DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 8/24/22 Time is flying by right now! I can't believe it's August 24, but that means we're in crunch time of the MLB season. We have a little over a month remaining, and it'll be fun to watch these teams battle for the final 40-plus days. We have another full Wednesday card to discuss and almost every team in action, so let's go ahead and get started with the pitching! 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 Shane McClanahan FD - P 11200 DK - SP 10900 Opponent - LAA (Mike Mayers) Park - TB FD - 38.49 DK - 21.16 McClanahan is a top-notch play against anyone, but he's impossible to fade against the Angels. Let's start there, with Los Angeles owning the worst K rate in baseball. They're also bottom-10 in every offensive category outside of that, and they have the worst lineup outside of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. That's bad news against an ace like Mac, maintaining a 2.29 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, and 11.9 K/9 rate this season. That's led to him scoring at least 29 FanDuel points in all but two games, dropping 58 fantasy points on this atrocious offense earlier in the season. All of that has him entering this matchup as a -280 favorite in a game with a seven-run total. George Kirby FD - P 9000 DK - SP 9000 Opponent - WSH (Aníbal Sánchez) Park - SEA FD - 41.54 DK - 22.3 Kirby has been a revelation in Seattle, and he'd be known as one of the best pitchers if he didn't have one disastrous start against the Orioles. Outside of that seven-run drubbing, Kirby has compiled a 2.91 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 9.4 K/9 rate across his other 16 starts. That's all you can ask for from a $9K player, especially since he has a 2.63 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 10.5 K/9 rate across his last seven starts. Getting to face Washington is the best part of this, though, posting the worst lineup in baseball since trading Juan Soto and Josh Bell. That has Kirby entering this matchup as a -300 favorite, with the Nats projected for just three runs. Cole Irvin (FD $8600/DK $7200) has a 3.33 ERA and 1.06 WHIP this year and faces one of the worst offenses in baseball without their best player. The Marlins are only projected for 3.5 runs in that game! Catcher/First Base C.J. Cron FD - 1B 3900 DK...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Tuesday 8/23/22 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 Robbie Ray FD 10600 DK 9900 Opponent - WSH (Erick Fedde) Park - WSHFD - 46.18 DK - 25.35 There are some strong pitching options on Tuesday which could make some of the decisions a bit closer. But I think we can pretty confidently run out Ray as one of the top arms. It can be a bit of adventure watching Ray take the mound every five days seeing as how he has double-digit K upside but also struggles, at times, with control. But he’s a -273 home favorite against the lowly Nationals and do think he has as much upside as anyone going on this slate. Justin Verlander FD 11200 DK 10500 Opponent - MIN (Aaron Sanchez) Park - MINFD - 44.07 DK - 24.58 Verlander is the favorite, as of right now, to win the C Young. Some of it is built on luck seeing as how the 3.46 xFIP is about 1.5 runs behind the 1.95 ERA. He’s been helped by BABIP and the LOB% for sure. But he’s still a whopping -370 home favorite against the Twins and he’s exhibited excellent control this season with a 5.5:1 K:BB ratio. The price is really high which is something to take into consideration here. Strongly consider Max Fried (FD $10200 DK $9400), especially as an SP2 on DK. Catcher/First Base MJ Melendez FD 2400 DK 4500 Opponent - ARI (Zach Davies) Park - ARIFD - 11.28 DK - 8.52 With the pitching choices ranging on the more expensive side, we are going to have to find some savings with the bats here. Melendez offers one of those opportunities seeing as how he’s slated to hit leadoff for the Royals and is coming pretty cheap on FanDuel. He’s got some power in the bat with 14 home runs and does walk 12.5% of the time. The lower .700s OPS isn’t amazing, but on FanDuel the plate appearance expectation makes up for some of that. Elehuris Montero FD 2700 DK 2800 Opponent - TEX (Dane Dunning) Park - TEXFD - 11.03 DK - 8.38 Montero has been starting at 1B for the struggling C.J. Cron and is coming cheap on both sites. The Rockies have the highest implied run line on the day at 5.8 and not all of their guys are priced through the roof. Montero strikes out a lot so far in the majors but he’s slated to...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 8/21/22 It's been an incredible weekend for sports. The Astros-Braves series has been the one to watch, and the Blue Jays-Yankees showdown has also been exciting. Every matchup gets more important the closer we get to the finish line, and it's finally in sight after nearly six months of ball! 