Mike Trout Leads the DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Tuesday 9/27/22 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 Lance McCullers Jr. FD 10800 DK 10500 Opponent - ARI (Zach Davies) Park - ARIFD - 41.61 DK - 22.47 As we get to the end of the season, pitch counts and playing time can always get a little funky. But we have to take what we are given here. McCullers opens as a -225 home favorite against the Diamondbacks on this slate and, from an ERA perspective, has been solid this season. But I would caution just a little that the 3.68 xFIP is about 1.5 runs behind. He’s striking out batters at more than 9.5 per nine, but the walks are a little on the high side. I do think there is some risk here, but he’s also in an excellent spot. Carlos Carrasco FD 9500 DK 9300 Opponent - MIA (Pablo López) Park - MIAFD - 39.76 DK - 21.08 If you want to go a bit cheaper then Carrasco could fit the bill here. There are a lot of good pitchers going today and he’s still got some of the best win odds at -214 at home. The Marlins are among the league’s worst offenses this season, sitting at 27th overall in team wOBA. Carrasco is striking out more than a batter per nine and has kept the walks relatively in check. I like him for more than $1K cheaper on both sites than McCullers. Logan Webb FD 9600 DK 7200 Opponent - COL (Germán Márquez) Park - COLFD - 39.05 DK - 20.49 If you are really looking to save some on an arm for this slate then Webb is in a good spot at home against the Rockies. Away from home, Colorado has been awful this season with a .276 team wOBA and 24% K rate. That’s a bottom-feeding offense when they are away from the best hitter’s park in baseball. Webb isn’t an ace by any means, but he’s solid enough and keeps the walks down. He’s a bargain on DraftKings with the matchup. Consider Robbie Ray (FD $10200 DK $10300) Catcher/First Base Matt Olson FD 3300 DK 4500 Opponent - WSH (Paolo Espino) Park - WSHFD - 10.91 DK - 8.13 The Braves have one of the higher overall run lines on the day at 4.9 thanks to facing off against Paolo Espino on this slate. Olson should be hitting fifth in the lineup against the righty and...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Monday 9/26/22 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 Bryce Elder FD - P 8900 DK - SP 8400 Opponent - WSH (Cory Abbott) Park - WSH FD - 21.96 DK - 10.9 I am not thrilled about targeting value pitching in both slots today but considering we have a four-game slate with the top pitchers facing each other's top offenses, it feels like the optimal way to build lineups. Let's start with the Braves' Bryce Elder who has been up and down from the minors all season but has been huge down the stretch allowing just nine hits and two earned runs over his last three starts while racking up 22 strikeouts(30% K rate). He will look to continue that success in a plus matchup against the Nationals who have dropped 10 of their last 14 games while scoring just 2.8 runs per game(.280 wOBA/77 wRC+) and striking out 23.6% of the time. Fire up Elder in all formats. Roansy Contreras FD - P 8200 DK - SP 7500 Opponent - CIN (Chase Anderson) Park - PIT FD - 31.31 DK - 16.25 Going down a bit further we have another rookie in Roansy Contreras who despite a couple of blowups, has been impressive in 2022. He has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 13 of his 16 starts and one or fewer in four of his last five and despite giving up six earned runs in his previous start, struck out a career-high 10 batters. What really stands out on Monday is the matchup against the Reds who have tallied a league-low .255 wOBA and 55 wRC+ over the past two weeks. I will have exposure in all formats. Catcher/First Base Adley Rutschman FD - C 3100 DK - C 4700 Opponent - BOS (Connor Seabold) Park - BOS FD - 11 DK - 8.37 Ryan Mountcastle FD - 1B 2700 DK - 1B 4000 Opponent - BOS (Connor Seabold) Park - BOS FD - 10.9 DK - 8.33 With just four games on Monday, our options are pretty limited but this is a game I will be stacking heavily on both sides. Let's start with the Orioles and Adley Rutschman who came into the season as a top prospect and is now the center of a rebuilding team that is also pushing towards the playoffs. He is coming off an 0 for 5 on Sunday but went into that game hitting .320 with a .416...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 9/25/22 We have just 10 days remaining in the regular season! That means these final two weeks will be chaotic in terms of roster management because these teams do some funky things to close the year. With that said, there are plenty of playoff implications and roster bonuses to be had, so all the studs should be in their respective lineups. With that in mind, let's start with the best pitcher on this 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 Max Scherzer FD - P 10800 DK - SP 10900 Opponent - OAK (JP Sears) Park - OAK FD - 53.25 DK - 30.4 Mad Max has been mauling opposing hitters for a decade now, and he looks as good as ever this season. The former Cy Young winner has a 2.15 ERA and 0.88 WHIP on the year. He's also got 162 strikeouts across 134 innings, establishing himself as one of the best strikeout pitchers in the sport. You might be concerned that Scherzer just came off the IL, but six perfect innings in his return to action should alleviate any concerns. The matchup might be the best part of this, though, with Oakland ranked bottom-three