Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo and Victiv 8/27/15 Editor's Note: Contributor Justin Koenig is back again to give you the 411 (slang for information) on Thursday's double slate. Heed what he's saying people.  If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings, Victiv and Yahoo. We've got both an early slate and a late slate today, or as I like to call it the Dodgers and the non-Dodgers slate. But more on that in a little bit. We've been on a roll the past couple of days and I don't see any reason for it to slow down now. Time to keep it rolling with Thursday's plays. Pitchers Early Slate Madison Bumgarner - FD 12600 Bumgarner has been pretty hot as of late, and I don’t see any reason to stop rolling with him. Other than his last start against a Pittsburg team that is one of the best against lefties, Bumgarner has gone for 27, 24, and 19 on Fanduel. Now he gets a great matchup in the Chicago Cubs, who strike out more than any team in the majors against southpaw pitching. I know the Cubs have been hot as of late, but I’m looking for Bumgarner to cool them off and keep his own hot streak alive. Also consider Zack Greinke. I don’t like him as much as Bumgarner, but the pitching for the early slate is pretty abysmal other than these two. Greinke provides a little more salary relief, but doesn’t have as much upside. Late Slate Gerrit Cole - FD 10000 DK 12900 Victiv Opponent- Mia (Nicolino) L Park- @Mia Probably the safest option on the late slate comes in the form of Gerrit Cole. His salary isn’t high enough to really hurt you, and he’s got a great matchup against a Marlins team that ranks dead last in both OPS and wOBA against right-handed pitching this year. Not to mention they strikeout nearly 20% of the time against righties. The game is also in Miami, which is one of the best pitchers park the big leagues have to offer. I like Cole in all formats, but particularly in the cash games where you’ll need a solid pitching performance. Carlos Rodon - FD 8300 DK 9800 Victiv Opponent- Sea (Elias) L Park- @Cws Your cheaper, high upside tournament play for the evening comes in the form of Carlos Rodon. He’s either been really, really good this season, or really, really bad so I can’t say for certain which guy is going to...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv 8/19/15 If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings, Victiv and Yahoo. Pitchers Early Slate Julio Teheran - FD 8500 DK 10000 Victiv Opponent- SD (Ross) R Park- @SD There’s not a whole lot to love pitching-wise on the early slate of games today, but Julio Teheran is the exception. The Padres strike out a lot against righties (21.6%) and have the 27th lowest OPS as well. Teheran hasn’t exactly been on fire this year, but his numbers have been much stronger against righty hitters, something the Padres have a lot of. Mix in a good pitchers park in Petco, and Teheran appears to be your best bet. Late Slate Jaime Garcia - FD 8500 DK 10300 Victiv Opponent- SF (Cain) R Park- @Stl Because all of the upper tier pitchers on this slate have pretty tough matchups, I’m going to give you some lower priced guys I think will perform well. Normally I wouldn’t suggest many pitchers facing the Giants formidable offense, but Garcia is an interesting matchup. While the Giants crush right-handed pitching, they are actually in the lower half of the league against lefties. Garcia’s strikeout numbers aren’t going to blow anyone away, but he’s been phenomenal everywhere else with a WHIP of 0.90, and ERA of 1.57 and an xFIP of 3.15. Add in the fact that I expect the Cardinals to win at home (because they usually do), and Garcia might end up posting the best score of any pitcher on the slate. Nathan Karns - FD 8000 DK 7700 Victiv Opponent- Hou (Keuchel) L Park- @Hou Doesn’t have quite as good a matchup as Garcia in my opinion, but Nathan Karns is another good mid-tier priced arm you can use in the late slate. His strikeout numbers are better than Garcia’s at almost a K per inning, which is nice since the Astros strikeout the second most in the bigs against righties. The troublesome things are that the Astros are decent hitters against righties (when they make contact), and he’s facing an ace in Dallas Keuchel. On the other hand the Rays are fantastic against southpaws and just recently roughed up Scott Kazmir. I don’t like his upside as much as Garcia’s, but Karns has produced more than 10 FD points in 8 of his last 10 games, so he’s a safe bet for a decent score. By the way - we were reached out to by a new site that deals with all...