DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Monday 9/20/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Robbie Ray FD - P 11000 DK - SP 10200 Opponent - TB (Shane Baz) Park - TB FD - 35.29 DK - 18.54 With Gerrit Cole getting peppered on Sunday, this is a huge opportunity for Ray to get a stranglehold on the American League CY Young. He is the most expensive pitcher on this slate but has, by far, the biggest leash of the top pitchers. He has been dominant all season and especially against Tampa Bay giving up just seven earned runs in five starts vs. the rays with a 46:3 K to walk ratio. The Rays also strike out the third-most(25.5%) against southpaws this season. Fire up Ray in all formats. Ranger Suárez FD - P 9000 DK - SP 6500 Opponent - BAL (John Means) Park - PHI FD - 28.84 DK - 15.18 In terms of an SP2 on DraftKings, I am very puzzled by the price on Suarez considering how good he has been since joining the rotation. His first few starts were fairly limited as they stretched him out but over his last five starts, he has held opponents to just five total earned runs while topping 19 DK/34 FD points in each of those starts. He now faces a struggling O's team that has dropped eight of their last nine and struck out 32% of the time over the last seven days and 25% over the last 14. Suarez is easily my top SP2 option tonight alongside Ray. Catcher/First Base Yuli Gurriel FD 3000 DK 4100 Opponent - LAA (Jaime Barria) Park - LAA FD - 13.91 DK - 10.67 After a day off on Sunday, Gurriel should be back in the lineup tonight and continues to come at a tremendous PTS/$ value on both sites. We have talked about it all season and nothing changes down the stretch as he enters with multi-hit efforts in five of his last seven games pushing his average up to .314 for the season. His power upside comes against lefties but he has still been solid against righties with a .349 wOBA and 126 wRC+. At these prices, he is my top play at first base and easily stackable with multiple teammates. J.T. Realmuto FD 3300 DK 4400 Opponent - BAL (John Means) Park - BAL FD - 12.2 DK - 9.23 The Phillies are thick in the playoff race down the stretch and...

 DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 9/17/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Walker Buehler FD 9900 DK 10200 Opponent - CIN (Luis Castillo) Park - CIN FD - 36.68 DK - 20.2 The CY Young awards are coming down to the wire and Buehler is firmly in the conversation in the National League. He has been especially dominant lately holding opponents to two or fewer earned in 11 of his last 12 starts(2.09 ERA). While pitching in Great Amercian Smallpark can be dangerous at times, the Reds have really struggled lately going 7-14 over their last 21 games while averaging under 3.5 runs per game. Buehler is my top pitcher on both sites and I will have exposure in all formats. Dylan Cease FD 8600 DK 9100 Opponent - TEX (Taylor Hearn) Park - TEX FD - 38.36 DK - 20.4 He has a little blip on the radar in his last start but overall has been a very consistent arm for the White Sox and fantasy. Before the last start, he had gone 5+ qualifying for a win in 14 straight and has been striking out about 4% more batters in the second half. Tonight he opens as a -195 favorite in a great matchup against the Rangers who rank dead last in every offensive category in the second half. Fire up Cease in all formats. Catcher/First Base Yuli Gurriel FD 3000 DK 4600 Opponent - ARI (Madison Bumgarner) Park - ARI FD - 14.99 DK - 11.5 The Astros offense has been putting up runs at will recently(35 last 4 games) and I am going right back to the well on Friday. It starts with Gurriel who remains a tremendous value at these prices on both sites given his consistency all season(3.15/.382/.465 slash line) and especially lately as he enters with multi-hit efforts in four of his last five games. At these prices, he is easily my play at first in all formats. Paul Goldschmidt FD 4000 DK 4200 Opponent - SD (Vince Velasquez) Park - SD FD - 11.99 DK - 9.01 This is a case of a huge price differential between the sites as Goldy has reached the $4K mark on FanDuel yet comes cheaper than Gurriel on DraftKings. I am very interested in the latter and making it even better is the fact he comes in red-hot with hits in three straight including two doubles, two home runs, and seven runs scored. He nows faces Velazquez who...