Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/20/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Robbie Ray FD 11100 DK 13000 Opponent - SD (Lamet) Park - @SD FD - 39.72 DK - 26.11 This is the pivot from Chris Sale. With Sale having a few rough starts over the last month, I do think we see around 15% ownership on Ray. He deserves it, too. He has been great all season long with a .256 wOBA vs righties and a .277 against lefties. He strikes out just as many as Chris Sale (12 per 9)  and walks 1 fewer. He's also on absolute fire over his last 4 games. Since the start of September, Ray has pitched 26 innings, accounting for 46 strikeouts!!! No, that is not a misprint. He's striking out guys at an insane clip right now and gets to walk into Petco Park, the largest ballpark in baseball. He's used to pitching in Chase Field, so it's about as big of an upgrade as you can have. The Padres have ranked 28th against lefties on the season with a .309 wOBA and 24% strikeout rate. RObbie Ray is a very good pitcher and there's a chance he outscores Chirs Sale on this slate. I presonally went with Sale in cash, but it wasn't easy. Jon Lester FD 8700 DK 9200 Opponent - TB (Snell) Park - @TB FD - 34.88 DK - 22.99 If you want to pay down just a bit for a guy who's far too cheap, Jon Lester fits the bill. We know the pitcher he morphs into with things on the line and it's playoff time for these Cubbies. They're hanging on to the division lead by a few games and can't afford to lose any to the lowly Rays. Lester has doinated lefties this year and struggled a bit against righties. He's also dealt with a .335 BABIP, which is tough for a guy that can't hold runners. The good thing with the Rays is that their speed comes from the left side and you can't steal 1st base. Lester has the ability to pitch a CGSO without anyone blinking an eye. His price is cheap...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/20/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for GPP stacks to target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Houston Astros I really hope you didn't expect to see the Astros ignored here. When a team is possessing a 6.20 implied total in an average ballpark, you're bonkers to ignore it. It has only happened once or twice all season long. That's a number you see in Coors Field. However, James Shield is basically the walking Coors Field. He has allowed a .394 wOBA to lefties against a .354 against righties. He allowed nearly 3 HR's per 9 innings and has a hard time getting an ant out, let along MLB hitters. We know how lethal this Astros lineup is and the potential for an early exit is there. The White Sox have one of the worst bullpens in the game, so it could get very ugly, very fast. With Shields being a bit worse against lefties, Reddick is my favorite in the OF. He has the power to hit it out and is sandwiched between Altuve and Springer. Altuve is a must if you're ever stacking the Astros. The rest of the order is full of great bats against righties and I can't fault you for using any of them. The main point is to make sure you get exposure to this team. I would say this is the most confidence I've had in an offense all year long. Main Stack - Jose Altuve, Josh Reddick, Marwin Gonzalez, George Springer Sneaky Stack - Jose Altuve, Josh Reddick, Carlos Correa, Brian McCann St. Louis Cardinals Williams "Rookie" Davis has done his best James Shields impression thus far, giving up an insane .429 wOBA to both righties and lefties. He is young, and the small sample size should be considered. However, he wasn't great in the minors and the Reds aren't necessarily surprised by what they've seen. He might get better eventually, but I highly doubt it's in 2017. Davis has a long way to go and he now faces a Cardinals team that's used to hitting in Busch Stadium. Great American Ballpark is one of the 2 best in the league for HR's and actually slightly...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/20/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Chris Sale FD 11600 DK 13200 Opponent - BAL (Miley) Park - @BAL FD - 43.13 DK - 28.4 For the first time in a couple days, we have a full slate with a few different very solid choices at starting pitchers. I do think there's a clear top 2 (Sale, Ray), but the price difference on a few other guys is enough to consider. Between Robbie Ray and Chris Sale, we slight went Sale. Ray is definitely a solid option and you'll catch him in the pitcher's article for sure. As for Sale, the Red Sox are just 3 games ahead of the Yankees and are surely willing to toss Sale for as long as he can go, especially after an extra inning game where the bullpen was used a ton. The Orioles are definitely a powerful offense, but they strikeout almost 26% of the time and are substantially worse against left-handed pitching. Chris Sale is obviously one of the best pitchers in baseball and the 12+ K/ solidifies his upside. You can whichever way you want, but Sale gets the slight edge here.  