DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Tuesday 4/12/22 - Main Slate 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 Yu Darvish FD - P 9700 DK - SP 10100 Opponent - SF (Alex Cobb) Park - SFFD - 34.55 DK - 18.65 Darvish was anything but sharp in the first game of the season, walking four and only striking out three in his four innings. That’s not the kind of efficiency (or lack thereof) we want to see out of a SP in this price range. But I think we can go back to the well for Tuesday with some factors working in his favor. The run line in this game is low (8) thanks to a fantastic pitcher’s park in San Fran and the Giants have one of the lowest implied run lines on the day. Darvish has gotten the walks in check over the last couple of seasons so I’m not as worried about any control issues and I think the FanDuel price is especially a bargain. Patrick Sandoval FD 8400 DK 7900 Opponent - MIA (Jesús Luzardo) Park - MIAFD - 32.3 DK - 16.84 Sandoval draws a good matchup against the Marlins as a -167 home favorite, some of the better win odds on this main slate of games. Miami has scored all off 11 runs through their first four games, highlighting just how bad of an offensive attack this team is working with this season. Sandoval, for his part, is coming off a solid 2021 campaign that saw him strike out more than 9.5 batters per nine with a 3.79 xFIP that played better than average. I like the price on both sites and think he makes a strong SP2 candidate on DK. If you think the 9.45 K/9 rate from last year is real then Alex Cobb (FD $7600 DK $7000) is a total bargain here even in a bad matchup against the Padres. Catcher/First Base Max Muncy FD - 1B 3100 DK - 1B/2B 4600 Opponent - MIN (Chris Archer) Park - MINFD - 13.95 DK - 10.31 Muncy is still coming too cheap to start the season, especially considering the kind of potent lineup he’s able to hit in combined with his own skills at the plate. He’s coming off a .900 OPS season, walking at a borderline elite level, and carrying a ton of power (36 home runs last season). Archer is still able to strike batters out, but has struggled with consistency over the last couple...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Sunday 4/10/22 - All Day Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard / Shooting Guard Darius Garland FD - $8900 DK - $9500Opponent - MILProj Pts FD - 49.11 DK - 52.55 The Cavs would really like to win this game against the Bucks in order to keep the 8th seed and the Bucks have already signaled their intention with what they want to happen. Giannis and the rest of the crew are going to sit so this should be an easy win. But for the Cavs’ sake, it would make sense to keep everyone going as long as possible in order to secure the win, and from that perspective, it makes sense to play Garland here. There aren’t a ton of big money plays on this slate and plenty of ways to save so this is a cash game way to go. Luka Doncic FD - $11600 DK - $12200Opponent - SAProj Pts FD - 58.32 DK - 62.38 There is still a world in which the Mavericks really want to play for seeding and if that’s the case then Luka is basically a must-play on this big slate. Again, we are in weird waters here with not knowing where everyone stands. But this is also a guy averaging 33 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds over the last six games. That’s as good as a line as you’ll see from anyone in the game and when he’s dialed up the fantasy output is at an all-time level. Again, we are going to need to wait to hear on starting lineups here, but Luka avoided a suspension for this game with his 16th foul so we should have him going full in this game. Shake Milton FD - $3500 DK - $3300Opponent - DETProj Pts FD - 25.03 DK - 25.31 Immanuel Quickley FD - $6600 DK - $6700Opponent - TORProj Pts FD - 34.9 DK - 38.82 The 76ers are sitting everyone on Sunday and that’s going to mean some folks will need to play a lot. While we have some teams with totally unknown dudes taking the court, Philly isn’t one of them. Shake had an earlier stretch in the season, back before things got crazy in...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Saturday 4/9/22 - All Day Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard / Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $9600 DK - $9800Opponent - INDProj Pts FD - 47.93 DK - 51.44 The all-day slate is going to be a tricky one because there isn’t a whole lot in the way of motivation happening in these four games. Most teams are just treading water until the playoffs or their season is well over. But the 76ers still have a chance to make it to the three seed in the East if they want and that should be enough motivation to play the starters at least moderate minutes. Sure, they are likely to completely demolish the Pacers who have been trying to lose with a fury over the last month, but Harden’s floor should be high enough in this one to justify the expense. And seeing as how there will be plenty of cheap plays in other places we are likely to just pay up for him and Embiid and call it a day in that tier. Jordan Poole FD - $7900 DK - $8000Opponent - SAProj Pts FD - 39.86 DK - 41.99 It’s hard to know how much the Warriors value the three seed in the West though one has to assume they still see this as a very winnable game considering the Spurs have chosen to sit basically their entire starting five. Even in limited minutes Poole could be in for major usage considering Stephen Curry is already out and Klay Thompson is going to sit as well. This scenario played out two games ago against the Kings and Poole ran 34 minutes, putting up 15 shots and dropping 22 points, five rebounds, and four assists. He and Wiggins should lead the way in usage with the only question becoming if they play enough minutes to hit value. Tre Jones FD - $6500 DK - $5400Opponent - GSProj Pts FD - 30.49 DK - 30.46 The Spurs are sitting basically everyone out for this game including Dejounte Murray, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Jakob Poeltl. It’s going to be the B-Team’s time to shine and there could be quite a few minutes going to some of the lower...