DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Saturday 8/15/20 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Things finally feel normal with almost every team in action, or as normal as can be. That's what us baseball fans have been looking forward to and it's exciting to see what these teams are doing in such a quick sprint of a season. This weird scenario has teams as monster favorites on every slate because the games matter more than ever. Our two pitchers are going to be two of those big favorites, so, let's kick things off with Patrick Corbin! Pitchers Patrick Corbin FD - P 10600 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - BAL (Asher Wojciechowski) Park - BAL FD - 37.53 DK - 20.45 There are a lot of pitchers who have struggled to find their groove in this shortened season but Corbin is not one of them. The southpaw is pitching to a 2.50 ERA and 1.00 WHIP across 18 innings of action, striking out 20 batters. That's not far off of his recent averages, attaining a 3.17 ERA and 1.11 WHIP dating back to 2018. All of that makes him a very attractive against the Orioles, with Baltimore ranked 22nd in OBP and 26th in OPS last season. They've been much better this year but we're likely looking at Corbin entering this matchup as a -190 favorite as well. Cristian Javier FD - P 7800 DK - SP 7400 Opponent - SEA (Nick Margevicius) Park - HOU FD - 35.87 DK - 18.64 This dude is honestly very impressive. The lefty is currently pitching to a 3.82 SIERA and 0.89 WHIP this season. His minor league numbers were even more ridiculous, posting a 2.23 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in his minor league career. That doesn't even take into consideration that he posted a K rate north of 30 percent at that level and owns a 27 percent rate in the Majors. All of that is very intriguing against a team like the Mariners, who own a .304 OBP and .671 OPS this year. This is why Javier and the Astros enter this matchup as a -215 favorite. You won't want to go there on FanDuel, but he looks very attractive in the pitcher two slot on DraftKings. Catcher/First Base Matt Olson FD - 1B 3600 DK - 1B 4900 Opponent - SF (Kevin Gausman) Park - SF FD - 10.5 DK - 7.82 While Olson has struggled with his average this season, seven dingers in 20 games is an...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 8/14/20 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! This shortened season has been nuts and it's crazy to say that we're nearly a third of the way through the year. That's hard to fathom and it really shows just how important every game is right now. That has me wanting to pick high-floor pitchers and high-upside offenses because these teams need big performances from their aces. With that in mind, let's kick things off with two of them! Pitchers Sonny Gray FD - P 10800 DK - SP 9600 Opponent - PIT (Chad Kuhl) Park - CIN FD - 34.27 DK - 18.13 Sonny for Cy Young? That would have sounded crazy if you said that a third of the way into last season but Gray looks like the stud we remember from his Oakland days. Through four starts this season, Sonny is pitching to a 2.25 ERA and 0.92 WHIP while striking out 35 batters across just 24 innings of action. Those are easily the best numbers of his career and we have to love it against a team like the Pirates. Pittsburgh currently owns a .273 OBP and .601 OPS ,which are easily the worst marks in the Majors. All of that has Gray and the Reds entering this matchup as a -210 favorite. Frankie Montas FD - P 8800 DK - SP 8400 Opponent - SF (Johnny Cueto) Park - SF FD - 35.03 DK - 18.17 Montas took down Player of the Week honors last week and appears to be back to his 2019 form. Dating back to last season, the right-hander is pitching to a 2.42 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. His numbers are even more sparkling this year and he's providing a 9.1 K/9 rate in that span as well. Those special numbers look even better against an offense like this, with the Giants ranked bottom-five in runs scored and OPS since the beginning of last season. That doesn't even take into consideration how pitcher-friendly ORACLE Park is. All of this has the A's entering this matchup as a -185 favorite with a total of eight. That means the Giants are projected for about three runs. Catcher/First Base Joey Votto FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B 4400 Opponent - PIT (Chad Kuhl) Park - CIN FD - 12.07 DK - 9.09 Is Votto back to being a stud? Probably not, but he is showing flashes this season. A .369 OBP and three dingers in 15 games...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Tuesday 8/10/20 Tuesday's slate has plenty of ways to go with high-priced aces but also a game in Coors. There are a number of ways to go with value all around. 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 10700 DK - SP 10800 Opponent - NYM (Rick Porcello) Park - NYMFD - 42.88 DK - 24.47 This could be a little risky seeing as how Scherzer left his last start after only one inning against the Mets. It turned out to be hamstring tightness, but the ace will take the mound again on Tuesday against these same Mets. Through his first 13.2 innings this season, Scherzer has struck out 22 batters but also issued eight walks. I suspect the control to settle in as the season goes on and he’s easily the best pitcher going on this slate. He opens as a -140 road favorite against the Mets so the win odds aren’t as high as we usually see with Max. But the K stuff wins out in cash games. Ross Stripling FD - P 8300 DK - RP 7900 Opponent - SD (Garrett Richards) Park - LADFD - 35.49 DK - 19.01 I’m encouraged by the pitch counts on Stripling over the first three games, topping 90 pitches in two of the first three. He projects to strike out right around a batter per nine and has always had solid control, walking only two batters per nine in his 400 major league innings. He’s the best money line win odds pitcher on Tuesday as a -182 home favorite against the Padres. San Diego is striking out about 25% of the time this season though it’s worth mentioning they have the second-best team wOBA to start, trailing only the Yankees. That included a trip to Coors, so the number should come down as the season moves along. Dylan Bundy FD - P 9700 DK - SP 9700 Opponent - OAK (Mike Fiers) Park - LAAFD - 32.16 DK - 17.08 Dylan Bundy has been locked in to start this season, looking like a fantastic pick up for the Angels in his first three games. He’s averaging more than seven innings per start, and has a 12.5:1 K:BB ratio thanks to 10.38 K’s per nine. He’s changed his approach since pitching with the Orioles, reducing the fastball rate to under 40% (55% for his career) and relying more on the slider and other breaking stuff....