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 Shohei Ohtani FD - P 11000 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - DET (Eduardo Rodriguez) Park - DET FD - 43.08 DK - 23.58 I thought there was no chance that Shohei could be an elite two-way player, but he's proving me wrong. His pitching is actually what surprises me most, developing into an ace this season. The right-hander has a 2.69 ERA and 1.06 WHIP for the year but has been even better recently. In fact, Ohtani has a 1.81 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 12.9 K/9 rate across his last 11 starts. That makes him tough to avoid against the Tigers, with Detroit sitting bottom-three in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. That's why he enters this matchup as a -200 favorite, with the Motor City Kitties projected for only three runs. Luis Castillo FD - P 10800 DK - RP 9400 Opponent - OAK (JP Sears) Park - OAK FD - 41.7 DK - 22.22 Castillo has taken on the ace role in Seattle, and it looks like the Mariners have stumbled into just that. This guy was always a great pitcher in Cincy, but a 2.73 ERA and 1.05 WHIP have him looking like one of the best pitchers in baseball. He's been even better as of late, collecting at least 40 FanDuel points in eight straight starts, totaling a 1.81 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 10.7 K/9 rate in that span. A 40-point floor is impossible to find, and it should be easy to reach in this matchup. Just like the Tigers, the A's rank 29th or 30th in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. All of that has Oakland projected for just three runs in this spot, with Seattle sitting as a -220 favorite. Ryan Pepiot (FD $7600/DK $6400) will be a -175 favorite against a 27th-ranked Marlins offense and is way too cheap with that win potential in his back pocket. Catcher/First Base Luis Arraez FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B/2B 3900 Opponent - TEX (Kohei Arihara) Park - MIN FD - 10.01 DK - 7.84 We're paying up at the pitcher position,...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Saturday 8/20/22(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 Joe Musgrove FD 10500 DK 10100 Opponent - WSH (Josiah Gray) Park - WSH FD - 47.98 DK - 25.98 The pitching landscape isn't great on the main slate today as the top guys have had their struggles in the second half but the good news is that they get plus matchups. Let's start with Joe Musgrove who hasn't been nearly as bad as the 4.97 ERA in the second half as the xFIP(3.71) is running over a run better and the BABIP(.321) and HR/FB rate has also spiked above the norm. I am not worried at all, especially in a matchup against the Nats who are a bottom-five offence since trading Juan Soto and have also seen their K rate jump about 3-4 % as well. Musgrove is my top pitcher on this slate. Logan Gilbert FD 9800 DK 8000 Opponent - OAK (James Kaprielian) Park - OAK FD - 37.44 DK - 20.66 Gilbert's numbers(6.59 ERA) may look ugly in the second half but considering 13 of the 20 earned runs over five starts came against the Yankees, I am not too concerned. He looked much better in the other three starts going six innings in each, posting a 3.50 ERA and tallying 19 strikeouts(26% K rate). What really stands out is the matchup as he faces the A's who were playing above their heads to start the second half but have come back down to Earth scoring just 2.8 runs per game over their last 17 games. Better yet, they have struggled even more against righties ranking second to last in wOBA(.274) and wRC+(80) in the split. Fire up Gilbert in all formats. Catcher/First Base Paul Goldschmidt FD 4800 DK 6000 Opponent - ARI (Madison Bumgarner) Park - ARI FD - 13.32 DK - 10.09 If there is one player we want to be paying up for on this slate it's Paul Goldschmidt. He is the odds-on-favourite to win the MVP leading the NL in average, wOBA, wRC+, is third in home runs and second in RBI. He has been incredibly consistent all season and has always hit lefties well but this season he has been on another level hitting .429 with an insane .561 wOBA, 272 wRC+, and .405 ISO.  Now he faces a struggling lefty in Madison Bumgarner who has given up four or more runs in five of his last six starts(6.19 ERA)...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 8/19/22 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 Shane McClanahan FD - P 11200 DK - SP 10200 Opponent - KC (Brady Singer) Park - TBFD - 46.69 DK - 25.96 McClanahan is in the Cy Young running right now and it’s for good reason. He’s having one of the best seasons around, rocking a 2.28 ERA and 2.29 xFIP with 11.05 Ks per nine and a 6.2 K:BB ratio. He’s a -211 home favorite against the Royals who aren’t going to offer much resistance here. It’s basically a two-man cash discussion for guys taking the mound and McClanahan is one of the very best doing it right now. Blake Snell FD - P 10500 DK - SP 9300 Opponent - WSH (Paolo Espino) Park - SDFD - 46.68 DK - 25.74 And then there’s Snell who doesn’t have the peripherals like McClanahan but has plenty going for him here on Friday. He’s easily the biggest win odds guy seeing as how he’s a whopping -370 home favorite against the Nationals. That really makes a difference on FanDuel where the win counts for more and it’s a close call between him and McClanahan here. On DraftKings, I think you just play them together and Snell coming at under $10K helps. Catcher/First Base Brandon Belt FD 3100 DK 2800 Opponent - COL (José Ureña) Park - COLFD - 15.9 DK - 11.84 We’ve got a game in Coors and the Giants have a whopping 6.7 implied run line on the day facing off against Jose Urena. That run line is about two runs more than just about every team on the slate and for many, it’s three runs more. We are going to want as many of these guys as possible and the prices aren’t terrible either. Belt is having a bad season though he still walks 13% of the time and the BABIP is about 70 points lower than his career average. He’s coming too cheap on DK if he’s hitting fifth (or higher) in the lineup. C.J. Cron FD 4100 DK 5000 Opponent - SF (Alex Wood) Park - SFFD - 13.52 DK - 10.16 Though we will mostly focus on the Giants in this article, it’s worth noting that the Rockies have the second-best run line on the day facing off against Alex Wood. Cron has slowed down on the season with the OPS just about .800 now, but he still has 23 home runs and...