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Saturday 4/9/22 - All Day 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 Brandon Woodruff FD - P 10500 DK - SP 9700 Opponent - CHC (Justin Steele) Park - CHCFD - 38.48 DK - 21.04 The Brewers and Cubs were rained out on Friday pushing the Woodruff start to Saturday and he remains in a good spot. We will have to wait on the wind direction to figure out just where this over/under will land, but the Brewers’ righty comes in as a -150 road favorite against Chicago. Woodruff was excellent last season, striking out more than 10.5 batters per nine and rocking a 3.05 xFIP which trailed the 2.56 ERA by about a half a run. I like the pricing on both sites and think he has some solid K upside against this Cubs’ lineup. Carlos Rodón FD - P 10100 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - MIA (Pablo López) Park - SFFD - 38.18 DK - 21.05 Rodon will make his first start in a Giants uniform after coming over as a free agent in the off-season. The lefty was insane last season, finally putting together all of the promise he had coming up, converting the stuff to real strikeouts in a big way. He K’d more than 12 batters per nine and the 2.44 BB/9 rate was, by far, the lowest of his entire career. It all just worked itself out and now he moves to the NL and to one of the best pitchers’ parks in baseball for the season. You have to love the strikeout upside here against the Marlins and he makes for one of the better pitching options on the day as a -151 home favorite. I don’t mind Kyle Gibson (FD $8300 DK $7200) as a cheaper DraftKings option on this slate facing off against the A’s. Catcher/First Base Matt Olson FD - 1B 3800 DK - 1B 5200 Opponent - CIN (Vladimir Gutierrez) Park - ATLFD - 15.24 DK - 11.35 The Braves get one of, if not *the* best matchup of the day facing off against Vladimir Gutierrez who we will get to a little later. For Olson’s part, he’s sliding into the Freddie Freeman slot in the lineup after coming off a career year in 2021. He sported a .911 OPS with 39 home runs for the A’s. One of his biggest changes was cutting out the strikeouts, reducing the K rate from north of 25% to 17%...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Friday 4/8/22 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard / Shooting Guard Luka Doncic FD - $11400 DK - $12200Opponent - PORProj Pts FD - 58.78 DK - 64.51 The Mavericks can clinch a first-round playoff series with a win at home on Friday meaning I think we see at least solid minutes out of Luka to start here. With a lot of uncertainty going into this slate of games because of different teams’ motivations, I do think there is at least some moderate safety in this play. Dallas is huge favorites over a lowly, and tanking, Portland team but Luka at least has a solid floor if the Mavs are motivated to put a stamp on this one early. Luka has scored 30+ points in five of his last six games with double-digit assists in each of his last four. LaMelo Ball FD - $8800 DK - $9100Opponent - CHIProj Pts FD - 49.9 DK - 54.36 Though they are probably going to be the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference, that isn’t a certainty yet and the Hornets have the motivation to keep really trying at least through Friday’s games. Though the game on Thursday against the Magic turned into a blowout, we saw the willingness to play LaMelo a lot of minutes and that should be the case again here against Chicago. In closer matchups, Ball should push 36-37 minutes which with his fantasy profile is more than enough to justify these prices. In fact, they look like total bargains all things considered. Over the last six games, he’s averaging 22 points, 11 assists, five rebounds and 2.5 blocks. The FanDuel price is basically a lock on this slate. Zavier Simpson FD - $4700 DK - $3900Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 37.26 DK - 39.54 Hilariously, this slate is probably going to come down to moderately stacking this entire game, which is featuring a laundry list of scrubs. But so goes the end of the NBA season when tankers gonna tank and some squads want to see what they have with young guys. Simpson came from basically out of the league to playing 40 minutes a game, which is what he’s essentially done in the last...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 4/8/22 - All Day 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 Gerrit Cole FD - P 10800 DK - SP 9800 Opponent - BOS (Nathan Eovaldi) Park - NYYFD - 41.27 DK - 23.33 Cole was masterful again last year, striking out more than 12 batters per nine, rocking an xFIP under three, and getting through games in an ultra-efficient manner with a 6:1 K:BB ratio. I don’t love setting things up here against the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium, but he’s almost just too good a talent to pass up. The Yankees have had a longer leash with his pitch counts in the past and he won’t totally break the bank for you considering the strikeout upside. He's an especially good deal on DraftKings coming less than $10K.  Shane McClanahan FD - P 8700 DK - SP 6600 Opponent - BAL (John Means) Park - TBFD - 38.22 DK - 20.68 McClanahan enters Friday as one of the biggest moneyline favorites on the day at -184 with the Tampa Bay and Baltimore game also having the lowest total at 7.5. That’s a good place to be for a starting pitcher and the young lefty is coming off an excellent rookie campaign in 2021. He struck out more than ten batters per nine and sported a 3.23 xFIP along the way. The one knock is that he didn’t average a ton of innings per start which does cut into the upside. But if we learned anything from the first set of games, starting pitchers by and large are on short strings to start the season. He is coming way too cheap on both sites. Max Scherzer FD - P 11000 DK - SP 10200 Opponent - WSH (Josiah Gray) Park - WSHFD - 38.98 DK - 21.99 On the evening slate, it sure looks like we are going to want to roster Max Scherzer even as one of the more expensive arms going. The Mets' big off-season signing brings high expectations here especially considering they are going to now be without another ace Jacob DeGrom for some time. Simply put, Scherzer has been one of baseball’s best arms going on almost a decade now and continues to put up some of the most dominating numbers in the game. He’s struck out 12 batters per nine like clockwork and, for the most part, has really limited the walks as well. The Mets are -182 road favorites against the Nationals...