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday 8/9/20 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! This slate was extremely tough. We have a lot of good offenses facing decent pitchers and it makes the offensive selections very difficult. With that said, there's one elite pitcher that we absolutely love and one value play, who's got a great matchup. With that in mind, let's kick things off with the NL Cy Young winner. Pitchers Jacob deGrom FD - P 11100 DK - SP 11600 Opponent - MIA (Pablo Lopez) Park - NYM FD - 48.2 DK - 27.15 deGrom is pretty much impossible to fade. We're talking about a guy with a 2.05 ERA and 0.93 WHIP since 2018. That's an unbelievable three-year span and it looks even more ridiculous when you consider his 546 Ks in that same span. All of that makes him a worthy play against anyone but getting to face the Marlins is an absolute treat. This is a team that finished either 29th or 30th in OBP, OPS and runs scored last season and will be lucky to get more than one run against deGrom. All of that has deGrom and the Mets entering this matchup as a projected -250 favorite with Miami projected for just three runs. Andrew Heaney FD - P 7500 DK - SP 7800 Opponent - TEX (Lance Lynn) Park - TEX FD - 34.18 DK - 18.72 I really wanted to ride Musgrove against the Tigers but he was scratched because of an ankle issue. That leaves us with Heaney, who's had a nice season up to this point. In fact, the southpaw has pitched to a 2.35 ERA and 0.98 WHIP so far, striking out 15 batters across 15.1 innings of action. That's the stud prospect we thought he was all along, and it looks like he could be maturing into the pitcher we thought he could be. What we really like here is this matchup though, with Texas ranked 27th in K rate last season and 25th in both runs scored and OBP this year. Catcher/First Base Miguel Sanó FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B 5100 Opponent - KC (Brady Singer) Park - KC FD - 13.4 DK - 9.91 Sano just continues to be disrespected on FanDuel. The $5,100 price tag on DraftKings is about what he deserves but this FanDuel price doesn't make any sense. We're talking about a big masher who's got .500 SLG for his career to go along with a .255 ISO....

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Friday 8/8/20 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB and NBA optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Friday's slate was nuts and it's about time that we have almost every team in action. If you don't think this 60-game season is crazy, the Marlins 7-1 record tells you everything you need to know. Anyway, we have a great slate here with games spread all throughout the day. We're going to try to recommend plays spread all throughout, just to cater to everyone. That should cater to all of you and hopefully, it will help you win some dough! Pitchers Clayton Kershaw FD - P 10600 DK - SP 10500 Opponent - SF (Johnny Cueto) Park - LAD FD - 40.65 DK - 22 We really wanted to recommend Kershaw last week in his debut but there was too much uncertainty about his pitch count to do that. He quieted us down though, throwing 81 pitches and sitting around 92-93 MPH with his fastball. That's the guy we know and love and it equated to 5.2 scoreless innings with six Ks and only three baserunners allowed. That means he should be ready to approach 90-100 pitches here, making him the best pitching option on the board. The matchup against San Fran is just as intriguing, facing a Giants team who was at the bottom of nearly every offensive statistic last season. That has the Dodgers entering this matchup as a -290 favorite and the Giants projected for only three runs. Chris Paddack FD - P 9100 DK - SP 7900 Opponent - ARI (Merrill Kelly) Park - SD FD - 35.5 DK - 19.15 The Diamondbacks just got shutout on Friday and it appears that this has developed into one of the worst lineups in baseball. In fact, Arizona currently ranks 25th in runs per game and 27th in OPS. It's really no surprise when you take a look at their lineup and that should allow Paddack to cruise to a quality start. That was certainly the case in his one game against them earlier this year, pitching six scoreless innings. This guy has been an absolute stud in his career too, pitching to a 3.25 ERA and 0.98 WHIP while striking out 168 batters across 157.2 innings. All of this has San Diego as a -170 favorite with a game total of just 7.5. Catcher/First Base Miguel Sanó FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B 5000 Opponent - KC (Danny Duffy) Park - KC FD - 12.76 DK - 9.43 While...