Brad Peacock FD 8600 DK 9800 Opponent - CHW (Shields) Park - @HOU FD - 39.89 DK - 26.18 It's definitely enticing to just pay up for the safest arm on the slate and move on. You can do that. Sale is fairly priced around the industry and you definitely can make him work. However, there's also some expensive bats, so a Discount could also help. Looking at Brad Peacock, he has been a very consistent righty with solid splits and great peripherals. He will surely go at least 6 or 7 innings and he should get an easy win with James Shields on the other side. The White Sox are one of the worst teams in the league against righties with a 25% strikeout rate and 31% hard contact. He may not have the type of upside that Sale has, but the safety is there and the price much lower. I'm a fan in all formats.  Early - Luis Severino, Tyler Chatwood Catcher Brian McCann FD 2700 DK 3400 Opponent - CHW (Shields) Park - @HOU FD - 10.19 DK - 7.57 If you've been...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/17/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Clayton Kershaw FD 12100 DK 13700 Opponent - PHI (Pivetta) Park - @PHI FD - 45.03 DK - 29.68 We only have 7 games on the slate tonight, so there aren't many pitchers to choose from. The clear-cut top 2 options are both expensive, though you'll likely need to pay up for at least one of them in both cash games and tournaments. The first of which is Clayton Kershaw, who faces off with the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park. The Dodgers are insane -330 favorites, which you'll only see when an ace is on the mound against a bad pitcher. That's certainly the case here and to an extreme. The biggest concern with Kershaw recently has been the pitch count, but I'm not too worried. He saw 91 pitches in his last start and over 100 2 starts before. I definitely don't think you'll see more than 100-105, but don't worry about him getting pulled at 60 or 70. He's just as good as he's ever been and a .241 wOBA backed up by an 11.6 K/9 proves it. The Phillies are an atrocious offense and they have struck out 25.% of the time against lefties since the ASB. Kershaw is the clear cash game play and makes a lot of sense in tournaments, especially on 2 pitcher sites. The price is high, but you don't really have a choice. Patrick Corbin FD 9500 DK 9600 Opponent - SD (Perdomo) Park - @SD FD - 33.18 DK - 21.88 If you do want to pivot off of Kershaw, you're lucky enough to have a very solid option. Patrick Corbin has made a name for himself this year and has earned every bit of his high price tag. He gets THE ideal match-up for a lefty, against the Padres in pitcher-heaven Petco Park. The Padres are projected for just over 3 runs and the Phillies are the only team lower. Corbin's has struck out just over 10 batters per 9 and has allowed a 28% hard contact rate. A .286 combined wOBA is great and his troubles against righties have been muffled in the 2nd half. The Padres have ranked 2nd to last against lefties on the season and they K...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/17/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Justin Verlander FD 10400 DK 11900 Opponent - SEA (Moore) Park - @HOUFD - 34.88 DK - 23.06 We touched on Corey Kluber and Garrett Richards in the main picks article, who remain our favorite 2 options with price included. Here we'll look at another 2 guys who deserve consideration in all formats. The first of which is Justin Verlander. With the playoffs just around the corner, we know what's going on in his head. He's a completely different pitcher during this time and you can almost chalk up 7 innings and 7 Ks before he takes the mound. They are the 2nd biggest favorite of the day at -230 and face off with a very weak Andrew Moore. The Mariners aren't a bad offense, but they also scare nobody. They have posted a .314 wOBA against righties since the break and strikeout at a 22.8% clip. Verlander on the other hand, has sported a 9.29 K/9 and has held a combined .286 wOBA. Verlander can be played in cash games as a pivot or in tournaments as an upside guy. Either way, he has appealed against a bad Mariners team at home in Houston. Jose Quintana FD 9000 DK 10400 Opponent - STL (Lynn) Park - @CHCFD - 32.11 DK - 21.21 Jose Quintana against the Cardinals is a bit riskier, but I also think the upside is higher. You don't necessarily want to pick on the Cardinals, but if you do, you gotta do it with a lefty. Even when they pack the lineup full of righties, it's a sub-optimal lineup with a lot guys that are here just for the sake of being "not bad" like the alternatives. Quintana is a quality pitcher and one hat will put bad hitters to sleep on a consistent basis. He's held a .265 wOBA since being traded to the Cubs and has struck out nearly 10 batters per 9 innings. This is an extremely important game for the Cubbies and you'll see Quintana stay in the game if he's pitching well. He will also be pulled early if he's...