIP since 2013. Ironically, he faced these Mariners in his final regular start last season, going 8.1 scoreless innings while accumulating nine strikeouts and flirting with a no-hitter. It doesn't hurt that Greinke threw 80 pitches in his last simulated game and looks ready for a full workload. Vince Velasquez FD - P 6600 DK - SP 6900 Opponent - MIA (Jose Urena) Park - PHI FD - 30.6 DK - 16.39 This is certainly a risky pick but Velasquez always keeps me coming back. This dude has all the potential in the world and five one-run innings against the Yankees in his final Spring Training start was certainly a promising sign. Getting to face Miami instead of New York is quite the drop-off in terms of skill level and he should cruise if he pitches the way he did on Wednesday. This is a Marlins club who ranked 29th or 30th in OBP, OPS and runs scored last season. That's why they're only projected for four runs here, with Philly entering this match-up as a -155 favorite. The 4.91 ERA and 1.34 WHIP last season make him risky but paying below $7,000 on both sites nullify a lot of that risk with his K upside and great match-up. Catcher/First Base Ji-Man Choi FD - 1B 2500 DK - 1B 4200 Opponent - TOR (Thomas Hatch) Park - TB FD - 10.53 DK - 7.91 Choi was cheap on FanDuel all year last season and...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 3/11/20 Monday's slate was a complete disaster with the crap that Milwaukee pulled but Tuesday was more normal. Random restings are going to become more common over the final month of the season though and it makes things very difficult on us. That's why we're going to try to forecast some potential absences and our first play is definitely one of those guys who could benefit from a teammate being out. Head on over a for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our NFL Optimizer and NHL Projections as well. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard Luka Doncic FD - $11200 DK - $11000Opponent - DENProj Pts FD - 51.35 DK - 53.72 With Dallas playing on Tuesday, it seems very likely that Kristaps Porzingis will sit in the second half of a back-to-back set. That's huge for everyone in this offense, with KP averaging 51.4 fantasy points per game over his last 14 fixtures. That's a lot of production to make-up and it's clear that Doncic is in take-over mode when you see his 40 percent usage rate with Porzingis off the floor. He's also averaging 1.7 DK points per minute with KP sidelined and averaged 53 DraftKings points per game in the 12 games that he's missed this season.   De'Aaron Fox FD - $7800 DK - $7800Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 43.68 DK - 43.9 Fox is a little bit risky but there's a lot to like about him here. His biggest asset is his matchup, facing a Pelicans team that sits 27th in total defense and third in pace. That fast pace is even more attractive for a guy like Fox, as he's one of the fastest players in the NBA. He's been rolling recently too, scoring at least 33 DK points in 25 of his last 27 games while averaging 41 fantasy points per game in that span. That's rare to see from a player below $8,000 and it's scary to think how many stats he can accrue in this up=tempo matchup.  Kendrick Nunn (FD $4600 DK $4800) would be a fantastic play if Jimmy Butler sits out with his toe injury.  Shooting Guard Bogdan Bogdanovic FD - $5200 DK - $5100Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 30.81 DK - 31.92 It's crazy that Bogdanovic's price remains so affordable. Not only...