Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/20/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Early Lance McCullers FD 8900 DK 9800 Opponent - LAA (Shoemaker) Park - @HOU  FD - 31.92 DK - 21.04 This early slate is a very intriguing one. While we only have 4 games on the docket, they are 4 good match-ups. Without any true dumpster fire pitcher, there's no stack that will be insanely heavily owned. Because of that, there will be spots where we ant to pay up for talent. Chris Sale is very expensive and restricts a lot of that flexibility. The Blue Jays are also a good team on paper against lefties. Sale is a fantastic tournament play and if some value does arise, I don't mind him in cash games. Our favorite on this slate is Lance McCullers. McCullers is just as good at striking out batters as Sale, if not better. He has historically struggled with control and staying away from the "big inning". This year has been a different story. He's walked only 3 batters in 3 starts and has 23 K's. While the inconsistency will remain to a degree, he looks to have a better hold on his fastball. Even in the start where he gave up 5 earned runs, he walked just 1 batter. This Angels team is one I will look to target a lot this season with righties. Outside of Trout and Calhoun, nobody scares me. Yunel Escobar and Albert Pujols are complete jokes against righties and strikeout 24% of the time each. In the bottom of the order, you have more of the same. McCullers has a ton of upside in this match-up and I like him in all formats. Main Noah Syndergaard FD 11200 DK 11800 Opponent - PHI (Nola) Park - @NYM FD - 41.62 DK - 27.31 Syndergaard suffered a torn fingernail against the Marlins last week. He is now using a fake nail, which is supposedly working just as well. As long as Syndergaard is comfortable enough to pitch, I'm going to trust he's capable. This also isn't a slate where you have a bevy of elite options. Syndergaard is easily the best pitcher in the best spot. Syndergaard is a top 3 pitcher when pitching well and he dominates every type of batter. In 2016, he...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/19/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Early Kyle Hendricks FD 9300 DK 10200 Opponent - MIL (Milone) Park - @CHC FD - 34.25 DK - 22.45 While only 4 games, this early slate is a pretty interesting. We have a clear top offense and a few others who have a lot of potential. On the pitching side, we do have a few options. Felix Hernandez, Kyle Hendricks, Gerrit Cole, and Michael Wacha are all worthy of consideration. With that being said, Hendricks is my clear favorite in cash games. He has been a very consistent arm for 2 years now and the Bucks are one of the best possible match-ups on paper for Hendricks. The Brewers offer up a lot of righties that have high K rates and only a few lefties who can hit right-handers well. After the top 4, this Brewers team is extremely unintimidating. The Brewers also put up 7 runs last night and roughed up Lackey the night before, so people may be burned off of targeting the Brewers offense. Yesterday has nothing to do with today and this is the same team that was shut down by the Rockies just over a week ago. Don't let recency bias get the best of you. Hendricks was great against both sides of the plate (.256 wOBA) in 2016 and held a solid 8.05 K/9. Hendricks doesn't have the upside of Felix Hernandez. He can't strike out 12 batters and go 8. It's early in the season and you're looking for 7 innings, 6 strikeouts, and a win. Hendricks is the top pitcher on this early slate and an arm I will look to have a lot of exposure to. On FanDuel, it does become tough as you can only play 4 Cubs. Main Clayton Kershaw FD 12900 DK 13800 Opponent - COL (Anderson) Park - @LAD FD - 47.48 DK - 31.38 I know, very contrarian. The truth is Clayton Kershaw has to be here. Kershaw is easily the best pitcher in the league and is the top cash game option on 90% of the slates he pitches in. Tonight, he gets a very strong match-up with the Rockies in pitcher-friendly Dodgers Stadium. The Rockies are one of the absolute worst teams in the league...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/17/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Brandon McCarthy FD 7000 DK 7900 Opponent - ARI (Ray) Park - @LAD FD - 33.07 DK - 21.58 This is a pretty interesting slate at pitcher. While we don't have any elite arms that stand out, there are some great arms that are a bit cheaper. Brandon McCarthy has been a solid arm for the better part of 3 years now when healthy. He has held a sub .310 wOBA against both righties and lefties since 2014 and a .311 BABIP backed it up. He also upped his K% to 9.40 in 2016, though the sample size could be ab it worrisome there with only 40 innings under his belt. He faces off with the Diamondbacks tonight, who notoriously struggle against righties and are also much worse on the road, away from the hitter-friendly Chase Field. McCarthy is fairly priced on both sites and makes for a very solid cash game option. He may be a bit underwhelming in tournaments just do to his ceiling but he lets you pay up elsewhere, so the argument is