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo and Victiv 8/12/15 Justin Koenig is back giving some plays for Wednesday's slate If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings, Victiv and Yahoo. Today’s games include an early slate and a late slate of games. The early slate is a real piece of work, so I’m personally going to stay away from it. If you’re feeling extra courageous we’ve got a couple picks for the early slate, but I’ll be focusing most of my attention to the late slate of games. Pitchers Early Slate Chris Heston - FD 7400 DK 9000 Victiv Yahoo Opponent- Hou (Feldman) R Park- @SF The early slate of pitching is something awful today as there are no truly reliable pitching options to lean on. If I had to put my money on someone (which I’m not for full disclosure) it would have to be on Chris Heston. His strikeout numbers aren’t going to blow anyone away, but he will be helped by the Astro’s second highest strikeout rate against righties. Heston also possesses a solid xFIP and a really high GB rate of almost 56%. This is far from a slam-dunk as the Astro’s are an above average hitting team against righties, but the rest of the slate is just that bad that I would take my chances with Heston and load up on hitters. Strongly consider James Shields Late Slate Clayton Kershaw - FD 13000 DK 14200 Victiv Yahoo 70 Opponent- Was (Zimmermann) R Park- @Lad Finally, some decent pitching options! Now I know he’s extremely pricey and I know he got beat up a bit in his last outing, but I really like Kershaw against the Nationals. Kershaw has had some stellar games this year, and he’s been even more dominant than usual at home. I won’t pretend that the Nationals aren’t a formidable team, but the last time he faced them he struck out 14 over 8 scoreless innings. For 50/50’s and double-ups, I’m going with the former Cy Young winner to give me a solid score with the potential for another 10+ K gem. Jacob deGrom - FD 11300 DK 11400 Victiv Yahoo 54 Opponent- Col (de la Rosa) L Park- @Nym I have a feeling that spending up on pitching is going to be a common theme for the late slate, so I’m sticking with the big guns here. DeGrom is arguably the best young pitcher in baseball, and possesses one of the highest K/9 ratios for starting pitchers. That...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo and Victiv 8/4/15 If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Draftster. Pitchers Max Scherzer - FD 12500 DK 13500 Victiv Yahoo 63 Opponent- Ari (Corbin) L Park- @Was His price is incredibly high, but that comes with the territory of being one of the best pitchers in the game. Full disclosure, the match-up isn’t ideal considering the Diamondbacks are a middle of the road team against right-handed pitching. But with that being said, they still strike out over 20% of the time, which plays nicely into Scherzer’s 10.32 K/9 ratio. I like Washington to beat up on Corbin some in this game as well, so Scherzer has a good chance at getting a W in this one. It’s going to be tough to get a ton of points out of the pitching position tonight, but Scherzer gives you the best chance of getting a solid score (with the potential for a gem as always). Jake Arrieta - FD 10200 DK 11500 Victiv Yahoo 59 Opponent- Sea (Happ) L Park- @Pit I don’t particularly like many of the high-priced arms today, with Scherzer and Arrieta being the only exceptions. The Pirates can be dangerous against righties when they make contact, but Arrieta has the strikeout ability to make that less of a concern. His 9.41 K/9 is up there with the best of them, and should be bolstered by the Pirates alarmingly 20% strikeout rate in that split. Arrieta has also won 7 of his 11 road starts this year, meaning he can handle the pressure of pitching in a hostile environment. If you’re wanting to spend up on a pitcher for 50/50’s Arrieta is your guy. Jimmy Nelson - FD 7600 DK 8200 Victiv Yahoo 46 Opponent- SD (Cashner) R Park- @Mil I really like Nelson’s matchup tonight. Nelson has been a respectable pitcher this year who has had some bad luck in the run support department. He’s got a respectable 7.65 K/9 and an xFIP of 3.88, which should work just fine against the Padres. The Padres have been a nightmare against right-handed pitching this year, with a 22% strikeout rate and a bottom 5 OPS, wOBA, and walk rate. I think Nelson is your best bet in big tournaments, where his lower price tag allows you to spend up on some bigger bats.   By the way - we were reached out to by a new site that deals with all things betting. They have a good...