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Thursday 9/16/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Kevin Gausman FD 10600 DK 10600 Opponent - SD (Pierce Johnson) Park - SD FD - 36.97 DK - 20.34 Leading the way on this early slate is Kevin Gausman who is making the most of his one-year deal in San Fran. He enters the night with a 14-5 record but more importantly, an elite 2.65 ERA backed up by a 3.32 xFIP while adding a ton of upside with a 29.4% K rate and the 7th best swing rate(51.4%) in the majors. He now gets a slumping Padres team that went into Wednesday's game losers of five straight while scoring just six runs. There are some slim pickens on this slate and Gausman is easily the top option in all formats. Ian Anderson FD 8000 DK 7900 Opponent - COL (Germán Márquez) Park - COL FD - 34.13 DK - 17.73 From a PTS/$ perspective, Anderson is right at the top of my list under $8K in his fourth start back since injury. He saw mixed results in the first starts but looked very sharp in his last starts holding the Marlins to two earned runs over five innings while striking out nine. He now faces a Rockies team that ranks dead last in almost every offensive stat on the road. Despite the rising price, Anderson will be in my player pool in all formats. Catcher/First Base Jared Walsh FD 2900 DK 4400 Opponent - CHW (Reynaldo López) Park - CHW FD - 9.06 DK - 6.8 Despite the smaller slate, there are some good spots for value and at first, that starts with Jared Walsh. He has been terrific down the stretch with hits in 15 of his last 17 games with five home runs and a .436 wOBA. This is a player who has spent quite a bit of time in the mid to high $5K range on DraftKings and is now heating up and coming at a big discount. Fire him up in all formats. Darin Ruf FD 2500 DK 3900 Opponent - SD (Pierce Johnson) Park - SD FD - 9.83 DK - 7.43 With all the injuries to the Padres rotation, they have signed Ross Detwiler who is projected to get a start on Thursday afternoon. This ties into this value play at first base as Darin Ruf crushes lefties(.428 wOBA/173 wRC+) and has gotten a ton of at-bats near the top of the...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Monday 9/13/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Sandy Alcantara FD - P 10600 DK - SP 9600 Opponent - WSH (Paolo Espino) Park - WSH FD - 33.38 DK - 17.94 We have some interesting options for pitching tonight considering Clayton Kershaw is out of the mix with a likely pitch count coming off the IL. With Darvish and Wainwright facing red-hot offenses I will turn to Sandy Alcantara as my top option. He, himself comes in hot holding opponents to two or fewer earned runs in five of his last six starts(1.83 ERA/2.32 xFIP), and has seen a big spike in his K rate striking out 34% in that time. Tonight he face a Nats offense that has been league-average all season. Fire up Alcantara in all formats. Jake Odorizzi FD - P 8300 DK - SP 7600 Opponent - TEX (Spencer Howard) Park - TEX FD - 32.21 DK - 17.18 I am never really excited to roster Odorizzi but on this smaller slate, it is going to be tough to ignore his mid $7K price on DraftKings considering he is the biggest favorite on the slate. The good news is that he has qualified for the win in six straight starts while also holding opponents to two or fewer earned runs in five of them. He now faces a Texas team that has been better lately but is still a bottom 5 offense overall. Take the win equity and PTS/$ floor and move on. Catcher/First Base Yuli Gurriel FD 3000 DK 5700 Opponent - TEX (Spencer Howard) Park - TEX FD - 13.01 DK - 9.98 While I would spend the extra $300 for Vladdy on DraftKings, Gurriel gets the edge in the article with the huge price differential on FanDuel. He is not having a Vladdy-type season but is still putting up career-highs when looking at average(.315), OBP(.385), wOBA(.365), and wRC+(137). Consistency has been the name of the game and he enters this plus matchup with hits in 17 of his last 20. By far my favorite play at the position on FanDuel. Ty France FD 2900 DK 4100 Opponent - BOS (Eduardo Rodriguez) Park - BOS FD - 8.79 DK - 6.71 It's almost do or die time for the M's as they enter this three-game series with Boston trailing the wildcard by three games with this being the last series against a team they are chasing. France plays a huge role...