in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. That has Mad Max and the Mets entering this matchup as a -300 favorite. Edward Cabrera FD - P 9200 DK - SP 8500 Opponent - WSH (Aníbal Sánchez) Park - MIA FD - 38.89 DK - 21.06 The Marlins have some tremendous young pitching, but this guy might be the ace of the future. The 24-year-old has a 2.91 ERA and 1.09 WHIP, allowing one run or fewer in seven of his 12 starts. That upside is no surprise when you look at his minor league averages, amassing a 2.56 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 10.8 K.9 rate since 2018. The stuff is there for Roansy to be a stud, and he should add to those absurd averages in this matchup with Washington. The Nats traded Juan Soto and Josh Bell at the trade deadline, sitting bottom-10 in almost every offensive statistic. In their one meeting two months ago, Cabrera allowed just two hits to this lackluster lineup. Dylan Cease (FD $10500 DK $10800) has been one of the best pitchers in the AL and should roll through the Tigers as a -275 favorite. Catcher/First Base Pete Alonso FD - 1B 3900 DK - 1B 5400 Opponent - OAK (JP Sears) Park...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Saturday 9/24/22(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 Framber Valdez FD - P 11200 DK - RP 10200 Opponent - BAL (Tyler Wells) Park - BAL FD - 34.65 DK - 18.09 The one thing holding Valdez back from being a dominant pitcher early in the season was the lack of strikeouts. Well, he has shut up those critics(myself included) in the second half recording seven or more in eight of 10 starts while going 8-1 with a 2.42 ERA/2.71 xFIP. He now gets a plus matchup against the O's who came out firing in the second half but have fallen off big time sitting bottom five in wOBA(.288) and wRC+(86) over the last month. Considering Kershaw gets a much tougher matchup against the Cards and Darvish is pitching in Coors, Valdez is easily my top pitcher in all formats. Logan Gilbert FD - P 10200 DK - SP 8500 Opponent - KC (Kris Bubic) Park - KC FD - 36.09 DK - 20.02 While there is always a risk in rostering a pitcher in September on a team that has clinched, this is not the case with Gilbert and the Mariners who are in a tight battle for an AL Wildcard. That is great news as Gilbert has been phenomenal down the stretch allowing just six earned runs over his last six starts(1.57 ERA) and has struck out nine or more batters in three of his last four. Like Valdez, he also gets a terrific matchup as a -185 favorite against the Royals who are not only a below-average offense overall(.301 wOBA/92 wRC+) but also worse against right-handed pitching(.296 wOBA/.89 wRC+). He is in play in all formats, especially on DraftKings where the price still sits in the mid $8K range. Catcher/First Base Ty France FD - 1B 3000 DK - 1B 3900 Opponent - KC (Kris Bubic) Park - KC FD - 10.82 DK - 8.25 Carlos Santana FD - 1B 2300 DK - 1B 2800 Opponent - KC (Kris Bubic) Park - KC FD - 9.26 DK - 6.96 The Mariners will be without their star, Julio Rodriguez, for at least 10 days and that puts some pressure on the rest of the lineup as they are trying to hold on to the final AL Wildcard spot. The good news for us in fantasy is that it opens up some value and that starts at first base with France and Santana. France has been...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 9/23/22 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 Chris Bassitt FD 10500 DK 9500 Opponent - OAK (Cole Irvin) Park - OAKFD - 43.5 DK - 23.95 There are a number of good to very good pitchers going on this slate today which is actually going to make the hitting side of things a little tougher. But in terms of cash, I think we can start with Bassitt here. He’s facing off against the A’s who rank second-to-last in team wOBA this season and strike out 24% of the time. Bassitt has been effective this season with a low 3’s ERA while striking out a little north of 8.5 batters per nine. This game is on the road, but he is a -224 favorite, setting him up with some of the best win odds on the slate. Lucas Giolito FD 9300 DK 7700 Opponent - DET (Eduardo Rodriguez) Park - DETFD - 38.89 DK - 20.61 It’s been an up and down season for Giolito this year and he’s got some blowup games on the resume for sure. But this is still a guy striking out close to ten batters per nine and his 3.65 xFIP is about 1.5 runs lower than the disaster 5.07 ERA. It’s the latter that has his price down on both sites, but he’s running horrible in BABIP against on the season. That’s some bad luck and Friday he gets the worst offense in the league in the Tigers. I think the DK price is completely in play and you shouldn’t be scared off by the ERA. Strongly consider Carlos Rodón (FD $11000 DK $10300) against Arizona Catcher/First Base Josh Bell FD 3200 DK 3800 Opponent - COL (Ryan Feltner) Park - COLFD - 14 DK - 10.54 The Padres enter Coors for the weekend and that is almost always where we want to be from a cash game perspective. Does it work out every single time? No. But there’s a reason this is the best hitter’s park in baseball and if we can get cash game plays there then that should be the goal. Bell has moved down in the San Diego order some but this is still a guy with an OPS over .800 on the season who walks 12% of the time and does have power when things are going right. Second Base Jake Cronenworth FD 3500 DK 4200 Opponent - COL (Ryan Feltner) Park - COLFD - 13.34 DK...