DFS MLB Podcast for Tuesday 4/10/18 - FanDuel and DraftKings DFSR’s Doug Norrie and James Davis take to the podcast discussing a full slate of Tuesday baseball action for FanDuel and DraftKings. There are a ton of good-to-great pitchers taking the mound today with Stephen Strasburg, Chris Sale, Luis Severino, Jacob deGrom and Aaron Nola just to name a few. It’s going to make for some tough offensive sledding with the bats. And except for the game in Coors, we could be looking at some very low run totals. The guys look at the pitching matchups and then try to make sense of where to get value bats from the rest of the slate. They look at the Mets, Cardinals and Blue Jays as potential pivots. Be sure to subscribe...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel & DraftKings Wednesday 4/6/18 DFSR's Doug Norrie and James Davis take to the MLB pod talking a split slate of Friday baseball action on DraftKings and FanDuel. They start off talking about the Coors' effect on run lines and how we can incorporate that into a player's projection relative to pricing. They also talk about early season gains in cash games and how FanDuel's pricing has become extra soft to start the year. For pitchers, they break down Lance McCullers' value in a prime matchup against the Padres and if his price is worth it on DraftKings. Then James tilts on all of the bad arms going for the evening. All of this and more on a full MLB podcast for Friday. Be sure to subscribe...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel & DraftKings Tuesday 4/4/18  DFSR's Doug Norrie and James Davis are back on the podcast discussing the two slates of MLB action for FanDuel and DraftKings. For the early afternoon games, they go into Chris Sale's potential ownership and whether there's any solid reason to pivot away from him in cash games or GPPs. They also look at Chris Archer as a possible SP2 on DK even with the matchup against the Yankees. For the evening slate, they discuss the park effect debate happening in Arizona and how that effects Clayton Kershaw for cash games. They also look closely at Justin Verlander against the struggling Orioles. For each slate they highlight stacks on offense with a decent amount of bad pitching and solid offenses in good spots. Be sure to subscribe...

Daily Fantasy MLB Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/31/18 What could be better than a full Saturday of baseball? I'm not totally sure. These early season games are weird since pitchers of similar quality get clustered, but the differences in pitching depth mean we can still find plenty of value both at pitcher and in the offensive positions. Let's do this like Brutus. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB 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 Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Yu Darvish FD 9400 DK 12200 Opponent - MIA (Odrisamer Despaigne) Park - MIAFD - 40.36 DK - 22.2 It's always weird at the start of the season when it comes to pitcher rotations. We've seen most teams 2 best pitchers already, and that leaves our DFS options pretty thin. On a day like today, Darvish is something of an oasis in this desert of pitching options. Still just 31 years old, Darvish brings last season's excellent 10:2.8 K:BB ratio to bear against the revamped (read: much worse) Miami Marlins. The move to the National League is already a friendly one for Darvish, and the combination of an excellent pitcher's park in Miami and a team of minor leaguers has Darvish leading the pack in terms of implied runs allowed and overall money line. He's a terrific cash game option with plenty of upside to dream on as well. Kenta Maeda FD 8300 DK 9800 Opponent - SF (Derek Holland) Park - LADFD - 33.14 DK - 17.49 Maeda sports the second most favorable money line on the day, even if the Giants look better on paper than the hapless Marlins. But really, how much better are they? Their big off season additions are considerably better against left handed pitching, and the Giants posted the very worst wOBA in the majors against right handed pitchers last year. Maeda, meanwhile, improved upon an already impressive set of peripherals in his second major league season, posting a 9.38:2.28 K:BB ratio, with his only real Achilles Heel being the home run ball. Those Giants? Dead last in terms of ISO against righties. Maeda is a great cash option here, even if Darvish has more upside. Vince Velasquez FD 6400 DK 9400 Opponent - ATL (Brandon McCarthy) Park - ATLFD - 28.53 DK - 14.6 Velasquez is a funny pitcher because while it seems like he's been around for a while, he's still just 25 years old. His injury...

Daily Fantasy MLB Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/30/18 Opening Day is in the books and there were plenty of fireworks to kick off the new season. Giancarlo Stanton started his Yankee tenure with a bang, some aces put together solid pitching performances, one game went extra innings and the White Sox ended Danny Duffy's life. We are on to day two with a somewhat smaller Friday slate than usual. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB 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 Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher David Price FD 8500 DK 10100 Opponent - TB (Blake Snell) Park - TB FD - 36.39 DK - 19.31 Chris Sale cruised through six innings against this newer-look Rays’ team on Thursday, finishing with nine strikeouts, one hit, and no runs through six innings. This isn’t to say Price is on the same level as Sale, but the same reasons we were able to target the matchup hold true on Friday. Tampa Bay is a weak-hitting bunch with plenty of strikeouts in the middle of the lineup from guys like Carlos Gomez (30% K rate in 2017) and C.J. Cron (26%). Price spent extended time on the DL in 2017 and had a variety of other issues (looking at you Eck). Though the pre-DL ERA was relatively in line with his career averages, the xFIP trended to up and over 4.00. The velocity was still there, but his walk rate jumped more than a batter per nine. I’m looking for a bounce-back season after a healthy spring training. If you think Price gets back to his 2015-2016 ways then these salaries are simply too cheap. He’s a -150 favorite and the Rays have the second-lowest implied run line on the day. It isn’t a great day for feel-good cash game pitchers. But Price is in a solid spot. Robbie Ray FD 9500 DK 8700 Opponent - COL (Tyler Anderson) Park - COL FD - 37.22 DK - 20.33 Rostering Ray in cash can be something of a rollercoaster experience as he works long counts and rocks a walk rate that can drive the pitch count up early and often. He walked close to four batters per nine in 2017 and if anything ran a little hot on the strand rate at 85%. But when his fastball/ slider/ curveball trifecta is rolling, few pitchers in baseball have the same kind of strikeout upside. He K’d more than...