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 9/10/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Robbie Ray FD - P 11200 DK - SP 10700 Opponent - BAL (Chris Ellis) Park - BAL FD - 36.78 DK - 19.47 Ray has crept his way up to almost being the favorite for the CY Young award in the American League. Sure, his closest competition dealing with injuries has helped but Ray has been elite in his own right, especially down the stretch. He enters the night with four straight starts tallying double-digit K's and 32+ DK/55+ FD points. The matchup is only average as O's are much better against lefties than righties but Ray has been matchup-proof lately and is easily my top pitcher in all formats. Framber Valdez FD 10500 DK 9100 Opponent - LAA (Shohei Ohtani) Park - LAA FD - 37.14 DK - 19.64 Valdez has been on a roller coaster ride in the second half but we cannot ignore the matchup against the Angels as outside of Ohtani it is getting pretty ugly. Going back to the beginning of August they rank last in wOBA(.280), 2nd to last in wRC+(77), and 3rd in K rate(25.4%). Despite a few bad starts, Valdez enters the night with a sparkling 3.08 ERA backed up by a 3.51 xFIP but does lack big K upside(22%) so he falls to #2 in my rankings tonight. Still safe in all formats and my top SP2 on DraftKings. Catcher/First Base Salvador Perez FD - C 4200 DK - C 5800 Opponent - MIN (Griffin Jax) Park - MIN FD - 10.02 DK - 7.62 I never thought I would be leading off with a nearly $6K catcher but here we are. The Royals are once again one of the top projected offenses in a great spot against Griffin Jax who has given up 19 earned runs(6 HR) over his last three starts and sits with a 6.79 ERA/5.66 xFIPon the season. For Perez, he has been in beast mode in the second half with a .403 wOBA/157 wRC+ and leads the league in that time with 21 home runs. It's another Royals chalk night and it starts with Perez in all formats. Ty France FD - 1B 2900 DK - 1B 4700 Opponent - ARI (Madison Bumgarner) Park - SEA FD - 9.05 DK - 6.91 For value at the position, I like turning to Ty France who continues to prove the Mariners won the 2020 trade. He has...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Thursday 9/9/21 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Marcus Stroman FD - P 8900 DK - SP 9400 Opponent - MIA (Jesús Luzardo) Park - MIA FD - 33.74 DK - 17.35 Pitching is a mess once again on Thursday but the good news is the top option is pretty straightforward here. While Stroman doesn't really provide that slate-breaking upside, he has been very consistent in 2021 as he enters with a 2.93 ERA/3.65 xFIP. Justifying the top price on the slate is the matchup against the Marlins who are a mid-pack offense overall and have struggled recently to a .278 wOBA/75 wRC+(both bottom 5) over the last couple of weeks. All things considered, Stroman is my top pitcher in all formats. Ranger Suárez FD - P 8600 DK - SP 7400 Opponent - COL (Antonio Senzatela) Park - PHI FD - 24.87 DK - 12.72 After dominating out of the bullpen for most of the season, the Phillies have eased him into the rotation and it is paying off as he has posted a stellar 1.71 ERA. The only concern here is that he was pulled after 71 pitches in his last start but manage, Joe Girardi stated it was merely precautionary. I will take his word for it as we don't really have many options. Either way, Suarez gets a plus matchup against the Rockies who have struggled recently(.303 wOBA/74 wRC+) and rank dead last on the road with a .273 wOBA and 68 wRC+. Suarez is my top SP2 on DraftKings and a GPP punt on FanDuel. Catcher/First Base Freddie Freeman FD 3900 DK 6000 Opponent - WSH (Erick Fedde) Park - WSH FD - 15.81 DK - 11.83 Very small slate tonight but one thing is very clear. Get as many Braves in your lineup as possible. It starts with a matchup against Erick Fedde who has given up nine earned runs in his last two starts and enters with a 5.27 ERA on the season. For Freeman, he is one the best hitters in the game and despite a "down season" still enters the night with a near-elite .291/.388/.497 slash line. Provided enough value shows up tonight, Freeman is my top overall play at first base with his best value coming on FanDuel. Pete Alonso FD 3500 DK 4800 Opponent - MIA (Jesús Luzardo) Park - MIA FD - 11.54 DK - 8.57 If you just can't stomach the insane price tag on...