Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/13/17 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 Madison Bumgarner FD 11300 DK 12500 Opponent - COL (Gray) Park - @SF FD - 41.71 DK - 27.52 The Rockies will travel to San Fran and take on the Giants in what should be a fantastic pitching matchup. Bumgarner is the top option on the night, coming in at $11,3k on FD and $12.5k on DK. Bumgarner has pitched twice so far, going 7+ innings and scoring 37+ fantasy points. Bumgarner is extremely dominant against both sides of the plate, with ridiculous numbers against lefties. In 2016, Bumgarner held lefties to a .223 wOBA, which was a league-best. He's also one of the biggest strikeout guys in baseball, averaging 9.71 K/9 over the last 2 seasons. The Rockies are a really good team for Bumgarner to face. They are filled with strikeout-prone lefties and only a couple righties to worry about. Plus, this game is taking place in AT&T Park. Expect the Rockies hitters to have an absolute nightmare tonight. They ranked in both bottom 5 in the league against lefties on the road in 2016, sitting at a .297 wOBA. The Rockies aren't good at all outside of Coors Field and AT&T Park is the exact opposite. Bumgarner is an easy cash game play and has plenty of upside in tournaments. Jonathan Gray FD 7800 DK 10000 Opponent - SF (Bumgarner) Park - @SF FD - 32.35 DK - 21.27 Right on the other side of the diamond, we will take a look at Jon Gray. Gray, who is much cheaper than Bumgarner, is a bit riskier and a lot more volatile of a player. Gray is a lot better than a lot of people think and Coors Field has a lot to do with that. While he actually pitched well there, he obviously struggled with the HR ball and had a few bad starts. Overall, Gray was a great pitcher in 2016. He finished with a .300 wOBA against righties and a .313 against lefties, which is incredible for a guy pitching half of his games in Coors Field. The Giants are usually not a team I love to target but this year is a bit different. They have added a few more strikeout guys and haven't been hitting all...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/12/17 Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it! Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Tony Snell will all sit against the Celtics Malcolm Brogdon and Greg Monroe are the only 2 guys with any talent left on this team so you have to like them. Michael beasley could also see a ton of run and he has unlimited upside. John Wall, Brad Beal, and Markieff Morris are all listed as out With Otto Porter back, you can expect him to shoot a ton. Brandon Jennings and Jason Smith could also see some minutes and shots. Jennings is my favorite of the two. Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony will sit against the 76'ers Maurice Ndour has been playing big minutes and he becomes an interesting play tonight. Guillermo Hernangomez is also pretty safe against a horrible 76'ers interior. Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin will sit against the Bulls Lopez and Lin are the only 2 guys who have been shooting a lot lately, so it'll be interesting to see how this works out. Still, I don't love anyone. The Nets play a ton of guys and I think they just play everyone 22-24 minutes. Trevor Booker is an interesting GPP play. Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala will be rested against the Lakers The Warriors have nothing to play for, so I don't love anything here. With Durant back, the usage is a bit more spread out. Matt Barnes could see some minutes at 3/4 and be a good tournament play. Curry and Thompson always have the upside as well. Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins will both rest for the regular season finale Alexis Ajinca and Cheick Diallo are my 2 favorite options here down low. They should each see 25 minutes and hit value. Jordan Crawford and Jrue Holiday will both see an uptick in usage. Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum, and Allen Crabbe are all out tonight Shabazz Napier will once again see big minutes and be a phenomenal play. Connaughton and...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/12/17 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 Max Scherzer FD 10900 DK 12600 Opponent - STL (Leake) Park - @WSH FD - 43.17 DK - 28.46 Outside of rare circumstance, you can expect Scherzer to be here every time he pitches. He's a top 3 DFS pitcher and will often be a cash game king. Today, he faces the Cardinals on the 4-game early slate. This Cardinals lineup is extremely underwhelming and it's hard not to love Scherzer when you look at it. They lead off with a solid 4 in Fowler, Diaz, Carpenter (DTD), and Piscotty. While none of those guys are 25+ HR locks, they do hit well for contact and don't often get shut down. However, once you move past the core 4, it gets ugly against righties. Yadier Molina, Randal Grichuk, Jhonny Peralta, Kolten Wong and the pitcher spot will follow. Everyone outside of Kolten Wong held a 23%+ K rate against righties in 2016 and Wong joined in with a putrid .302 wOBA. If