there. The win is also in question as Robbie Ray is a pretty good pitcher. Let's take a look at him, who's a bit better in tournaments. Robbie Ray FD 8000 DK 9800 Opponent - LAD (McCarthy) Park - @LAD FD - 33.48 DK - 22.12 In tournaments, Robbie Ray may be the way to go tonight. He has a solid strikeout floor around 5 and against this Dodgers team, the upside is there. In 2016, the Dodgers ranked dead last against lefties with a .275 wOBA, sitting 15 points behind the Phillies in 29th. They also struck out 23% of the time against lefties. When you combo that with Ray and his 11.25 K/9, we could see 10 K's and not be surprised. Ray dominated lefties (.298 wOBA) and struggled against righties, allowing 21 homers in 130 innings. The Dodgers only have a few righties to worry about and this park will sure help. Chase Field is a top 3 park for right-handed power and Dodgers Stadium is bottom 10. With all of this being said, this is Robbie Ray. If he can't locate his fastball, he will crumble. He has a much lower floor...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/16/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Jeff Samardzija FD 8600 DK Opponent - COL (Senzatela) Park - @SF FD - 33.45 DK - 21.96 On FanDuel, we're looking at 11 pitchers over $8k. We have plenty of options and nobody on this slate will be too highly owned at pitcher. Jeff Samardzija and the Giants will host the Rockies for the final game of the series and try to shut the book on a successful series. Samardzija has already pitched twice this season, hitting 7 and 9 strikeouts in just 12 innings. The Rockies are easily one of the worst teams in the league on the road and all of the numbers back that up. Outside of Coors Field, whole Rockies lineup is much much weaker. "Shark" Samardzija has been better against righties with a .276 wOBA. Against lefties, he held a .331 wOBA in 2016. He supposedly worked on his change-up in the offseason and will look to improve his numbers against lefties in 2017. AT&T Park is a top 3 pitchers ballpark in baseball and Samardzija should be able to contain such a putrid lineup in such a spacious park. Samardzija is a bit too cheap and makes sense in both cash games and tournaments. Jon Lester FD 10300 DK Opponent - PIT (Taillon) Park - @CHC FD - 36.83 DK - 24.19 If you're willing to pay all the way up, Lester may be able to pay it off. Lester, like Samardzija, has already pitched twice this year. He has 14 combined strikeouts and just 2 earned runs in 11 innings. Lester was dominant against both sides of the plate in 2016. He finished with a combined .251 wOBA to go along with a 9.00 K/9 and a 27.4% hard contact rate. The Pirates are a team that is known to have some good hitters against lefties, so this won't  be a cakewalk for Lester. However, he's one of the most talented pitchers in baseball and will be able to hold his own against anyone. If Lester is able to work around Marte and McCutchen, he will find some easy strikeouts in the back of the order. The Cubs should be able to get runs on Jameson Taillon and the win is pretty safe. Lester at...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/14/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Clayton Kershaw FD 12600 DK 13500 Opponent - ARI (Greinke) Park - @LAD FD - 46.29 DK - 30.55 Kershaw almost has to be here every time he pitches. He's the best pitcher in baseball and has an advantage over any lineup in the league. The Diamondbacks are good against lefties, so Kershaw will definitely see some challenging at-bats. Paul Goldschmidt is a top 3 hitter against lefties and sports a +.420 wOBA against southpaws in most years. Kershaw blows away those numbers, however. In 2016, he held righties to a ridiculous .227 wOBA. Against lefties, it's pure domination with a .137 wOBA and an 11.51 K/9. While the D-Backs can hit righties well, they do strikeout a lot. In 2016, they held the 7th highest K rate at 22.8%. Vegas has the D-Backs slated at a projected team total of 2.25, which is by far the lowest on the slate. Kershaw is definitely going to cost you a pretty penny on both sites and rightfully so. This is a guy who gave up over 2 runs just twice last season and struck out 10 batters 9 times last season. Kershaw is going to be very highly-owned and I will be part of the group in cash games. In tournaments, there are definitely some other ways to go that help you pay up in other spots. Let's take a look at a few cheaper options. Julio Teheran FD 8500 DK 8500 Opponent - SD (Chacin) Park - @ATL FD - 36.78 DK - 24.16 Julio Teheran gets the nightly honor of facing off with the Padres. The Padres sport the league's worst lineup and it's not too close. Wil Myers has been on a roll and he's really the only guy to be scared of. Janikowski and Margot are both fast but aren't great hitters and struggle to get on base. The rest of the order is filled with strikeout-prone hitters and guys with no pop. Teheran is much worse against lefties, so Ryan Schimpf could be the only guy I have some worries about. Still, this ballpark is big and Teheran has pitched well at home over the years. In 2016, Teheran sported a .243 wOBA against righties and a .323...