Scherzer is effectively able to contain the top 4, he will be in for a tremendous outing. I would say 8 strikeouts is close to a guarantee with the upside for 12-14. Scherzer went 6 2/3 last time out and I wouldn't be surprised to see him hit 100 pitches here. He is an elite option in both cash games and tournaments. Danny Salazar FD 9400 DK 8700 Opponent - CHW (Holland) Park - @CLE FD - 37.86 DK - 24.76 The Sox and Indians will face off at 6:10 PM, so this game isn't on either of the main slates on FanDuel or DraftKings. If you're playing the all-day slate, play him. He and Scherzer are far above the rest and will be hard to get off of in cash games. Salazar is a high-strikeout, high-upside pitcher. He does have the downside but I'm not sure how much I'm worried about it with the other options at pitcher. Even if Salazar has an off night, he has 5-6 K's built in and you can't say that about anybody on the 7 PM slate. Once again, play Carrasco and Scherzer if you can. Main Sorry? It looks like we have finally run into a slate with 0 pitching. Sure,...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/11/17 Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it! Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Russell Westbrook, Taj Gibson, Andre Roberson, and Doug McDermott are all resting against the T--Wolves Well, this is the first game of the year Westbrook has sat, so we really don't know what's going on. With Roberson also out, Victor Oladipo will see a ton of minutes and shots. Enes Kanter is my other favorite guy and he should see at least 12 shots. Semaj Christon could also see some minutes but I don't think he's neccesary on this slate. Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins are out against the Lakers Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins shoot about 110% of the Pelicans shots, so this will be interesting. Alexis Ajinca and Check Diallo will both see over 24 minutes and are very interesting cash game plays. Dante Cunnigham and Jrue Holiday will also see an uptick. Jordan Crawford will both see a ton of minutes. Devin Booker has been ruled out against the Kings Booker loves to shoot, so you can look at Ulis and Warren here. Both guys should see at least 35 minutes and hit value with ease in cash. D'Angelo Russell isn't expected to play for personal reasons Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Ennis will both see at least 30 minutes and shoot over 15 times. Nwaba and Ingram may also see a few extra shots and minutes, but aren't neccesarily a must on this slate. The "Every Lineup" Guys Victor Oladipo With Westbrook out, you have to imagine the ball will be in his hands a ton. Westbrook hasn't missed a game so far this year, so I can't sit here and tell you who will see increased usage. With that being said, Oladipo ill shoot 20 times and you can expect at least a 30% usage. The Timberwolves are a very average defense at this point and Brandon Rush isn't one of the best defenders on that team. Oladipo is a supreme cash game and tournament option. Alexis Ajinca...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/11/17 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 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.   Pitchers Jeff Samardzija FD 8600 DK 8900 Opponent - ARI (Ray) Park - @SF FD - 33.45 DK - 22.03 You almost have to pay up at pitcher on this slate. We touched on Carrasco, Matt Harvey, and Jameson Taillon in the main picks article. If you're insistent on paying down, Tyler Skaggs, Joe Musgrove, and Robbie Ray are the only guys I would even consider (in GPP's). Still, they hold a ton of risk. Jeff "Shark" Samardzija has a fantastic match-up in an even better ballpark. The Diamondbacks aren't good against righties, ranking bottom 10 in 2016 with a .311 team wOBA. If you remove the games in hitter-friendly Chase Field, that wOBA dips to .297 against right-handers. PNC Park is a top 3 pitcher's ballpark and Samardzija has pitched well there in his career. Shark was above league-average against both sides of the plate in 2016, though much better against righties. With 5-6 big D-Backs bats being right-handed, Samardzija should be able to slice through this lineup. David Peralta and Jake Lamb are the 2 guys to worry about most and if Samardzija gets past them, I think he has a top 2 finish of the night. I like Shark is all formats and he should go pretty under-owned. Tyler Skaggs FD 7100 DK 7800 Opponent - TEX (Hamels) Park - @LAAFD - 28.42 DK - 18.83 One of the first things I do when looking at a slate is to take a look at the Vegas lines. Last night, I was astonished to see the Angels favored over the Rangers. Cole Hamels is on the other side and with an 8 over/under, you can't ignore Skaggs Skaggs was a huge prospect that was supposed to break onto the scene in 2014. He hurt his arm and had to get Tommy John surgery. He returned last year as a guy with a high K rate to match his monstrous BB rate. He only had 10 starts last season, so the sample size isn't nearly enough to completely judge anything. In those 10 starts, 19 of his 23 earned...